Iuliia Burdun

Microbial responses to changing plant community protect peatland carbon stores during Holocene drying - Nature Communications This study reveals that Holocene drying-induced woody plant expansion in peatlands suppresses microbial heterotrophic activity and enhances organic matter stability, creating a natural buffer for carb...

Earth system feedbacks are very complex - there are positive but also negative feedbacks; tipping points that are subject not just to thresholds but the rate of change. Our new paper reveals some of that complexity with respect to the composition of peat vegetation:

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Water chemistry and greenhouse gas concentrations in waterbodies of a thawing permafrost peatland complex in northern Norway Abstract. Thermokarst ponds in thawing permafrost landscapes play a considerable role in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions despite their small size, yet they remain underrepresented in Earth system…

🗞️ New article in Biogeosciences by Jacqueline K. Knutson et al. ⬇️

Water chemistry and greenhouse gas concentrations in waterbodies of a thawing permafrost peatland complex in northern Norway

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In July, the Pacific Decadal Oscillation hit its lowest monthly value in **171 years** of data. The current string of negative readings is the longest on record.

How does this related to major research just out on climate change and prolonged SW US drought? 1/4

www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monit...

Requiem for the nearly lost Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. They are not yet gone. But for thousands of species, the Earth is…

[FOUNDER'S BRIEF - @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social]

They are not yet gone. But for thousands of species, the Earth is already holding its breath.

A new review confirms what conservationists have long suspected: more than 10,000 species now sit on the precipice.

To survive climate change, scientists say protected areas need ‘climate-smart’ planning Protected areas such as national parks, nature reserves and Indigenous lands are the foundation of biodiversity conservation. However, climate change is threatening their effectiveness in…

🌍 Are protected areas ready for climate change?

As ecosystems shift, scientists urge a rapid shift to “climate-smart” conservation. New efforts like the CAPA initiative aim to climate-proof PAs in Africa, Fiji & Belize.

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Thanks to my great co-authors Mari Myllymäki, @artzrebekka.bsky.social, @melinaguene.bsky.social, Leonas Jarašius, Ain Kull, Erik A. Lilleskov, Kevin McCullough, Mara Pakalne, Jiabin Pu, Jurate Sendzikaite, Liga Strazdina, and @miinaraut.bsky.social
Made at @aalto.fi Funded by Academy of Finland

🌍Over time, #restored #peatlands tend to align more closely with intact sites, exhibiting a linear trend in #LST and albedo similarity. Full alignment may take decades.

What did we find?
➡️Restoration led to notable shifts in the difference between #restored and intact #peatlands.
➡️Daytime #LST differences decreased.
➡️Nighttime #LST differences changed.
➡️Albedo differences narrowed, especially in winter & early spring.

We assessed 72 sites across #Finland, #Estonia, #Latvia, #Lithuania, the #UnitedKingdom, #Canada, and the #UnitedStates.
Before restoration, degraded sites often had lower daytime land surface temperature (LST), higher nighttime #LST, and lower #albedo than intact sites.

Satellite data archives reveal positive effects of peatland restoration: albedo and temperature begin to resemble those of intact peatlands - IOPscience Satellite data archives reveal positive effects of peatland restoration: albedo and temperature begin to resemble those of intact peatlands, Burdun, Iuliia, Myllymäki, Mari, Artz, Rebekka R.E., Guêné-Nanchen, Mélina, Jarašius, Leonas, Kull, Ain, Lilleskov, Erik A., McCullough, Kevin, Pakalne, Mara, Pu, Jiabin, Sendzikaite, Jurate, Strazdina, Liga, Rautiainen, Miina

New paper out! Using over 20 years of #satellite data, we show that restored #peatlands start to resemble intact peatlands. Their #albedo and land surface #temperature (LST) gradually align with those of natural peatlands.
👉 iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

Very good recommendations here of Ukrainian literature in English.

Got 1 minute? Learn about floodplain reconnection and wetland restoration in the Romanian Danube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qize...

