“These will be vital observations to improve not only the reporting of greenhouse gases from peatlands but also will serve to enhance our ability to understand regionally different impacts of land management decisions and climate change on peatland resilience”

The flux tower network in Scotland is to be extended and enhanced to better understand the carbon and climate impact of restoring peatlands. Supported by over £1 million of Scottish Government funding, three additional flux towers to be operated by the James Hutton Institute will join the current network and all nine of the towers currently in the network will be upgraded.

The data from flux towers is used to measure greenhouse gas emissions from soils and degraded peatland and show how the emissions change after restoration. 

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This article was originally posted by The James Hutton Institute