Carbon respiration from subsurface peat accelerated by climate warming in the subarctic

Ellen Dorrepaal, Sylvia Toet, Richard S. P. van Logtestijn, Elferra Swart, Martine Janet van de Weg, Terry V. Callaghan, Rien Aerts

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Abstract

The feedback between the terrestrial carbon cycle and climate is one of the largest uncertainties in current projections of future climate, with the long-term sensitivity of carbon in peatlands remaining unclear. The combination of non-disturbing in situ measurements of carbon dioxide respiration rates and isotopic composition of respired CO2 in subarctic peatland experiments now shows that warming accelerates respiration rates of these subsurface carbon reservoirs to a much larger extent than was previously thought.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)616-619
Number of pages4
JournalNature
Volume460
Issue number7255
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Jul 2009
Externally publishedYes

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Dorrepaal, E., Toet, S., van Logtestijn, R. S. P., Swart, E., van de Weg, M. J., Callaghan, T. V., & Aerts, R. (2009). Carbon respiration from subsurface peat accelerated by climate warming in the subarctic. Nature, 460(7255), 616-619. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature08216
Dorrepaal, Ellen ; Toet, Sylvia ; van Logtestijn, Richard S. P. ; Swart, Elferra ; van de Weg, Martine Janet ; Callaghan, Terry V. ; Aerts, Rien. / Carbon respiration from subsurface peat accelerated by climate warming in the subarctic. In: Nature. 2009 ; Vol. 460, No. 7255. pp. 616-619.
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Dorrepaal, E, Toet, S, van Logtestijn, RSP, Swart, E, van de Weg, MJ, Callaghan, TV & Aerts, R 2009, 'Carbon respiration from subsurface peat accelerated by climate warming in the subarctic', Nature, vol. 460, no. 7255, pp. 616-619. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature08216

Carbon respiration from subsurface peat accelerated by climate warming in the subarctic. / Dorrepaal, Ellen; Toet, Sylvia; van Logtestijn, Richard S. P.; Swart, Elferra; van de Weg, Martine Janet; Callaghan, Terry V.; Aerts, Rien.

In: Nature, Vol. 460, No. 7255, 30.07.2009, p. 616-619.

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Dorrepaal E, Toet S, van Logtestijn RSP, Swart E, van de Weg MJ, Callaghan TV et al. Carbon respiration from subsurface peat accelerated by climate warming in the subarctic. Nature. 2009 Jul 30;460(7255):616-619. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature08216

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