🚀 GeoAI Tutorial 12: Wetland Mapping with Deep Learning and GeoAI! 🌍

🎥 Watch the full tutorial here: youtu.be/ed79i3DTWT0
📓 Explore the notebook: geoai.gishub.org/examples/wet...

#GeoAI #geospatial #AI #Python #DeepLearning

An abstract red and blue heat map.

🗺️ Global Peatland Hotspot Atlas 2024: https://www.unep.org/resources/report/global-peatland-hotspot-atlas-2024

Find out more about freshwater 👇 https://buff.ly/2SFShqf

Russia Drops FAB-250 Bombs on Kostiantynivka, Killing 5 and Injuring 11 On February 26, a Russian airstrike on the city of Kostyantynivka in the Donetsk region resulted in the deaths of five people and injuries to 11 others, according to the National Police of Ukraine.

🔴 Russian airstrike on the city of Kostyantynivka in the Donetsk region on February 26 resulted in the deaths of five people and injuries to 11 others, according to the National Police of Ukraine.

Mismatch Between Global Importance of #Peatland s and the Extent of Their Protection
Austin et al 2025

Three years of unimaginable loss, resilience, and courage.
#StandWithUkraine

Flyer for a session at EGU 2025. Text reads: Peatland hydrology - From tropical to subarctic latitudes. EGU General Assembly, Session HS10.3. Conveners: Michel Bechtold, Iuliia Burdun, Alex Cobb, Emma Shuttleworth, Marie Laroque

Still time to submit abstracts to HS10.3 #Peatland #Hydrology at #EGU25 via this link: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio... Please share widely. It's shaping up to be a great session! #PeatlandsMatter #PeatECR @burdun.bsky.social @michelbechtold.bsky.social

Ice disks in #Helsinki today

Eddy-covariance tower in a vast peatland. Photo: Andreas Heinemeyer

🕯️🕯️🎄Happy second Advent-week to all #PeatECR and #peatland folks!

We’re looking for dynamic, motivated new members to continue our mission to support PeatECR all over the world 🤝🌎

Contact us via 🌐www.peatecr.com or via 📧 peatecr@gmail.com for more information.

📸: @andreasheinem.bsky.social

📷 Luhasoo peatland in Estonia is 💕

4. Day 22, 2 colours (green vs blue) that were dominant in Finnish inland water bodies this summer based on satellite Sentinel 2 data.

Updates from the Ukraine Pavilion at #COP29Azerbaijan: Jan Peters & Dr. Inna Hoch (UNDP) showcased the Guidelines for #Paludiculture in Ukraine, emphasizing why #PeatlandsMatter – especially in times of conflict. Dive into our UNDP publication here:👉 t1p.de/kg5vl

🌍🌿 💧 Peatland hydrology: From tropical to subarctic latitudes at EGU25!
We welcome studies on hydrological processes in peatlands. Submit your abstract and share your insights! Deadline: 15 January 2025.
@michelbechtold.bsky.social
@em-shuttleworth.bsky.social
#peat #wetland #bog #fen #swamp

3. Day 18 - 3D map of the Repedea River valley in Maramureș County, Romania

2. Day 6, Raster: Pixelscape of rasters with spatial resolution varying from 0.5 to 1113.2 m around Aalto University

This year I participated in some days of #30DayMapChallenge. Here are my maps:

1. Day 3, Polygons of 🔥 occurrences across #Ukraine🇺🇦 for the year 2024 (January-August) with #MODIS data.

Ukraine war live: Russia launches massive missile strike, hitting energy grid and residential areas Biggest air strike in months raises fears for Ukraine energy infrastructure ahead of winter months Ukraine’s largest private energy provider says that the early morning Russian air strikes on Ukraine’s power infrastructure has “seriously damaged”…

Ukraine war live: Russia launches massive missile strike, hitting energy grid and residential areas

Explainer: All You Need to Know About the EU Nature Restoration Law Part of the European Union’s Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, the Nature Restoration Law is the latest bold and ambitious piece of environmental legislation passed by the bloc. Its aim is to reverse the loss of natural ecosystems. The law is...

Explainer: All You Need to Know About the EU Nature Restoration Law
->Earth.Org | #Nature #Restoration | More info from EcoSearch