Timing of peat initiation across the central Congo Basin

The central Congo Basin contains the world’s most extensive tropical peatland complex, spanning 16.7 million hectares. Until now, radiocarbon dating of basal peats has been limited to 14 samples with poor spatial coverage, and suggested that peat typically initiated during the Holocene. We present 3...

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Main Authors:	Greta C Dargie, Pauline Gulliver, Ian Lawson, Paul J Morris, Bart Crezee, Pierre Bola, Ovide Emba, Nicholas T Girkin, Joseph Kanyama, George E Biddulph, Donna Hawthorne, Déo R V Boukono, Lisa F Louvouandou, Jodrhy P Milandou Matoko, Brice Milongo, Gloire J Kibongui, Enno Schefuβ, Yannick Garcin, Yannick E Bocko, Dylan Young, Andy J Baird, Arnoud Boom, Corneille Ewango, Suspense Averti Ifo, Chris Kiahtipes, Edward Mitchard, Susan E Page, Sofie Sjögersten, Ralph R Schneider, Raphaël Tshimanga, Mark Trigg, Simon L Lewis
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:	Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:	radiocarbon Congo Basin peat initiation
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ade905
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Timing of peat initiation across the central Congo Basin

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