New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- A new way to 'take the pulse' of carbon emissions could help track how the industrial development of peatlands contributes to climate change, as well as measure their recovery once it ends, according to researchers.
In findings published in the journal Scientific Reports,a team of researchers, led by the University of Glasgow, discuss how they have used carbon-14 dating to determine the age of carbon dioxide being released from peatland sites.
According to a press release on Tuesday, the researchers monitored carbon emissions from peatlands in Malaysia's North Selangor Peat Swamp Forest (in Selangor State, close to Kuala Lumpur) and an established oil palm plantation in south Selangor over a five-day period during ...