Peatbogs and Carbon

Peatbogs and Carbon Report - Front page and contents

Peatbogs and Carbon Report - Part 1 - Executive Summary and Key Findings

Peatbogs and Carbon Report - Part 2 - Carbon and peat bogs:

Introduction to Peatlands - particularly bogs
Carbon stores and how to measure them
Carbon and the components of bog peat
Carbon storage per unit volume
Estimating the carbon stored within the peatlands of the UK
Peat accumulation and decomposition
Carbon accumulation in natural peat bogs - a summary

Peatbogs and Carbon Report - Part 3 - Discussion topics:

Drainage of peat bog systems - the carbon balance
Restoration of drained peat bog systems - the carbon balance
Windfarms on peat
Forestry on peat - the carbon balance
Restoration of afforested peat - the carbon balance
Hydro-electric schemes in peat-covered catchments
Peat bogs and climate change
Commercial peat extraction and the carbon balance
Carbon balance and the restoration of commercial peat extraction sites
Burning and peat bog systems
Erosion and peat bog systems

Peatbogs and Carbon Report - Part 4 - References and Appendices

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