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ArticleScientific reports2025

Soil moisture and microbiome explain greenhouse gas exchange in global peatlands.

Jaan Pärn, Sandeep Thayamkottu, Maarja Öpik, Mohammad Bahram, Leho Tedersoo, Mikk Espenberg, John Alexander Davison, Kuno Kasak, Martin Maddison, Ülo Niinemets and 5 more

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15 authors.

Jaan PärnDepartment of Geography, Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia. jaan.parn@ut.ee.
Sandeep ThayamkottuDepartment of Geography, Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Maarja ÖpikDepartment of Botany, Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Mohammad BahramDepartment of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.
Leho TedersooMycology and Microbiology Center, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Mikk EspenbergDepartment of Geography, Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
John Alexander DavisonDepartment of Botany, Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Kuno KasakDepartment of Geography, Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Martin MaddisonDepartment of Geography, Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Ülo NiinemetsInstitute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia.
Ivika OstonenDepartment of Geography, Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Kaido SoosaarDepartment of Geography, Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Kristina SoharDepartment of Geography, Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Martin ZobelDepartment of Botany, Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Ülo ManderDepartment of Geography, Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.

Funding

European Commission LiWeFor Twinning project No 101079192European Regional Development Fund EcolChange Centre of Excellence, TK-131European Research Council 101096403European Social Fund Plus Doctoral School of Earth Sciences and EcologySvenska Forskningsrådet Formas 2020-00807
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Earth's climate is tightly connected to carbon and nitrogen exchange between the atmosphere and ecosystems. Wet peatland ecosystems take up carbon dioxide in plants and accumulate organic carbon in soil but release methane. Man-made drainage releases carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide from peat soils. Carbon and nitrous gas exchange and their relationships with environmental conditions are poorly understood. Here, we show that open peatlands in both their wet and dry extremes are greenhouse gas sinks while peat carbon/nitrogen ratios are high and prokaryotic (bacterial and archaeal) abundances are low. Conversely, peatlands with moderate soil moisture levels emit carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide, while prokaryotic abundances are high. The results challenge the current assumption of a uniform effect of drainage on greenhouse gas emissions and show that the peat microbiome of greenhouse-gas sources differs fundamentally from sinks.

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Greenhouse GasesMicrobiotaSoilSoil MicrobiologyBacteriaCarbonCarbon DioxideEcosystemMethaneNitrogenNitrous OxideCarbonCarbon DioxideGreenhouse GasesMethaneNitrogenNitrous OxideSoil

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PMID40128532
PMCPMC11933456

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