Scientists mapped the world’s frozen peatlands – what the found was very worrying
Peatlands will become a major source of greenhouse gases as the permafrost thaws.
Senior Lecturer, Physical Geography, Stockholm University. My main scientific interest is the role of soils in the global carbon cycle. I have particularly worked with quantifying and characterizing stocks of organic carbon stored in permafrost and peatlands of Arctic and Boreal ecosystems.
Peatlands will become a major source of greenhouse gases as the permafrost thaws.