Climate change is identified as a major threat to wetlands. Altered hydrology and rising
temperature can change the biogeochemistry and function of a wetland to the degree that …

In this overview (introductory article to a special issue including 14 papers), we consider all
main types of natural and artificial inland freshwater habitas (fwh). For each type, we identify …

This chapter addresses the biogeochemical cycles of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4),
and nitrous oxide (N2O). The three greenhouse gases have increased in the atmosphere …

Peatlands form important landscape elements in many parts of the world and play significant
roles for biodiversity and global carbon balance. This new edition has been fully revised and …

Climate warming and human impacts are thought to be causing peatlands to dry, potentially
converting them from sinks to sources of carbon. However, it is unclear whether the …

Peatlands cover only 3% of the Earth's land surface but boreal and subarctic peatlands store
about 15–30% of the world's soil carbon (C) as peat. Despite their potential for large positive …

Increasing concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) can affect biotic and abiotic
conditions in soil, such as microbial activity and water content,. In turn, these changes might …

Life evolved and flourished in the absence of molecular oxygen (02). As the 02 content of
the atmosphere rose to the present level of 21% beginning about two billion years ago …

The composition of a peatland plant community has considerable effect on a range of
ecosystem functions. Peatland plant community structure is predicted to change under future …

Bryophytes were a pivotal step in land plant evolution, and their significance in the
regulation of ecosystems and the conservation of biodiversity is becoming increasingly …