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Abstract
Western Siberia is a unique bog region. Siberian peatlands have been a major sink of atmospheric carbon since the last deglaciation and, on the other hand, in some epochs – like the present – they are the most powerful source of methane emission. About 104 Mha of Russian peatlands are located in Western Siberia, which consists almost completely of pristine peatland ecosystems. This paper considers the role of the Western Siberian peatlands in a global carbon balance and their possible influence on the formation of Earth’s climate.
Acknowledgements
This research was financially supported by EU‐INTAS project 34.35.25, CAR‐WET‐SIB “Biogeochemical cycle of carbon in wetlands of Western Siberia” GDRI (Groupement de recherche international) project, ANR project “IMPACT‐Boreal”, and RFBR 08‐04‐92495‐CNRS_a, RFBR 08‐05‐92496‐CNRS_a, RFBR 08‐05‐92497‐CNRS_a projects. Landscape studies in August 2006 were carried out with the assistance of US National Public Radio.