Peatland Restoration Pathways to Mitigate Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Retain Peat Carbon

Overview

Journal Biogeochemistry

Date 2024 May 6

PMID 38707516

Authors

Ulo Mander

Mikk Espenberg

Lulie Melling

Ain Kull

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Abstract

Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10533-023-01103-1.

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