Massive Peatland Carbon Banks Vulnerable to Rising Temperatures Deep peat destabilization increases greenhouse gas emissions from peatlands. Northern peatlands contain one half of Earth’s soil organic carbon due to their cold, water-saturated, acidic conditions that slow decomposition. The investigators at the University of Oregon working with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory whole-ecosystem manipulation SPRUCE project … Continue reading Massive Peatland Carbon Banks Vulnerable to Rising Temperatures