How could peatlands fall victim to climate change?
New research shows instead of being part of the answer to climate change, peat bogs could become a victim of it. Peat is ...
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Peatlands are the climate bomb waiting to explode
Peatlands are "terrestrial wetland ecosystems in which waterlogged conditions prevent plant material from fully decomposing," per the International Peatland Society. They are located on every ...
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How Climate Change Threatens Costa Rica’s Peatlands
Their study, titled “Flora of High-Mountain Tropical Peatlands: Threats and Management Measures, Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica,” identified 67 plant species thriving in the region’s ...
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Peatlands' potential to capture carbon upgraded as temperatures rise
According to a predictive model, the microalgae present in peat bogs could offset up to 14% of future CO2 emissions, thanks to their photosynthetic activity. This conclusion was reached by basing the ...