Assessing the impact of long-term soil phosphorus on N-transformation pathways using 15N tracing
O'Neill, R.M., Krol, D.J., Wall, D., Lanigan, G.J., Renou-Wilson, F., Richards, K.G., Jansen-Willems, A.B., Müller, C. (2021) Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 152: 108066
A laboratory incubation study was conducted on a temperate grassland soil to quantify the main mineral nitrogen (N) transformation rates and pathways via a15N tracing approach. Soil samples were taken from a long-term phosphorus (P) trial to investigate the effects on gross N-transformations under high and low phosphorus amendment. The soils were incubated over a 2-week period and treated with ammonium-nitrate (NH4NO3) which was applied to the soil both with and without a glucose amendment and labelled with 15N either on the ammonium (NH4+) or nitrate (NO3−) moiety at 50% atom enrichment. The results showed immobilisation to greatly outweigh mineralisation and that NO3− was predominantly produced via heterotrophic nitrification. Individual pathways for NO3− production were quantified including oxidation of NH4+, recalcitrant and labile organic N. Oxidation of labile organic N to NO3−, a newly considered pathway, accounted for between 63 and 83% of total NO3− production across the various treatments and P levels. This process was significantly higher in the low-P rather than the high-P soils (p < 0.05), highlighting the effect of soil P on the microbial community.
CO2 fluxes from drained and rewetted peatlands using a new ECOSSE model water table simulation approach
Premrov, A.,Wilson, D., Saunders, M., Yeluripati, J. and Renou-Wilson, F. (2021) Science of the Total Environment. 754:142433
The ability of peatlands to remove and store atmospheric carbon (C) depends on the drainage characteristics, which can be challenging to accommodate in biogeochemical models. Many studies indicate that restoration (by rewetting) of damaged peatlands can re-establish their capacity as a natural C sink. The purpose of this research was to improve the biogeochemical modelling of peatlands using the ECOSSE process-based model, which will account for the effects of drainage and rewetting during simulation, and potentially contribute towards improved estimation of carbon dioxide (CO2) fluxes from peatlands, using the IPCC Tier 3 approach. In this study, we present a new drainage factor with seasonal variability Dfa (i) developed specifically for ECOSSE, using empirical data from two drained and rewetted Irish peatlands. Dfa(i) was developed from the Blackwater drained bare-peat site (BWdr), and its application was tested at the vegetated Moyarwood peatland site under drained (MOdr) and rewetted conditions (MOrw). Dfa(i) was applied to the rainfall model inputs for the periods of active drainage in conjunction with the measured water table (WT) inputs. The results indicate that Dfa(i) application can improve the model performance to predict model-estimated water level (WL) and CO2 fluxes under drained conditions [WL: r2 = 0.89 (BWdr) and 0.94 (Modr); CO2: r2 = 0.66 (BWdr) and 0.78 (MOdr)] along with model-ability to capture their seasonal trends. The prediction of WL for the rewetted period was less successful at the MOrw site, where the simulation was run for drained to rewetted, which would suggest that additional work on the water model component is still needed. Despite this, the application of Dfa(i) showed successful model simulation of CO2 fluxes at MOrw (r2 = 0.75) and model ability to capture seasonal trends. This work hopes to positively contribute towards potential future development of Tier 3 methodology for estimating emissions/sinks in peatlands.
The effect of carbon availability on N2O emissions is moderated by soil phosphorus
O'Neill, R. M., Girkin, N.T., Krol, D.J., Wall, D.P., Brennan, F.P., Lanigan, G.J., Renou-Wilson, F., Müller, C. and K. G. Richards. (2020) Soil Biology and Biochemistry 142:107726.
This research investigated the effect of long-term phosphorus (P) addition relative to carbon (C) availability on nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from an ungrazed grassland soil via two incubation experiments. No significant effect of soil P on N2O was found under C-limited conditions, while under added-C, cumulative N2O was significantly higher from low-P (p < 0.05) rather than high-P soils. CO2 was not significantly different between P-levels. This highlights the influence of soil P on N2O emissions under non C-limiting conditions. This is one of the first studies demonstrating available-C moderating the effect of P on N2O emissions from temperate grassland soils.
