The ongoing lateral expansion of peatlands in Finland
Teemu Juselius‐Rajamäki,
Minna Väliranta,
Atte Korhola
Abstract:Peatlands are the most dense terrestrial carbon stock and since the last glacial epoch northern peatlands have accumulated between 400 and 1000 Gt of carbon. Although the horizontal development history of the peatlands during the Holocene has been previously researched, these studies have overlooked the current peatland margins. This has led to a long‐standing view that the lateral expansion of the peatlands has halted or significantly slowed down. However, no concentrated effort focusing on the recent develop… Show more
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