Widespread global peatland establishment and persistence for the last 130,99 years

We present the first synthesis of global peatland extent through the last glacial cycle (130 ka) based on >975 detailed stratigraphic descriptions from exposures, soil pits, and sediment cores. Buried peats are defined as organic-rich sediments overlain by mineral sediments. Also included are deposits rich in wetland macrofossils indicated a local peatland environment.The dataset includes location (lat/long), chronologic information (when available), a description of the buried peat sediment, overlying and underlying sediments, whether geochemical information is available, and the original references.

Publication year:2019

Accessibility:open

Publisher:PANGAEA

License:CC-BY-4.0

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Keywords: Quaternary, carbon, carbon burial, methane, peatlands