Peatlands have been drained for land use for a long time and on a large scale, turning them from carbon and nutrient sinks into respective sources, diminishing water regulation …
EB Barbier - Environmental and Resource Economics, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The “Dasgupta Review” of the economics of biodiversity (Dasgupta) identifies many factors that threaten the ecological sustainability of our economies. This article examines …
Wetlands have long been drained for human use, thereby strongly affecting greenhouse gas fluxes, flood control, nutrient cycling and biodiversity,. Nevertheless, the global extent of …
H Barton, M Grant, R Guise - 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
Shaping Neighbourhoods is unique in combining all aspects of the spatial planning of neighbourhoods and towns whilst emphasising positive outcomes for people's health and …
PJ Morris, ML Davies, AJ Baird… - Water Resources …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In northern peatlands, near‐saturated surface conditions promote valuable ecosystem services such as carbon storage and drinking water provision. Peat saturated hydraulic …
Despite peatlands' important feedbacks on the climate and global biogeochemical cycles, predicting their dynamics involves many uncertainties and an overwhelming variety of …
Quantitative predictions of impacts on public water supplies are essential for planning climate change adaptations. Monitoring data from five full-scale Scottish drinking water …
F de Waard, J Connolly, A Barthelmes, H Joosten… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Peatland degradation causes a number of environmental problems ranging from greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to subsidence and ecosystem loss. Degraded peatlands …
Boreal peatlands provide critical global and regional ecosystem functions including climate regulation and nutrient and water retention. Wildfire represents the largest disturbance to …