Atmospheric CO2 sequestration in restored mined peatlands

This study comparing the net ecosystem CO2 exchange in natural, restored, and naturally regenerated peatlands assesses the significance of peatland restoration as a global biotic offset under the Kyoto Protocol. Maximum gross photosynthesis (GPmax) at the restored peatland (-17.5 g CO2 m-2 d-1) was more than two times that at lawns in the natural peatland (-8.2 g CO2 m-2 d-1) and almost three times that of the naturally regenerated peatland …