SMOKE ON WATER

Peatlands carbon cycle Natural peatland

CO 2

CH 4

water level close to surface

OXIC LAYER

C

ANOXIC LAYER

C

C

C

C

C C

CC

DOC

CO 2

Drained peatland

CH 4

CC

C

OXIC LAYER

C

DOC

C

ANOXIC LAYER

C C C C

C C C

C

DOC

C

L ÓPEZ , 2017

Sources: Jan Peters, Michael Succow Foundation.

GRID-Arendal

Figure 5. Peatlands carbon cycle.

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