BOOK CHAPTER: PEATLANDS
Renou-Wilson, F. (2018) In: The Soils of Ireland. R. Creamer, R. & L O’Sullivan (eds.), Springer International Publishing, Cham, pp. 141-152. DOI.10.1007/978-3-319-71189-8
This book provides a comprehensive overview of pedology in Ireland. It describes the main soil types of the country, their functions, ecological use, and the conditions to which they were subjected associated with management over time. In addition, it presents a complete set of data, pictures and maps, including benchmark profiles. Factors involved in soil formation are also discussed, making use of new, unpublished data and elaborations. The book was produced with the support and sponsorship of Teagasc, The Agriculture and Food Development Authority, Ireland and the Irish Environmental Protection Agency.
book chapter: Soils and Carbon Storage
Byrne, K., Lanigan, G., Creamer, R. and F. Renou-Wilson (2018) In: The Soils of Ireland. R. Creamer and L. O'Sullivan (eds). Springer International Publishing, Cham, pp. 245-256. DOI.10.1007/978-3-319-71189-8
This book provides a comprehensive overview of pedology in Ireland. It describes the main soil types of the country, their functions, ecological use, and the conditions to which they were subjected associated with management over time. In addition, it presents a complete set of data, pictures and maps, including benchmark profiles. Factors involved in soil formation are also discussed, making use of new, unpublished data and elaborations. The book was produced with the support and sponsorship of Teagasc, The Agriculture and Food Development Authority, Ireland and the Irish Environmental Protection Agency.
NATIONAL SCALE ASSESSMENT OF TOTAL TRIHALOMETHANES IN IRISH DRINKING WATER
O'Driscoll, D., Sheahan, J. Renou-Wilson, F., Croot, P., Pilla, F., Misstear, B. and Xiao, L. (2018) Journal of Environmental Management, 212 :131-141.
Ireland reported the highest non-compliance with respect to total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) in drinking water across the 27 European Union Member States for the year 2010. We carried out a GIS-based investigation of the links between geographical parameters and catchment land-uses with TTHMs concentrations in Irish drinking water. A high risk catchment map was created using peat presence, rainfall (>1400 mm) and slope (<5%) and overlain with a map comprising the national dataset of routinely monitored TTHM concentrations. It appeared evident from the map that the presence of peat, rainfall and slope could be used to identify catchments at high risk to TTHM exceedances. Furthermore, statistical analyses highlighted that the presence of peat soil with agricultural land was a significant driver of TTHM exceedances for all treatment types. PARAFAC analysis from three case studies identified a fluorophore indicative of reprocessed humic natural organic matter as the dominant component following treatment at the three sites. Case studies also indicated that (1) chloroform contributed to the majority of the TTHMs in the drinking water supplies and (2) the supply networks contributed to about 30 μg L−1 of TTHMs.
Rewetting degraded peatlands for climate and biodiversity benefits: Results from two raised bogs
Renou-Wilson, F., Moser, G., Fallon, D., Farrell, C. A., Müller, C. and Wilson, D (2018). DOI.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2018.02.014
Globally, peatlands are under threat from a range of land use related factors that have a significant impact on the provision of ecosystem services, such as biodiversity and carbon (C) sequestration/storage. In Ireland, approximately 84% of raised bogs (a priority habitat listed in Annex I of the EU Habitats Directive) have been affected by peat extraction. While restoration implies the return of ecosystem services that were characteristic of the pre-disturbed ecosystem, achieving this goal is often a challenge in degraded peatlands as post-drainage conditions vary considerably between sites. Here, we present multi-year greenhouse gas (GHG) and vegetation dynamics data from two former raised bogs in Ireland that were drained and either industrially extracted (milled) or cut on the margins for domestic use and subsequently rewetted (with no further management). When upscaled to the ecosystem level, the rewetted nutrient poor domestic cutover peatland was a net sink of carbon dioxide (CO2) (−49 ± 66 g C m−2 yr−1) and a source of methane (CH4) (19.7 ± 5 g C m−2 yr−1), while the nutrient rich industrial cutaway was a net source of CO2(0.66 ± 168 g C m−2 yr−1) and CH4 (5.0 ± 2.2 g C m−2 yr−1). The rewetted domestic cutover site exhibited the expected range…….
gREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM TWO REWETTED PEATLANDS PREVIOUSLY MANAGED FOR FORESTRY
Rigney, C., Wilson, D., Renou-Wilson, F., Müller, C., Moser, G. and Byrne, K.A (2018).DOI: 10.19189/MaP.2017.OMB.314
The aim of this study was to investigate the controls on carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) dynamics on a blanket bog (at Pollagoona) and a raised bog (at Scohaboy) in Ireland after felling of plantation forestry and rewetting, and to produce annual balances for each gas at both sites. Gas fluxes were measured during a twelve-month period using the chamber method. Microsite types reflecting the dominant plant species at the chamber plots were identified and classified as Eriophorum-Sphagnum, Cladonia-Calluna and Molinia at Pollagoona and Eriophorum-Sphagnum, Cladonia-mosses, Eriophorum and brash (logging residues) at Scohaboy. The relationships between gas fluxes and environmental variables were assessed, and regression models were used to estimate annual CO2 and CH4 gas balances for each microsite type…….
vULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT OF PEATLANDS: EXPLORATION OF IMPACTS AND ADAPTATION OPTIONS IN RELATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND EXTERNAL EVENTS
Renou-Wilson, F. and Wilson, D. (2018): VAPOR. EPA Research Report No 250, Environmental Protection Agency, Wexford, Ireland.
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Peatlands have played an important role in climate regulation over the past 10,000 years and the rewetting and restoration of peatlands has been demonstrated to offer considerable climate change mitigation opportunities. However, peatlands and organic soils in general are also vulnerable to climate change impacts and understanding and preparing for the effects of climate change – i.e. adaptation – is now seen as the overarching framework for conservation and land use management. The VAPOR project was established to inform a transition to a climate-resilient Ireland by providing science-based information on the vulnerability of peatlands to climate change, including extreme weather events. Long-term greenhouse gas monitoring studies over the last two decades have shown that Irish peatlands have been impacted by a wide range of environmental conditions. These studies provide robust greenhouse gas baseline data that can be used to better understand the effects of ….
Implementation of an emission inventory for UK peatlands
Evans, C., Artz, R., Moxley, J., Smyth, M-A., Taylor, E., Archer, N., Burden, A., Williamson, J., Donnelly, D., Thomson, A., Buys, G., Malcolm, H., Wilson, D., Renou-Wilson, F. (2017) Report to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Bangor. 88 pp.
This report to BEIS is on the development and implement a new method for reporting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from peatlands in the UK's emissions inventory. The work builds on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's 2013 Wetlands Supplement, by providing UK-specific estimates of emissions from peat land. It collates consistent spatial information on peat extent and condition for England Northern Ireland, Scotland Wales, the Isle of Man and the Falkland Islands. These data were used to assess the overall extent and condition of UK peatlands; to estimate change in emissions over the period from 1990 to 2013; to implement the first UK-wide inventory of peatland GHG emissions over this period; and to project future peat-derived GHG emissions.
Nursing effects of birch on Sitka spruce grown on an industrial cutaway peatland
Black, K. Renou-Wilson, F. and Keane, M. (2017) Irish Forestry, 74:130-148.
The suitability of major conifer species for afforestation of industrial cutaway peatlands is limited to a narrow range of site types. There is some evidence that establishment of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) or Norway spruce (Picea abies) with birch (Betula spp.), as a mixed stand or by under planting spruce in an established birch canopy can improve the productivity of the conifer crop. Management of mixed Norway spruce and birch crops is now a well-established management model used in southern Sweden (Kronoberg approach). In this study, a mixed spruce-birch trial, established in 2000 under the previous BOGFOR programme, was re-evaluated to determine if there was any evidence of a nurse effect of birch on Sitka spruce. Analysis of various planting configurations showed that planting the two species at the same time in alternate rows produced the best results, in terms of total basal area, top height, mean DBH and height of Sitka spruce. When compared to pure Sitka spruce stands, the productivity was c. 38% higher, for trees planted at the same time in alternate rows with birch. Although the definitive physiological factors contributing to the nursing effect of birch on Sitka spruce is still unclear, these results and others suggest the nursing effect is probably due to enhanced foliage nutrition, possibly associated with increased nutrient availability due to decomposition of birch litter or increased root-zone aeration. There was no evidence of a reduction in exposure or in frost stress in mixed species treatments. The implications of these findings are that the potential area suitable for Sitka spruce on cutaway industrial peatland sites can be expanded when planted in combination with birch. Moreover, the potential utilisation of birch thinnings for biomass and the final Sitka spruce crop for timber may be a particularly suitable option for Bord na Móna, since it may potentially fulfil both bioenergy and timber production objectives. Further research is, however, required to assess whether the nursing effect will continue and to evaluate the viability of the proposed silvicultural system on cutaway peats. The timing of silvicultural interventions is particularly important to ensure that a Sitka spruce crop in not suppressed whilst still preserving the birch nursing effect.
