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https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-6-299-2020
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https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-6-299-2020
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Original research article
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17 Jul 2020
Original research article |
| 17 Jul 2020
| 17 Jul 2020
Switch of fungal to bacterial degradation in natural, drained and rewetted oligotrophic peatlands reflected in δ15N and fatty acid composition
Miriam Groß-Schmölders
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Environmental Geoscience Research Group, University of Basel, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
Pascal von Sengbusch
Office for Ecological Reports and Peatology, 79400 Kandern, Germany
Jan Paul Krüger
UDATA GmbH – Environment and Education, 67433 Neustadt an der
Weinstraße, Germany
Kristy Klein
Agroscope, 8046 Zurich, Switzerland
Axel Birkholz
Environmental Geoscience Research Group, University of Basel, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
Jens Leifeld
Agroscope, 8046 Zurich, Switzerland
Christine Alewell
Environmental Geoscience Research Group, University of Basel, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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Short summary
Degradation turns peatlands into a source of CO2. There is no cost- or time-efficient method available for indicating peatland hydrology or the success of restoration. We found that 15N values have a clear link to microbial communities and degradation. We identified trends in natural, drained and rewetted conditions and concluded that 15N depth profiles can act as a reliable and efficient tool for obtaining information on current hydrology, restoration success and drainage history.
Degradation turns peatlands into a source of CO2. There is no cost- or time-efficient method...
