Tropical peatlands cover an estimated 440,000 km² (~10% of global peatland area) and are significant in the global
carbon cycle by storing about 40–90 Gt C in peat. Over the past several decades, tropical peatlands have experienced
high rates of deforestation and conversion, which is often associated with lowering the...
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The exchange of carbon dioxide is a key measure of ecosystem metabolism and a critical intersection
between the terrestrial biosphere and the Earth’s climate. Despite the general agreement that
the terrestrial ecosystems in North America provide a sizeable carbon sink, the size and distribution
of the sink remain uncertain. We...
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Xiao, J., Ollinger, S. V., Frolking, S., Hurtt, G. C., Hollinger, D. Y., Davis, K. J., ... &
Suyker, A
The exchange of carbon dioxide is a key measure of ecosystem metabolism and a critical intersection
between the terrestrial biosphere and the Earth’s climate. Despite the general agreement that
the terrestrial ecosystems in North America provide a sizeable carbon sink, the size and distribution
of the sink remain uncertain. We...
Tropical peatlands cover an estimated 440,000 km² (~10% of global peatland area) and are significant in the global
carbon cycle by storing about 40–90 Gt C in peat. Over the past several decades, tropical peatlands have experienced
high rates of deforestation and conversion, which is often associated with lowering the...
Tropical peatlands cover an estimated 440,000 km² (~10% of global peatland area) and are significant in the global
carbon cycle by storing about 40–90 Gt C in peat. Over the past several decades, tropical peatlands have experienced
high rates of deforestation and conversion, which is often associated with lowering the...
The exchange of carbon dioxide is a key measure of ecosystem metabolism and a critical intersection
between the terrestrial biosphere and the Earth’s climate. Despite the general agreement that
the terrestrial ecosystems in North America provide a sizeable carbon sink, the size and distribution
of the sink remain uncertain. We...
An increase in anthropogenic activities since the industrial revolution, primarily due to burning of fossil fuels and changes in land cover, has resulted in a steady increase in the global mean atmospheric CO2 concentrations. While there is unequivocal scientific evidence on global warming and its multidimensional impacts on natural and...
Tropical peatlands play an important role in global climate system by storing an immense of carbon that had been accumulated over thousands of years. Peatlands provide another important ecosystem service by regulating the hydrology. It is believed that peatlands act like a giant sponge by absorbing substantial amounts of water...
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Irrigated agriculture constitutes the greatest consumptive water use globally, so that irrigation efficiency measures are an important part of global efforts to best utilize this limited resource. However, greater irrigation efficiency must be achieved while simultaneously maintaining or increasing crop yields and farming profitability. Incremental water use decisions are made...