Age, extent and carbon storage of the central Congo Basin peatland complex

Greta C. Dargie (), Simon L. Lewis, Ian T. Lawson, Edward T. A. Mitchard, Susan E. Page, Yannick E. Bocko and Suspense A. Ifo
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Greta C. Dargie: School of Geography, University of Leeds
Simon L. Lewis: School of Geography, University of Leeds
Ian T. Lawson: University of St Andrews
Edward T. A. Mitchard: School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh
Susan E. Page: University of Leicester
Yannick E. Bocko: Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Marien Ngouabi
Suspense A. Ifo: Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Marien Ngouabi

Nature, 2017, vol. 542, issue 7639, 86-90

Abstract: Field measurements combined with remotely sensed data reveal the Cuvette Centrale in the central Congo Basin to contain the most extensive peatland complex in the tropics, increasing the best estimate of global tropical peatland carbon stocks by approximately one-third.

Date: 2017
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