Testing peatland monitoring standards using the palaeoenvironmental record: are we doing all we can to promote carbon accumulation?

Authors:
Collier, R, C, Hughes, P, D, M., Evans, C, D., Edwards, M, E., Jones, P, S. and Rose, N, L.

Book:
Responsible Management of Peatlands

Venue:
Aberdeen

Keywords:
carbon-accumulation, peatland-monitoring, united-kingdom

Documentfile:
abd17pdf.collier.pdf

Summary:

Blanket peatlands are the most efficient British terrestrial habitat for carbon storage, and their protection is essential to meet greenhouse gas reduction targets. Many sites have become degraded as a result of centuries of intensive land use, with uncertain implications for carbon…