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The UK's peatlands face an uncertain future amid the escalating impacts of climate change. Peatlands are critical ecosystems for carbon storage and biodiversity, containing more carbon than all the ...

Sphagnum moss, which occurs in peatlands across the ... They play a role in the creation of peat bogs and, by storing water in their spongy forms, they prevent the decay of dead plant material ...

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Sphagnum moss is a key building block of peat and healthy blanket bog keeps the underlying peat banks safe. Sphagnum traps carbon dioxide and due to its water retention properties it also helps reduce ...

Plants like sphagnum moss and others have adapted so that they can grow in these difficult wet conditions. When they die, they break down and form a layer of peat in the water. The peat holds even ...