Carbon cycling in northern peatlands

by Andrew J. Baird

"Carbon Cycling in Northern Peatlands examines the role that northern peatlands play in regulating the atmospheric carbon budget. It summarizes current research in four interconnected areas: large-scale peatland dynamics and carbon cycling; plant and microbial dynamics and their effect on carbon fluxes to the atmosphere; methane accumulation in, and loss from, peatlands; and water and dissolved carbon fluxes through peatlands. The volume highlights include: A thorough assessment of the challenges involved in incorporating carbon cycling in northern peatlands into global climate models ; A...