Saturday 🧵.
https://t.co/Xxd3tVXjpf, I’m going to move away slightly from peatlands in their stricter sense, and have a look at what happens to the carbon when the site is converted to grassland. Photos: @MValmier@flo_renouwilson @peatyghg
Marine Valmier presents a study of Irish grassland on drained peat soils, proving that they acted as carbon sources during colder months, as carbon sinks during the growing season. Silage-based management had a net warming effect. @MValmier@tcddublin#ICOS2022SC
@APremrov @matts20000 @TCD_NatSci@MValmier@GaryLanigan1 Roll on ICOS Conference 2022!!! We should bring an Irish flag with "we're new here" embroidered into it seeing as Ireland 🇮🇪 just joined ICOS!! 🍃
The @abbeyleixbog project story is such a uplifting one, where teamwork effort and science-based evidence wins 💪🤓
The results of their effort is a an astonishing array of unique ecosystems, that continues to bring people together, and to inspire communities. 👏🤩
Today is #WorldPeatlandsDay 🐸
Peatlands are unique #ecosystems that cover only 3% of the 🌍 surface, but store 2x more carbon than all #forests. Yet they are threatened by agricultural expansion.
Sustainable land management can protect the future of #peatlands. #UNited4Land
Fantastic presentation indeed, congratulation @AitovaInNature 👌🤩
Another important message was that Irish grasslands on peat soil are a priority target both in term of monitoring and rewetting. 🍀
#PeatlandMatters#ClimateActionNow 💪
@AitovaInNature talked about the importance of country-specific 🌏emission factors at #EGU22.
Very important concluding message: "Rewet the peatlands as soon as possible" 💧
Amazing presentation 👏
#PeatTwitter#peatlandsmatter