School of Geography - Faculty of Environment

RESEARCH OVERVIEW

To elucidate the effects of land management practices and climate change on processes controlling fluvial and gaseous carbon losses from peatland catchments.

Peatlands represent a vital global carbon store, containing one third of the world’s soil carbon. It is therefore essential to understand the processes controlling uptake and release of carbon in these areas in order to minimise carbon loss through good land management practice, whilst retaining this unique ecosystem as an important wildlife habitat and agricultural, industrial and recreational facility.

CURRENT PROJECTS

The Role of Pipes in Carbon Export from Peatlands

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RESEARCH AFFILIATIONS

• River Basin Processes
  and Management

PUBLICATIONS

Holden, J., Smart, R., Chapman, P. J., Baird, A. J. & Billett, M. 2009. The role of natural soil pipes in water and carbon transfer in and from peatlands. In: Baird, A. J., Belyea L. R., Comas X., Reeve A. S. & Slater, L. D. (eds.) Carbon Cycling in Northern Peatlands. Washington DC: American Geophysical Union Monograph.

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