The Role of Low-severity Fire and Thermal Alteration of Soil Organic Matter in Carbon Preservation and GHG Flux From Global Peatlands

Neal Edward Flanagan1, Hongjun Wang2, Dr. Suzanne B Hodgkins, PhD3 and Curtis John Richardson2, (1)Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment, Durham, United States, (2)Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment, Durham, NC, United States, (3)Florida State University, Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Tallahassee, FL, United States