Warming response of peatland CO2 sink is sensitive to seasonality in warming trends

Helbig, M.; Živković, T.; Alekseychik, P.; Aurela, M.; El-Madany, T.S.; Euskirchen, E.S.; Flanagan, L.B.; Griffis, T.J.; Hanson, P.J.; Hattakka, J.; Helfter, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5773-4652; Hirano, T.; Humphreys, E.R.; Kiely, G.; Kolka, R.K.; Laurila, T.; Leahy, P.G.; Lohila, A.; Mammarella, I.; Nilsson, M.B.; Panov, A.; Parmentier, F. J.W.; Peichl, M.; Rinne, J.; Roman, D.T.; Sonnentag, O.; Tuittila, E.-S.; Ueyama, M.; Vesala, T.; Vestin, P.; Weldon, S.; Weslien, P.; Zaehle, S.. 2022 Warming response of peatland CO2 sink is sensitive to seasonality in warming trends. Nature Climate Change, 12 (8). 743-749. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-022-01428-z

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Abstract/Summary

Peatlands have acted as net CO2 sinks over millennia, exerting a global climate cooling effect. Rapid warming at northern latitudes, where peatlands are abundant, can disturb their CO2 sink function. Here we show that sensitivity of peatland net CO2 exchange to warming changes in sign and magnitude across seasons, resulting in complex net CO2 sink responses. We use multiannual net CO2 exchange observations from 20 northern peatlands to show that warmer early summers are linked to increased net CO2 uptake, while warmer late summers lead to decreased net CO2 uptake. Thus, net CO2 sinks of peatlands in regions experiencing early summer warming, such as central Siberia, are more likely to persist under warmer climate conditions than are those in other regions. Our results will be useful to improve the design of future warming experiments and to better interpret large-scale trends in peatland net CO2 uptake over the coming few decades.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-022-01428-z
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Atmospheric Chemistry and Effects (Science Area 2017-)
ISSN:	1758-678X
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Additional Keywords:	biogeochemistry, ecosystem ecology
NORA Subject Terms:	Atmospheric Sciences
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Date made live:	23 Feb 2023 12:47 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/533996

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-022-01428-z

UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:

Atmospheric Chemistry and Effects (Science Area 2017-)

ISSN:

1758-678X

Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:

Publisher link (see Related URLs) provides a read-only full-text copy of the published paper.

Additional Keywords:

biogeochemistry, ecosystem ecology