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Peat Decomposition

Peat Decomposition is a microbial decomposition process characterized by the anaerobic breakdown of organic matter in water-saturated peatland environments, distinguished from other decomposition pathways by its exceptionally slow rate due to persistent saturation, low temperatures, and acidic conditions that inhibit complete microbial mineralization.

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The limits to peat bog growth

R. S. Clymo · Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 1984 · 1.1K citations

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Current and future CO <sub>2</sub> emissions from drained peatlands in Southeast Asia

A. Hooijer, Susan Page, Josep G. Canadell et al. · Biogeosciences · 2010 · 743 citations · Full text

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Carbon Accumulation in Peatland

R. S. Clymo, Jukka Turunen, Kimmo Tolonen · Oikos · 1998 · 607 citations

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Decomposition in peatlands: Reconciling seemingly contrasting results on the impacts of lowered water levels

Raija Laiho · Soil Biology and Biochemistry · 2006 · 495 citations

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Mass tree mortality leads to mangrove peat collapse at Bay Islands, Honduras after Hurricane Mitch

Donald R. Cahoon, Philippe Hensel, John Rybczyk et al. · Journal of Ecology · 2003 · 490 citations · Full text

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    Tim R. Moore

    McGill University, Canada

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    Chris Freeman

    Bangor University, United Kingdom

    18 publications · 1.7K citations

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    Raija Laiho

    University of Helsinki, Finland

    17 publications · 1.9K citations

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    Jeffrey P. Chanton

    Florida State University, United States

    17 publications · 1.8K citations

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    Klaus‐Holger Knorr

    University of Münster, Germany

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  1. University of Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    28 h-index

    84 publications

    7.1K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    25 h-index

    125 publications

    7.6K citations

  3. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

    Uppsala, Sweden

    23 h-index

    58 publications

    3.4K citations

  4. McGill University

    Montreal, Canada

    22 h-index

    64 publications

    5.3K citations

  5. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    21 h-index

    136 publications

    5.1K citations

  6. University of Alberta

    Edmonton, Canada

    20 h-index

    46 publications

    2.8K citations

  7. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    19 h-index

    43 publications

    3.2K citations

  8. Bangor University

    Bangor, United Kingdom

    18 h-index

    56 publications

    7.1K citations

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  3. The Science of The Total Environment

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  4. Global Change Biology

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  5. Canadian Journal of Soil Science

    CJSS · 24 publications · 1.2K citations

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