Potential for large losses of carbon from non-native conifer plantations on deep peat over decadal timescales

Sloan, Thomas J.Ratcliffe, JoshuaAnderson, RussellGehrels, W. RolandGilbert, PeterMauquoy, DmitriNewton, Anthony J.Payne, Richard J.Serafin, JustynaAndersen, Roxane2024-12-052024-12-052024-11-25Sloan, T J, Ratcliffe, J, Anderson, R, Gehrels, W R, Gilbert, P, Mauquoy, D, Newton, A J, Payne, R J, Serafin, J & Andersen, R 2024, 'Potential for large losses of carbon from non-native conifer plantations on deep peat over decadal timescales', Science of the Total Environment, vol. 953, 175964. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.1759640048-9697https://hdl.handle.net/2164/24701Publisher Copyright: © 2024 The Authors Acknowledgements Thanks to Angela Creevy, Chris Cook, Lauren Rawlins and Rebecca Mackenzie who provided assistance with data collection in the field and/or lab. Tree felling was carried out by Steve O'Kane. Robert Matthews provided advice and guidance on forest biomass and carbon modelling. Thanks to Innes Miller, Forest Enterprise Scotland and RWE/Innogy for site access at Bad a’ Cheo; to Phil Di Duca, Julian Hollingdale, and Tilhill Forestry for site access at Broubster and Rosal; to Pieter Høvig for organising access to the Shurrery estate; Sebastian Green for organising access to the Naver estate; to Neil McInness, Malcolm Macdougall and Hugh MacKay and Forestry Commission North Highland FD for site access at Dalchork; to Daniela Klein and the RSPB for site access at Forsinard. Thanks to Sian Haddon at Scottish National Heritage for information on site access and best working practice on SSSI areas. Thanks to Anna McWilliam, Rob Marchant and Tim Allott for comments on versions of the manuscript. We dedicate this MS to the memory of Richard Payne who sadly passed away in 2019.13199350engBlanket bogBulk densityC stocksDrainageForestryTephrochronologyGE Environmental SciencesQH301 BiologyEnvironmental EngineeringEnvironmental ChemistryWaste Management and DisposalPollutionSupplementary DataDASGEQH301Potential for large losses of carbon from non-native conifer plantations on deep peat over decadal timescalesJournal article10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175964http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85203850175&partnerID=8YFLogxK953