Expert assessment of future vulnerability of the global peatland carbon sink

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dc.contributor.authorLoisel, J.
dc.contributor.authorGallego-Sala, A. V.
dc.contributor.authorAmesbury, M. J.
dc.contributor.authorMagnan, G.
dc.contributor.authorGirkin, Nicholas T.
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-08T12:56:58Z
dc.date.available2021-01-08T12:56:58Z
dc.date.freetoread2021-06-08
dc.date.issued2020-12-07
dc.description.abstractThe carbon balance of peatlands is predicted to shift from a sink to a source this century. However, peatland ecosystems are still omitted from the main Earth system models that are used for future climate change projections, and they are not considered in integrated assessment models that are used in impact and mitigation studies. By using evidence synthesized from the literature and an expert elicitation, we define and quantify the leading drivers of change that have impacted peatland carbon stocks during the Holocene and predict their effect during this century and in the far future. We also identify uncertainties and knowledge gaps in the scientific community and provide insight towards better integration of peatlands into modelling frameworks. Given the importance of the contribution by peatlands to the global carbon cycle, this study shows that peatland science is a critical research area and that we still have a long way to go to fully understand the peatland–carbon–climate nexusen_UK
dc.identifier.citationLoisel J, Gallego-Sala  AV, Amesbury MJ, et al., (2021) Expert assessment of future vulnerability of the global peatland carbon sink. Nature Climate Change, Volume 11, January 2021, pp. 70-77en_UK
dc.identifier.cris29571840
dc.identifier.issn1758-678X
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-020-00944-0
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/16143
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherNature Publishing Groupen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/*
dc.subjectecologyen_UK
dc.subjectEnvironmental sciencesen_UK
dc.titleExpert assessment of future vulnerability of the global peatland carbon sinken_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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