Articles | Volume 17, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-17-2633-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-17-2633-2021
Research article
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21 Dec 2021
Research article |  | 21 Dec 2021

Carbon accumulation rates of Holocene peatlands in central–eastern Europe document the driving role of human impact over the past 4000 years

Jack Longman, Daniel Veres, Aritina Haliuc, Walter Finsinger, Vasile Ersek, Daniela Pascal, Tiberiu Sava, and Robert Begy

Data sets

Carbon Accumulation Rate synthesis from CE Europe Jack Longman https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16930987.v1

Carbon Accumulation rates from range of bogs in Romania and Serbia Jack Longman /10.6084/m9.figshare.16930867.v1

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Short summary
Peatlands are some of the best environments for storing carbon; thus, comprehending how much carbon can be stored and how amounts have changed through time is important to understand carbon cycling. We analysed nine peatlands from central–eastern Europe to look at how carbon storage in mountain bogs has changed over the last 10 000 years. We conclude that human activity is the main driver of changes in storage levels over the past 4000 years; prior to this, climate was the primary driver.