Dual controls on carbon loss during drought in peatlands

Hongjun Wang (), Curtis J. Richardson () and Mengchi Ho
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Hongjun Wang: Duke University Wetland Center, Nicholas School of the Environment, Box 90333, Duke University
Curtis J. Richardson: Duke University Wetland Center, Nicholas School of the Environment, Box 90333, Duke University
Mengchi Ho: Duke University Wetland Center, Nicholas School of the Environment, Box 90333, Duke University

Nature Climate Change, 2015, vol. 5, issue 6, 584-587

Abstract: Peatlands represent about a third of global soil carbon. Research now indicates that increased shrub cover following drought and warming can contribute to the build-up of phenolics, which suppress decomposition and soil carbon loss.

Date: 2015
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