Potential carbon loss associated with post-settlement wetland conversion in southern Ontario, Canada.
Eunji ByunSarah A FinkelsteinSharon A CowlingPascal BadiouPublished in: Carbon balance and management (2018)
By not considering the recent carbon loss of temperate wetlands, we may be underestimating the wetland carbon sink in the pre-industrial carbon cycle. Future work is needed to better track the conversion of natural wetlands globally and the associated carbon stock change.