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SUBMITTER: Hodgkins SB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6128871 | biostudies-other | 2018 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Hodgkins Suzanne B SB Richardson Curtis J CJ Dommain René R Wang Hongjun H Glaser Paul H PH Verbeke Brittany B Winkler B Rose BR Cobb Alexander R AR Rich Virginia I VI Missilmani Malak M Flanagan Neal N Ho Mengchi M Hoyt Alison M AM Harvey Charles F CF Vining S Rose SR Hough Moira A MA Moore Tim R TR Richard Pierre J H PJH De La Cruz Florentino B FB Toufaily Joumana J Hamdan Rasha R Cooper William T WT Chanton Jeffrey P JP
Nature communications 20180907 1
Peatlands represent large terrestrial carbon banks. Given that most peat accumulates in boreal regions, where low temperatures and water saturation preserve organic matter, the existence of peat in (sub)tropical regions remains enigmatic. Here we examined peat and plant chemistry across a latitudinal transect from the Arctic to the tropics. Near-surface low-latitude peat has lower carbohydrate and greater aromatic content than near-surface high-latitude peat, creating a reduced oxidation state a ...[more]