A group of UK and Peruvian researchers have carried out the first detailed study of how rural communities interact with peatlands in the Peruvian Amazon, a landscape that is one of the world's largest stores of carbon.
Environment
May 21, 2019
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Northern peatlands store approximately one third of global soil carbon, namely around 500 gigatons. Because the peatland carbon cycling is largely controlled by partly anaerobic soil conditions, the carbon stored in these ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 8, 2019
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Seismic lines—used to measure underground oil reserves in Northern Alberta—seem to be good for butterflies, including one rare species.
Plants & Animals
Mar 7, 2019
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A new study led by researchers from the University of Eastern Finland and the University of Montreal, in cooperation with researchers from various Nordic research institutions, finds that peatlands may strengthen the permafrost-carbon ...
Environment
Mar 1, 2019
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Until humans can find a way to geoengineer ourselves out of the climate disaster we've created, we must rely on natural carbon sinks, such as oceans and forests, to suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. These ecosystems ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 19, 2018
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Even long before medieval inhabitants reclaimed land and raised dykes at a large scale, humans have had a strong impact on river behavior in the Dutch delta plain. Physical geographers at Utrecht University, the Netherlands, ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 9, 2018
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Global warming will cause peatlands to absorb more carbon—but the effect will weaken as warming increases, new research suggests.
Environment
Sep 10, 2018
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Peatlands are vital to UK water security and must be protected to preserve the UK's water supply, say scientists.
Environment
May 15, 2018
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Rising temperatures were a key driver of peatland formation after the last glacial maximum, according to new research.
Environment
Apr 16, 2018
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Indonesian peatland researchers recently gathered in Bogor, Indonesia, to examine the effectiveness of the latest government regulation on peatlands. We found some shortcomings, one being that the regulation isn't well supported ...
Environment
Jan 15, 2018
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