Network Monitoring Rewetted and Restored Peatlands/Organic Soils for Climate and Biodiversity Benefits
Renou-Wilson, F., Wilson, D., Rigney, C., Byrne, K., Farrell, C and Müller, C. (2017): NEROS. EPA Research Report No 236, Environmental Protection Agency, Wexford, Ireland.
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Natural peatlands are a high priority for biodiversity conservation, as species and habitats of international importance depend on the waterlogged conditions. Rewetting of drained peatlands and organic soils aims to return these conditions and set the system on a trajectory that will lead to biodiversity levels characteristic of natural peatlands. In addition, future land use of rewetted peatlands and organic soils should contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, being in line with not only climate change conventions but also sustainability demands….
Multi-year greenhouse gas balances at a rewetted temperate peatland. Pub: Global Change Biology
Wilson, D., Farrell, C., Fallon, D., Moser, G., Muller, C. & Renou-Wilson, F. (2016) DOI: 10.1111/gcb.13325.
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Drained peat soils are a significant source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the atmosphere. Rewetting these soils is considered an important climate change mitigation tool to reduce emissions and create suitable conditions for carbon sequestration. Long‐term monitoring is essential to capture interannual variations in GHG emissions and associated environmental variables and to reduce the uncertainty linked with GHG emission factor calculations. In this study, we present GHG balances: carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) calculated for a 5‐year period at a rewetted industrial cutaway peatland in Ireland (rewetted 7 years prior to the start of the study); and compare the results with an adjacent drained area (2‐year data set), and with ten long‐term data sets from intact (i.e. undrained) peatlands in temperate and boreal regions. In the rewetted site, CO2 exchange (or net ecosystem exchange (NEE)) was.....
Greenhouse gas emission factors associated with rewetting of organic soils.
Wilson, D., Blain, D., Couwenberg, J., Evans, C.D., Murdiyarso, D., Page, S., Renou-Wilson, F., Rieley, J., Sirin, A., Strack, M. & Tuittila, E.-S. (2016), 17, Article 04, 1–28, http://www.mires-and-peat.net/, ISSN 1819-754X, doi: 10.19189/MaP.2016.OMB.222.
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Drained organic soils are a significant source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the atmosphere. Rewetting these soils may reduce GHG emissions and could also create suitable conditions for return of the carbon (C) sink function characteristic of undrained organic soils. In this article we expand on the work relating to rewetted organic soils that was carried out for the 2014 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Wetlands Supplement. We describe the methods and scientific approach used to derive the Tier 1 emission factors (the rate of emission per unit of activity) for the full suite of GHG and waterborne C fluxes associated with rewetting of organic soils.....
To graze or not to graze: comparing 4 years GHG balances and vegetation from a temperate drained and a rewetted organic soil under grassland.
Renou-Wilson, F., Müller, C., Moser, G. and Wilson, D. (2016) Agriculture, Ecosystem and the Environment, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2016.02.011(222), 156-170.
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Nutrient-poor organic soils under maritime grassland are often located in remote wet locations in the landscape. Leaving these soils without drainage maintenance often raise the water table but continuous management (grazing) means they could remain a source of carbon dioxide (CO2) while also turning into a small source of methane (CH4). Due to geographical and socio-economic reasons, removing these sites from agricultural production may be an option to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. To test this hypothesis we measured GHG fluxes over a four year period, at a drained and a rewetted organic soil under grassland, which were both grazed for the first two years and not grazed for the following two years. Statistical response.....
