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Lateral expansion of northern peatlands calls into question a 1,055 GtC estimate of carbon storage

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J.L.R. would like to acknowledge the late Dr Richard Payne, whose past insights and ideas contributed to the topics discussed in this manuscript.

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Ratcliffe, J.L., Peng, H., Nijp, J.J. et al. Lateral expansion of northern peatlands calls into question a 1,055 GtC estimate of carbon storage. Nat. Geosci. 14, 468–469 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-021-00770-9

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