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Global vulnerability of peatlands to fire and carbon loss
Nature Geoscience · 2014 · Vol. 8(1) · pp. 11–14
Merritt R. Turetsky✉(University of Guelph)Brian W. Benscoter(Florida Atlantic University)Susan Page(University of Leicester)Guillermo Rein(Imperial College London)Guido R. van der Werf(Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)Adam C. Watts(Desert Research Institute)
Fire effects on ecosystemsPeatlands and Wetlands EcologyCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsPeatEnvironmental scienceBorealCarbon cycleCarbon fibersClimate changeVegetation (pathology)Fire regimeCarbon sinkClimatology
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- National Science Foundation
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- Natural Environment Research Council
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