Title: Beyond the Forests: Peatlands as Overlooked Carbon Stores in Coastal British Columbia
Citation: Martens, H. R.& Kreyling, J. (2025). Beyond the Forests: Peatlands as Overlooked Carbon Stores in Coastal British Columbia [Dataset]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17533263
Study Site: Southern (Read Island) and Northern (Porcher Island) Coastal British Columbia
Purpose: Peatlands are significant carbon stores, and yet their carbon stocks in coastal British Columbia, Canada, remain largely unquantified.
Abstract: We conducted a field assessment to estimate above- and belowground carbon stocks at six peatland sites across the coast of British Columbia. These values, together with data from the Canadian Peat Profile Database, were compared with regional aboveground carbon stock estimates of the upland forests.
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Further Info: Martens, H.R., Kreyling, J. Beyond the forests: peatlands as overlooked carbon stores in coastal British Columbia. Sci Rep 16, 9540 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-44791-z
Status: Complete
Keywords:
soil carbon,
meteorology,
biomass,
vegetation,
Geographical coordinates: North: 54.27, South: 48.79 East: -123.37 West: -132.71
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