Frozen peatlands in a warming world
If you’re a regular Bogology reader than you’ll already be aware of the important role peatlands play in the global carbon cycle. Whilst they cover just 2-3% of the earth’s […]
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A peatland in Eden
Where would your peatland Eden be? A small, secluded peatland nestled into a low saddle of the Japanese Alps? An isolated, hummocky bank of frozen moss surrounded by clattering, cracking […]
Spiders, snakes, swamps and … Elvis?! Two weeks on an Amazonian peatland
Tropical peatlands represent a large pool of terrestrial organic carbon and are found in Asia, Africa and South America. They are also under threat from the effects of burning, drainage, […]
How to core a peat bog
Peatlands are nature’s history books, storing up to 10,000 years of information on past climate change in their slowly accumulated layers. This is what Bogology is all about – extracting […]
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