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Peatland Ecosystem II

A special issue of Land (ISSN 2073-445X). This special issue belongs to the section "Landscape Ecology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 July 2023) | Viewed by 1126

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Tatiana Minayeva

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Care for Ecosystems UG, 53177 Bonn, Germany
Interests: peatlands ecology and biodiversity; peatlands ecosystem functions and services; peatlands biology; land use planning; climate policy; ecosystem restoration; ecosystem management
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Prof. Dr. Adriana Urciuolo

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Institute of Polar Science, Environment and Natural Resources, National University of Tierra del Fuego, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Interests: peatlands hydrology; peatlands ecosystem services; peatlands and water management; land use planning
Prof. Dr. Chultem Dugarjav

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Academician-Secretary of the Chemistry and Biology Department of the Academy Sciences of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar 13330, Mongolia
Interests: lakes; peatland; ecosystem restoration
Dr. Piet-Louis Grundling

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1. Centre of Environmental Management, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9301, South Africa
2. Environmental Control Officer: Environmental Management Inspectorate: Legal and Technical Support, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Pretoria 0001, South Africa
Interests: peatlands hydrology; peatland functioning and ecoservices; wetland restoration; capacity building and training

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Peatland ecosystem functions and services have become crucial in the context of climate change and the further human-induced transformation of landscapes. Sustainable strategic land use planning in peatlands is a significant input to the Nature-based solutions for climate change mitigation and adaptation. In this capacity, peatlands are a suitable object for sustainable management and restoration for carbon sequestration and reduction of land-use-based GHG emissions. The obligations of Contracting Parties to the Climate Convention within the NDCs could be met by reporting on peatland restoration and management. Many countries are not ready to include peatland-related projects in their activities within NDCs because of high uncertainties in monitoring and project assessment. High-quality publications should make available comprehensive knowledge and understanding of ecosystem structure, processes, and functions as a background for planning and reporting on land-use projects in peatlands.

The Special Issue is inviting researchers to present works focused on the theoretical background, methods, and outcomes of case studies for translating basic knowledge on peatland ecosystems into land use and ecosystem management solutions.

In this Special Issue, we invite papers focusing on, but not limited to, the following topics:

  • Peatlands ecosystem diversity;
  • Indication and modelling of the key ecosystem functions;
  • Water, carbon, and energy balance in peatlands ecosystems;
  • Socio-economic aspects of peatlands use;
  • Peatlands ecosystem functions and services;
  • Evaluating and mapping land use impact on peatlands ecosystems;
  • Peatlands in the environment and climate-related policies;
  • Modelling/mapping land use spatiotemporal change;
  • Monitoring and reporting on peatland-related activities.

Dr. Tatiana Minayeva
Prof. Dr. Adriana Urciuolo
Prof. Dr. Chultem Dugarjav
Dr. Piet-Louis Grundling
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Land is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • ecosystem diversity
  • ecosystem function and services
  • water
  • carbon
  • and energy balance
  • indication
  • monitoring
  • modelling
  • reporting
  • climate policy

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Peat Formation in Rewetted Fens as Reflected by Saturated n-Alkyl Acid Concentrations and Patterns
by Gerald Jandl, Wakene Negassa, Kai-Uwe Eckhardt and Peter Leinweber
Land 2023, 12(9), 1768; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12091768 - 12 Sep 2023
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The conversion of cultivated fen peat soils into rewetted soils can mitigate global climate change. Specifically, carbon in newly formed peat can store atmospheric CO2 for a long time in soil, but alterations in the quality of soil organic matter are not [...] Read more.
The conversion of cultivated fen peat soils into rewetted soils can mitigate global climate change. Specifically, carbon in newly formed peat can store atmospheric CO2 for a long time in soil, but alterations in the quality of soil organic matter are not well known. To shed light on the complex processes of peat degradation or new formation under dry or rewetting conditions, we investigated and quantified saturated n-alkyl acids as an indicator compound class of peatlands response to the contrasting management practices. The concentrations of saturated n-alkyl acids from two soil layers of the drained and rewetted were determined in two soil layers of drained and rewetted fenland types such as Alder Carr forest, coastal peatland, and percolation mire. The analytical methods were solvent extraction, methylation with tetramethylammonium hydroxide, and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. The saturated n-alkyl acid distribution pattern showed that the concentrations of long C-chain lengths were larger by factors of up to 28 relative to the short C-chain lengths. The effect of rewetting was reflected by the ratios of the summed concentrations of long (n-C21:0 to n-C34:0) to short (n-C10:0 to n-C20:0) C-chain saturated n-alkyl acids for drained and rewetted peat soil samples. These ratios were consistently lower in samples from the rewetted sites, indicating a higher input of microbial bio- and necromass to soil organic matter, likely from algae and anaerobic bacteria, under rewetting. The results suggest that the enrichment of microbial biomass and necromass in rewetted soils may be an important contributor to the formation of new peat in fenlands, irrespective of fenland type. Full article
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