Magnitude, form and bioavailability of fluvial carbon exports from Irish organic soils under pasture.
Barry, C. D., Renou-Wilson, F., Wilson, D., Müller, C. and Foy, R. H. (2016), Aquatic Sciences: 1-20
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Organic soils are widespread in Ireland and vulnerable to degradation via drainage for agriculture. The soil-landuse combination of pasture on organic soils may play a disproportionate role in regional C dynamics but is yet to receive study. Fluvial C fluxes and labile organic fractions were determined for two such sites at nested field (c.4 ha) and subcatchment scales (>40 ha); one relatively dry and nutrient rich, the other wetter and nutrient poor. Field scale flux from the nutrient poor site over 2 years was 38.9 ± 6.6 g C m−2 yr−1 with DIC > DOC > POC at 57, 32 and 11 % respectively, and 72 % DIC was comprised of above equilibrium CO2. At the nutrient rich site....
The role of waterborne carbon in the greenhouse gas balance of drained and re-wetted peatlands
Evans, C., Renou-Wilson,F. and Strack,M. (2015) Aquatic Sciences, doi: 10.1007/s00027-00015-00447-y.
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Accounting for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals in managed ecosystems has generally focused on direct land–atmosphere fluxes, but in peatlands a significant proportion of total carbon loss occurs via fluvial transport. This study considers the composition of this ‘waterborne carbon’ flux, its potential contribution to GHG emissions, and the extent to which it may change in response to land-management. The work describes, and builds on, a methodology to account for major components of these emissions developed for the 2013 Wetland Supplement of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. We identify two major components of GHG emissions from waterbodies draining organic soil: i) ‘on site’ emissions of methane (and to a lesser extent CO2) from drainage ditches located within the peatland; and ii) ‘off site’ emissions of CO2 resulting from downstream oxidation of dissolved and particulate organic carbon (DOC and POC)....
Spatial variation in potential photosynthesis in Northern European bogs
Laine, A. M., Wilson, D., Alm, J., Schneider, J. and Tuittila, E.-S.(2015) Journal of Vegetation Science, doi: 10.1111/jvs.12355, 2015.
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Measurements of ecosystem carbon (C) exchange are usually labour‐intensive and expensive. In peatlands, these temporally and spatially limited measurements are often up‐scaled over comparable ecosystems, such as ombrotrophic bogs, to provide an estimate for ecosystem level carbon dioxide (CO2) fluxes. Peatlands typically have moisture variations reflected in the presence of microforms (e.g. hummocks and hollows), each with characteristic plant life forms. However, so far the applicability of peatland type (e.g. bog, fen) or microforms for up‐scaling has not been assessed. Does the vegetation composition or function of associated species differ so greatly between the same types of peatland that up‐scaling is impossible?…..
Carbon loss from drained organic soils under grassland
Renou-Wilson, F., Wilson, D., Barry, C., Foy, B. and Müller, C. (2015): CALISTO. EPA Research Report No 141, Environmental Protection Agency, Wexford, Ireland.
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Temperate grasslands on organic soils are diverse due to edaphic properties but also because of regional management practices, and this heterogeneity is reflected in the wide range of greenhouse gas (GHG) flux values reported in the literature. In Ireland, most grasslands on organic soils were drained several decades ago and are managed as extensive pastures with little or no fertilisation. This study describes a two-year study of the net ecosystem carbon balance (NECB) of two such sites and aims to deliver data to allow the Republic of Ireland (ROI) to progress towards a higher-tier reporting level for this land use category (LUC). It also provides a comprehensive overview of carbon (C) dynamics in organic soils by investigating all potential C imports and exports, including fluvial C loss….
Derivation of Greenhouse Gas emission factors for peatlands managed for extraction in the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom
Wilson, D., Dixon, S.D., Artz, R.R.E, Smith, T.E.L., Evans, C.D., Owens, H.J.F., Archer, E. and Renou-Wilson, F. (2015), Biogeosciences 12:5291-5308.
