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Peatland which is dense, swampy forest that efficiently soaks up greenhouse gases from the world's worst polluters, when healthy.
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Peatland which is dense, swampy forest that efficiently soaks up greenhouse gases from the world's worst polluters, when healthy.
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Peatland degradation is a major source of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, averaging 2-3 billion tons a year -- equivalent to roughly 10% of global carbon dioxide emissions.
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Peatland expansion was apparently similar to that of northwestern Canada, and is likewise attributed to insolation-driven increases in moisture and cooler conditions in the late Holocene.
Historical changes in freshwater ecosystems in the Arctic 2009
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Peatland expansion resulted in the emergence of millions of square kilometres of young peatlands of the mineretrophic fen type, and they puffed large amounts of methane gas in to the air as the organic matter rotted.
Earth News, Earth Science, Energy Technology, Environment News 2010
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Peatland expansion resulted in the emergence of millions of square kilometres of young peatlands of the mineretrophic fen type, and they puffed large amounts of methane gas in to the air as the organic matter rotted.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Peatland Alert: peatland loss fuels climate change
WN.com - Articles related to Vehicle Tests on Emissions Were Faked 2010
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Peatland expansion resulted in the emergence of millions of square kilometres of young peatlands of the mineretrophic fen type, and they puffed large amounts of methane gas in to the air as the organic matter rotted.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Peatland Alert: peatland loss fuels climate change
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Peatland expansion resulted in the emergence of millions of square kilometres of young peatlands of the mineretrophic fen type, and they puffed large amounts of methane gas in to the air as the organic matter rotted.
Earth News, Earth Science, Energy Technology, Environment News 2010
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