A database and synthesis of northern peatland soil properties and Holocene carbon and nitrogen accumulation
(2014) In The Holocene 24(9). p.1028-1042- Abstract
- Here, we present results from the most comprehensive compilation of Holocene peat soil properties with associated carbon and nitrogen accumulation rates for northern peatlands. Our database consists of 268 peat cores from 215 sites located north of 45 degrees N. It encompasses regions within which peat carbon data have only recently become available, such as the West Siberia Lowlands, the Hudson Bay Lowlands, Kamchatka in Far East Russia, and the Tibetan Plateau. For all northern peatlands, carbon content in organic matter was estimated at 42 +/- 3% (standard deviation) for Sphagnum peat, 51 +/- 2% for non-Sphagnum peat, and at 49 +/- 2% overall. Dry bulk density averaged 0.12 +/- 0.07 g/cm(3), organic matter bulk density averaged 0.11 +/-... (More)
- Here, we present results from the most comprehensive compilation of Holocene peat soil properties with associated carbon and nitrogen accumulation rates for northern peatlands. Our database consists of 268 peat cores from 215 sites located north of 45 degrees N. It encompasses regions within which peat carbon data have only recently become available, such as the West Siberia Lowlands, the Hudson Bay Lowlands, Kamchatka in Far East Russia, and the Tibetan Plateau. For all northern peatlands, carbon content in organic matter was estimated at 42 +/- 3% (standard deviation) for Sphagnum peat, 51 +/- 2% for non-Sphagnum peat, and at 49 +/- 2% overall. Dry bulk density averaged 0.12 +/- 0.07 g/cm(3), organic matter bulk density averaged 0.11 +/- 0.05 g/cm(3), and total carbon content in peat averaged 47 +/- 6%. In general, large differences were found between Sphagnum and non-Sphagnum peat types in terms of peat properties. Time-weighted peat carbon accumulation rates averaged 23 +/- 2 (standard error of mean) g C/m(2)/yr during the Holocene on the basis of 151 peat cores from 127 sites, with the highest rates of carbon accumulation (25-28 g C/m(2)/yr) recorded during the early Holocene when the climate was warmer than the present. Furthermore, we estimate the northern peatland carbon and nitrogen pools at 436 and 10 gigatons, respectively. The database is publicly available at https://peatlands.lehigh.edu. (Less)
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abstract = {{Here, we present results from the most comprehensive compilation of Holocene peat soil properties with associated carbon and nitrogen accumulation rates for northern peatlands. Our database consists of 268 peat cores from 215 sites located north of 45 degrees N. It encompasses regions within which peat carbon data have only recently become available, such as the West Siberia Lowlands, the Hudson Bay Lowlands, Kamchatka in Far East Russia, and the Tibetan Plateau. For all northern peatlands, carbon content in organic matter was estimated at 42 +/- 3% (standard deviation) for Sphagnum peat, 51 +/- 2% for non-Sphagnum peat, and at 49 +/- 2% overall. Dry bulk density averaged 0.12 +/- 0.07 g/cm(3), organic matter bulk density averaged 0.11 +/- 0.05 g/cm(3), and total carbon content in peat averaged 47 +/- 6%. In general, large differences were found between Sphagnum and non-Sphagnum peat types in terms of peat properties. Time-weighted peat carbon accumulation rates averaged 23 +/- 2 (standard error of mean) g C/m(2)/yr during the Holocene on the basis of 151 peat cores from 127 sites, with the highest rates of carbon accumulation (25-28 g C/m(2)/yr) recorded during the early Holocene when the climate was warmer than the present. Furthermore, we estimate the northern peatland carbon and nitrogen pools at 436 and 10 gigatons, respectively. The database is publicly available at https://peatlands.lehigh.edu.}},
author = {{Loisel, Julie and Yu, Zicheng and Beilman, David W. and Camill, Philip and Alm, Jukka and Amesbury, Matthew J. and Anderson, David and Andersson, Sofia and Bochicchio, Christopher and Barber, Keith and Belyea, Lisa R. and Bunbury, Joan and Chambers, Frank M. and Charman, Daniel J. and De Vleeschouwer, Francois and Fialkiewicz-Koziel, Barbara and Finkelstein, Sarah A. and Galka, Mariusz and Garneau, Michelle and Hammarlund, Dan and Hinchcliffe, William and Holmquist, James and Hughes, Paul and Jones, Miriam C. and Klein, Eric S. and Kokfelt, Ulla and Korhola, Atte and Kuhry, Peter and Lamarre, Alexandre and Lamentowicz, Mariusz and Large, David and Lavoie, Martin and MacDonald, Glen and Magnan, Gabriel and Makila, Markku and Mallon, Gunnar and Mathijssen, Paul and Mauquoy, Dmitri and McCarroll, Julia and Moore, Tim R. and Nichols, Jonathan and O'Reilly, Benjamin and Oksanen, Pirita and Packalen, Maara and Peteet, Dorothy and Richard, Pierre J. H. and Robinson, Stephen and Ronkainen, Tiina and Rundgren, Mats and Sannel, A. Britta K. and Tarnocai, Charles and Thom, Tim and Tuittila, Eeva-Stiina and Turetsky, Merritt and Valiranta, Minna and van der Linden, Marjolein and van Geel, Bas and van Bellen, Simon and Vitt, Dale and Zhao, Yan and Zhou, Weijian}},
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keywords = {{biogeochemical cycles; climate change; data synthesis; long-term; ecosystem dynamics; northern peatlands; soil carbon and nitrogen}},
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number = {{9}},
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publisher = {{SAGE Publications}},
series = {{The Holocene}},
title = {{A database and synthesis of northern peatland soil properties and Holocene carbon and nitrogen accumulation}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0959683614538073}},
doi = {{10.1177/0959683614538073}},
volume = {{24}},
year = {{2014}},
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