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Drained peatlands are significant hotspots of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and may also be more vulnerable to fire with its associated gaseous emissions. Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from peatlands managed for extraction are re-ported on an annual basis…
The impacts of drainage, nutrient status and management practice on the full carbon balance of grasslands on organic soils in a maritime temperate zone
Renou-Wilson, F. Barry, C., Müller, C. Wilson, D. (2014). Biogeosciences , 11:4289-4379.
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Temperate grasslands on organic soils are diverse due to edaphic properties but also to regional management practices and this heterogeneity is reflected in the wide range of greenhouse gas (GHG) flux values reported in the literature. In Ireland, most grasslands on organic soils were drained several decades ago and are managed as extensive pastures with little or no fertilisation. This study describes a 2-year study of the net ecosystem carbon balance (NECB) of two such sites. We determined GHG fluxes and waterborne carbon (C) emissions in a nutrient-rich grassland and compared it with values measured from two nutrient-poor organic soils: a deep-drained and a shallow-drained site. Carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) fluxes were determined using the chamber technique, and fluvial C fluxes were estimated by combining drainage water concentrations and flows....
Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories: Wetlands.
Blain, D., Murdiyarso, D., Couwenberg, J., Nagata, O., Renou-Wilson, F., Sirin, A., Strack, M., Tuittila, E. S., and Wilson, D. (2014) 'Rewetted organic soils' In: Hiraishi, T., Krug, T., Tanabe, K., Srivastava, N., Baasansuren, J., Fukuda, M., and Troxler, T. G (eds). 2013 Supplement to the 2006 IPCC Switzerland: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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The 2013 Supplement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories: Wetlands (Wetlands Supplement) extends the content of the 2006 IPCC Guidelines by filling gaps in coverage and providing updated information reflecting scientific advances, including updating emission factors. It covers inland organic soils and wetlands on mineral soils, coastal wetlands including mangrove forests, tidal marshes and seagrass meadows and constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment. The coverage of the 2006 IPCC Guidelines on wetlands was restricted to peatlands drained and managed for peat extraction, conversion to flooded lands, and limited guidance for drained organic soils.
Carbon emissions and removals from Irish peatlands: Present trends and future mitigation measures
Wilson, D. Müller, C. and F. Renou-Wilson. (2013). Irish Geography, 46(1-2): 1-23.
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In the Republic of Ireland, peatlands cover an estimated 20% of the land area and have been widely utilised over the centuries for energy production, agriculture, forestry and horticultural production. Current estimates suggest that only a small proportion of Irish peatlands are in a natural condition, and that the remainder are either moderately or severely damaged. In this paper, we reviewed carbon (C) studies for the major peatland land uses in Ireland and have estimated that at the national level, emissions from Irish peatlands and related activities (e.g. combustion, horticulture) are around 3 Mt C each year to the atmosphere. However, large uncertainties are associated with this value (1.3–4.7 Mt C yr−1) due to a paucity of field studies for some peatland land uses (particularly cutover peatlands)….
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Wilson, D., C. Farrell, C. Müller and F. Renou-Wilson (2013) 'Rewetted industrial cutaway peatlands in western Ireland: a prime location for climate change mitigation'. Mires and Peat, 11 (Article 01):1-22. Click here for article.
Wilson, D., Renou-Wilson F., Farrell, C., Bullock, C. and C. Müller. (2012). Carbon Restore—The Potential of Restored Irish Peatlands for Carbon Uptake and Storage. Climate Change Research Programme (CCRO) 2007-2013 Report Series No 15. Environmental Protection Agency, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford. 32 pp. Click here for report.
Renou-Wilson F., Bolger T., Bullock C., Convery F., Curry J. P., Ward S., Wilson D. & Müller C. 2011. BOGLAND: Sustainable Management of Irish Peatlands. STRIVE Report No 75 prepared for the Environmental Protection Agency, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford. 157 pp.
Renou-Wilson F., Bolger T., Bullock C., Convery F., Curry J. P., Ward S., Wilson D. & Müller C. (2011). A Protocol for the Sustainable Management of Irish Peatlands. STRIVE Report No 76 prepared for the Environmental Protection Agency, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford. 24 pp.
Renou-Wilson, F., M. Pöllanen, K. Byrne, D. Wilson and E.P. Farrell. (2010). The potential of birch afforestation as an after-use option for industrial cutaway peatlands. SUO, 61 (3-4): 59-76. Click here for article.
