BIOCOMPLEXITY--Incubation Activity on Biocomplexity in Peatlands

泥炭地是积累了大量土壤有机质的湿地。 北方泥炭地是全球碳循环的重要组成部分，占全球土壤碳库的三分之一。 在较温暖的气候下，这些土壤碳可能被氧化并作为二氧化碳和/或甲烷这两种重要的温室气体排放到大气中，从而加剧人类引起的气候变化。 因此，预测泥炭地对气候变化的响应具有重要意义。 这个孵化计划的目的是将两个研究小组聚集在一起，这两个研究小组已经开发出了不同的泥炭地模型，这些模型显示出复杂的行为。 一个模型侧重于碳积累和水文之间的反馈，而另一个模型侧重于植物群落和养分供应之间的反馈。 一个框架将开发一个全面的模拟模型，既可以（一）模拟泥炭地的启动和数千年的发展，以及由此产生的不同泥炭地生态系统的格局，形成的景观，（二）探索他们的短期响应气候变化。 该模型将为这些独特生态系统的复杂行为提供深刻的见解，并将在预测气候变化对泥炭地的影响和潜在反馈方面发挥宝贵作用。

Peatlands are wetlands that have accumulated significant amounts of soil organic matter. Northern peatlands are an important component of the global carbon cycle and contain one-third of the global soil carbon pool. Under a warmer climate, this soil carbon may be oxidized and emitted to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide and/or methane, two important greenhouse gases, and thus exacerbate human-induced climate change. Therefore, it is important to predict the response of peatlands to climate change. The objective of this incubation proposal is to bring together two research groups that have developed separate models of peatlands which display complex behaviors. One model focuses on feedbacks between carbon accumulation and hydrology, whereas the other model focuses on feedbacks between plant communities and nutrient availability. A framework will be developed for a comprehensive simulation model that can both (i) simulate the initiation and development of peatlands over thousands of years and the resulting pattern of different peatland ecosystems that form on the landscape, and (ii) explore their shorter term response to climate change. This model will provide great insight into the complex behaviors of these unique ecosystems and will be invaluable in predicting the effects and potential feedbacks of climate change on peatlands