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Denitrification Potential of Surface Soils of Constructed Wetlands in Newtown Creek, an Urban Superfund Site
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Denitrification, the anaerobic microbial conversion of nitrate (NO 3 −), a common water pollutant, to nitrogen (N) gases, is often high in the soil of natural wetlands. In areas where natural wetlands...
Mapping and Monitoring Peatland Conditions from Global to Field Scale
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Peatlands cover only 3–4% of the Earth’s surface, but they store nearly 30% of global soil carbon stock. This significant carbon store is under threat as peatlands continue to be degraded at alarming...
On the Role of Peat Bogs as Components of Indigenous Cultural Landscapes in Northern North America
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This article explores uses of peat bogs and associated plants and other resources by drawing on the published ethnobotanical and archeological literature pertaining to Indigenous groups that lived and...