Low-severity fires enhance long-term carbon retention of peatlands
2020-05-21 19:49
High-intensity fires can destroy peat bogs and cause them to emit huge amounts of their stored carbon into the atmosphere as greenhouse gases, but a new Duke University study finds low-severity fires spark the opposite outcome.
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