A millennium of cold and humid climate decreased carbon accumulation in the subtropical monsoon peatland
Abstract In the subtropical monsoon region of China, the climate differs from that of most northern peatlands, where many peatlands have developed in mountainous areas. However, it remains unclear how the carbon dynamics of these subtropical peatlands respond to climate change. Here, we reconstructe...
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| author | Bin Liu Hanxiang Liu Ying Wang Zicheng Yu Yuwen Fu Zhengyu Xia Chengyu Miao Jia Jia |
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| description | Abstract In the subtropical monsoon region of China, the climate differs from that of most northern peatlands, where many peatlands have developed in mountainous areas. However, it remains unclear how the carbon dynamics of these subtropical peatlands respond to climate change. Here, we reconstructed the net carbon fluxes of a typical mountainous peatland in Tianmu Mountain, eastern China, over the past thousand years. Humidity and winter temperature are two important climatic factors influencing carbon accumulation (Deviance explained 77.2%) and drought promotes Qianmutian peatland initial development. Despite the decline in carbon accumulation over the last millennium, the peatland’s net carbon balance remains in a ‘carbon sink’ state. This suggests that the risk of carbon release from the peatland carbon pool under natural climate change conditions is not substantial in the subtropical monsoon area. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-031185598b0b495bb7fb588b57436fc72025-01-12T12:41:08ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Earth & Environment2662-44352025-01-016111010.1038/s43247-025-01993-zA millennium of cold and humid climate decreased carbon accumulation in the subtropical monsoon peatlandBin Liu0Hanxiang Liu1Ying Wang2Zicheng Yu3Yuwen Fu4Zhengyu Xia5Chengyu Miao6Jia Jia7College of Geography and Environment Science, Zhejiang Normal UniversityCollege of Geography and Environment Science, Zhejiang Normal UniversityCollege of Geography and Environment Science, Zhejiang Normal UniversityKey Laboratory of Geographical Processes and Ecological Security in Changbai Mountains, Ministry of Education, School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal UniversityKey Laboratory of Geographical Processes and Ecological Security in Changbai Mountains, Ministry of Education, School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal UniversityKey Laboratory of Geographical Processes and Ecological Security in Changbai Mountains, Ministry of Education, School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal UniversityCollege of Geography and Environment Science, Zhejiang Normal UniversityCollege of Geography and Environment Science, Zhejiang Normal UniversityAbstract In the subtropical monsoon region of China, the climate differs from that of most northern peatlands, where many peatlands have developed in mountainous areas. However, it remains unclear how the carbon dynamics of these subtropical peatlands respond to climate change. Here, we reconstructed the net carbon fluxes of a typical mountainous peatland in Tianmu Mountain, eastern China, over the past thousand years. Humidity and winter temperature are two important climatic factors influencing carbon accumulation (Deviance explained 77.2%) and drought promotes Qianmutian peatland initial development. Despite the decline in carbon accumulation over the last millennium, the peatland’s net carbon balance remains in a ‘carbon sink’ state. This suggests that the risk of carbon release from the peatland carbon pool under natural climate change conditions is not substantial in the subtropical monsoon area.https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-01993-z |
| spellingShingle | Bin Liu Hanxiang Liu Ying Wang Zicheng Yu Yuwen Fu Zhengyu Xia Chengyu Miao Jia Jia A millennium of cold and humid climate decreased carbon accumulation in the subtropical monsoon peatland Communications Earth & Environment |
| title | A millennium of cold and humid climate decreased carbon accumulation in the subtropical monsoon peatland |
| title_full | A millennium of cold and humid climate decreased carbon accumulation in the subtropical monsoon peatland |
| title_fullStr | A millennium of cold and humid climate decreased carbon accumulation in the subtropical monsoon peatland |
| title_full_unstemmed | A millennium of cold and humid climate decreased carbon accumulation in the subtropical monsoon peatland |
| title_short | A millennium of cold and humid climate decreased carbon accumulation in the subtropical monsoon peatland |
| title_sort | millennium of cold and humid climate decreased carbon accumulation in the subtropical monsoon peatland |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-01993-z |
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