Wilson, D., J. Alm, J. Laine, K. A. Byrne, E. P. Farrell, and E.-S. Tuittila (2009). Rewetting of cutaway peatlands: Are we re-creating hotpots of methane emissions? Restoration Ecology 17:796-806. Click here for article.
Renou-Wilson, F. and C.A. Farrell. (2009). Peatland vulnerability to energy-related developments from climate change policy in Ireland: the case of wind farms. Mires and Peatlands, 4 (Article 08):1-11. Click here for article.
Renou-Wilson, F., M. Keane and E.P. Farrell. 2009. Afforestation of industrial cutaway peatlands in the Irish midlands: site selection and species performance. Irish Forestry, 66: 85-100.
Wilson, D. (2009). Death by a thousand cuts – Peatlands in Ireland. The Irish Times (Weekend Review), January 24th Dublin.
Feehan, J., G. O'Donovan, F. Renou-Wilson and D. Wilson (Ed.). (2008) The bogs of Ireland: An introduction to the natural, cultural and industrial heritage of Irish peatlands. University College Dublin, Ireland.
Renou-Wilson, F., M. Keane, G. McNally, J. O'Sullivan, J. and E.P. Farrell. 2008. BOGFOR: A research programme to develop a forest resource on industrial cutaway peatlands in the Irish midlands. COFORD, Dublin.
Renou-Wilson, F., M. Keane and E.P. Farrell. (2008). Establishing oak woodland on cutaway peatlands: Effects of soil preparation and fertilization. Forest Ecology and Management, 255 (3-4):728-737. Click here for article.
Renou-Wilson, F. M. Keane and E.P. Farrell. 2008. Effect of stocktype and cultivation treatment on the survival morphology and physiology of Norway spruce on cutaway peatlands. New Forests, 36 (3):307-330.
Wilson, D., J. Alm, T. Riutta, J. Laine, K. A. Byrne, E. P. Farrell and E.-S. Tuittila. (2007). A high resolution green area index for modelling the seasonal dynamics of CO2 exchange in vascular plant peatland communities. Plant Ecology. 190: 37-51. Click here for article.
Laine, A., D. Wilson, G. Kiely, and K. A. Byrne (2007). Methane flux dynamics in an Irish lowland blanket bog. Plant and Soil: 299(1): 181-193. Click here for article.
Wilson, D and E.P. Farrell. (eds) (2007). CARBAL. Carbon gas balances in industrial cutaway peatlands in Ireland. Final Report. Bord na Móna.
Wilson, D., E.-S. Tuittila, J. Alm, J. Laine, E. P. Farrell and K. A. Byrne. (2007). Carbon dioxide dynamics of a restored maritime peatland. Ecoscience 14: 71-80.
Renou-Wilson, F. and E.P. Farrell. (2007). The use of foliar and soil information for optimising the nutrition of Sitka spruce and Norway spruce on cutaway peatlands. Silva Fennica, 41 (3):409-424.
Renou, F., M. Keane, U. Scallan, and E.P. Farrell. 2007. Establishment of native birch on cutaway peatlands in Ireland: silvicultural practices. European Journal of Forest Research, 126 (4):545-554.
Renou-Wilson, F. and E.P. Farrell. 2007. Phosphorus in surface runoff and soil water following fertilization of afforested cutaway peatlands. Boreal Environment Research, 12 (6):693-709.
Laine, A., M. Sottocornola, G. Kiely, K. A. Byrne, D. Wilson and E.-S. Tuittila. (2006). Estimating net ecosystem exchange in a patterned ecosystem: Example from blanket bog. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 138: 231-243.
Wilson, D. (2006). Climate change, C and Irish peatlands Pages 56-59. In C. A. Farrell, editor. Peatland utilisation and research in Ireland 2006. Proceedings of the 1st seminar of the Irish National Committee of the International Peat Society. Dublin, Ireland, October 10th 2006. Irish Peat Society.
Renou, F. and E.P. Farrell. (2005). Reclaiming peatlands for forestry: the Irish Experience. In J.A. Stanturf and P.A. Madesen (eds) Restoration of Boreal and Temperate Forests, CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp 541-557.