Holocene patterns of peat accumulation in Peruvian Amazonia

Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology 2026 Open access

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Authors: I.T. Lawson, Christine M. Åkesson, G.C. Dargie, John del Aguila Pasquel, Frederick C. Draper, Adam Hastie, T.J. Kelly, D. Sassoon, Vojtěch Abrahám, T.R. Baker, Derek Fabel, Pauline Gulliver
+2 more E.N. Honorio Coronado, K H Roucoux
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2026.113579
Cited by: 1
References: 59

Abstract

Peatlands accumulate and store carbon over centuries to tens of millennia. Analysing the age structure of peatlands helps us to understand their genesis, development, and stability as carbon stores, and informs peatland management. Here we analyse new and previously published radiocarbon dates from peatlands in the Pastaza-Marañón Basin in Peru, the largest known peatland complex in Amazonia. We show that peatlands here are younger (< c. 8900 and frequently

Fields of Study & Subjects

Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology Fire effects on ecosystems Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics

Publication details

Journal / source
Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Volume
686
Pages
113579–113579
Publication date
17 January 2026
Language
EN