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Peatland Properties Influencing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Removal
Date Issued
2022-01
Date Available
2022-07-21T14:06:37Z
Abstract
A nationwide peatland survey was conducted across 50 ombrotrophic peatlands (bogs) in Ireland to ascertain a wide range of peat properties. In addition to natural (relatively intact) sites, we surveyed the most prevalent peatland land use categories (LUCs): grassland, forestry and peat extraction (both industrial and domestic), as well as management options (deep drained; shallow drained; rewetting). Furthermore, the entirety of the peat profile (down to the sub-peat mineral soil/bedrock) was sampled. Our results demonstrate that Irish bogs have been drastically altered by human activities and that the sampled peat properties reflect the nature and magnitude of the impact of the land use and management.
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Environmental Protection Agency
Type of Material
Government Publication
Publisher
Environmental Protection Agency
Copyright (Published Version)
2022 Environmental Protection Agency
Dataset(s)
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6901317
Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
ISBN
978-1-80009-026-2
This item is made available under a Creative Commons License
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