Current knowledge on the Cuvette Centrale peatland complex and future research directions
Current knowledge on the Cuvette Centrale peatland complex and future research directions
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10.19182/bft2021.350.a36288
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2022-01
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George E. Biddulph;Y. Bocko;P. Bola;Bart Crezee;G. Dargie;Ovide Emba;S. Georgiou;N. Girkin;D. Hawthorne;Jonay JOVANI-SANCHO;J. Kanyama T.;Wenina Emmanuel Mampouya;Mackline Mbemba;Matteo Sciumbata;G. Tyrrell
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George E. Biddulph;Y. Bocko;P. Bola;Bart Crezee;G. Dargie;Ovide Emba;S. Georgiou;N. Girkin;D. Hawthorne;Jonay JOVANI-SANCHO;J. Kanyama T.;Wenina Emmanuel Mampouya;Mackline Mbemba;Matteo Sciumbata;G. Tyrrell
Cuvette Centrale是世界上最大的热带泥炭地综合体，覆盖刚果共和国和刚果民主共和国约145，000平方公里。它存储CA。30.6 Pg C，相当于全球三年的二氧化碳排放量，现在是第一个跨国拉姆萨尔网站。尽管它作为全球碳储存的规模和重要性，但对其生态和历史的关键方面知之甚少，包括其形成，温室气体流动的规模，生物多样性和人类活动的历史。在这里，我们综合了有关Cuvette Centrale的现有知识，确定了进一步研究的关键领域。最后，我们回顾了数学模型的潜力，以评估未来的轨迹泥炭地资源开采或气候变化的潜在影响。
The Cuvette Centrale is the largest tropical peatland complex in the world, covering approximately 145,000 km2 across the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo. It stores ca. 30.6 Pg C, the equivalent of three years of global carbon dioxide emissions and is now the first trans-national Ramsar site. Despite its size and importance as a global carbon store, relatively little is known about key aspects of its ecology and history, including its formation, the scale of greenhouse gas flows, its biodiversity and its history of human activity. Here, we synthesise available knowledge on the Cuvette Centrale, identifying key areas for further research. Finally, we review the potential of mathematical models to assess future trajectories for the peatlands in terms of the potential impacts of resource extraction or climate change.