Peatlands occupy 3% of the global land area, but contain about 25% of the global soil carbon stock — equivalent to twice the amount in the world’s forests. And, that huge amount of carbon is not as secure as scientists once thought. The current study emphasizes importance of various disturbance elements, which make peatland C pool unstable and create challenges for modelling community. Expert assessment of future vulnerability of the global peatland carbon sink. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-020-00944-0Titled “Expert assessment of future vulnerability of the global peatland carbon sink,” and published in Nature Climate Change today, the paper combines existing research with survey estimates from 44 leading peatland experts.
