Biogeochemical indicators of peatland degradation – a case study of a temperate bog in northern Germany

Organic soils in peatlands store a great proportion of the global soil carbon pool and can lose carbon via the atmosphere due to degradation. In Germany, most of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from organic soils are attributed to sites managed as grassland. Here, we investigated a land use gradi...

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Main Authors: J. P. Krüger, J. Leifeld, S. Glatzel, S. Szidat, C. Alewell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-05-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/12/2861/2015/bg-12-2861-2015.pdf