Julie Loisel

TL;DR: This article presented a new data synthesis of global peatland ages, area changes, and carbon pool changes since the Last Glacial Maximum, along with a new map and total C pool estimates.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present results from the most comprehensive compilation of Holocene peat soil properties with associated carbon and nitrogen accumulation rates for northern peatlands, which consists of 268 peat cores from 215 sites located north of 45°N.

TL;DR: This study compiles over 7,000 field observations to present a data-driven map of northern peatlands and their carbon and nitrogen stocks, and uses machine-learning techniques with extensive peat core data to create observation-based maps ofNorthern peatland C and N stocks and to assess their response to warming and permafrost thaw.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used a new extensive database of peat profiles across northern high latitudes to examine spatial and temporal patterns of carbon accumulation over the past millennium and found that the carbon accumulation rate in northern peatlands is linearly related to contemporary growing season length and photosynthetically active radiation, suggesting that variability in net primary productivity is more important than decomposition in determining longterm carbon accumulation.

TL;DR: This article examined the global relationship between peatland carbon accumulation rates during the last millennium and planetary-scale climate space and found a positive relationship between carbon accumulation and cumulative photosynthetically active radiation during the growing season for mid-to high-latitude peatlands in both hemispheres.