How global warming affects the ability of northern peatlands to store carbon is uncertain. Now, researchers show that early summer warming increases carbon uptake, whereas warmer late summer decreases it.
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Juutinen, S. Summer matters for peatlands. Nat. Clim. Chang. 12, 706–707 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-022-01438-x
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