Sofie Sjögersten

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ID6019751
NOMBRESofie Sjögersten
NOMBRESSofie
APELLIDOSjögersten
FIRMASJÖGERSTEN S
AFILIACIONESUniversity of Nottingham
ORCID0000-0003-4493-1790
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS6
TOTAL DE CITAS3
TOTAL COMO AUTOR6
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2009
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2025
ÍNDICE H1

  • Timing of peat initiation across the central Congo Basin

    Open AccessGreta C Dargie, Pauline Gulliver et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2025

    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 38 new basal dates, improving spatial coverage across the region. Some of the new basal dates are much older than any previous dates, indicating that p…

  • To till or not to till in a temperate ecosystem? Implications for climate change mitigation

    Open AccessHannah V Cooper, Sofie Sjögersten et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2021

    The management of agricultural soils affect the composition and scale of their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. There is conflicting evidence on the effect of zero-tillage on carbon storage and GHG emissions. Here we assess the effects of zero-tillage over a range of time frames (1–15 years) on carbon storage and GHG release and their controls in the UK Net global warming potential was 30% lower under zero-tillage systems, due to lower carbon diox…

  • Root oxygen mitigates methane fluxes in tropical peatlands

    Open AccessNicholas T Girkin, Christopher H Vane et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2020

    Tropical peatlands are a globally important source of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Vegetation is critical in regulating fluxes, providing a conduit for emissions and regular carbon inputs. However, plant roots also release oxygen, which might mitigate methane efflux through oxidation prior to emission from the peat surface. Here we show, using in situ mesocosms, that root exclusion can reduce methane fluxes by a maximum of 92% depending on s…

  • Long-term reindeer grazing limits warming-induced increases in CO 2 released by tundra heath soil

    Open AccessMaria Väisänen, Sofie Sjögersten et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2015

    The current climate warming in the Arctic may increase the microbial degradation of vast pools of soil carbon (C); however, the temperature sensitivity of decomposition is often highly dependent on the quality of accumulated soil C. Grazing by reindeer (Rangifer tarandus L.) substantially affects the dominant vegetation and often increases graminoids in relation to dwarf shrubs in ecosystems, but the effect of this vegetation shift on the soil C …

  • Responses to climate change and farming policies by rural communities in northern China

    Open AccessSofie Sjögersten, Chris Atkin et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2013Citada por: 2Referencias: 35

  • The Impact of Climate Change on Ecosystem Carbon Dynamics at the Scandinavian Mountain Birch Forest–Tundra Heath Ecotone

    Sofie Sjögersten, Philip A WookeyARTICLEAMBIO2009Citada por: 1

    Changes in temperature and moisture resulting from climate change are likely to strongly modify the ecosystem carbon sequestration capacity in high-latitude areas, both through vegetation shifts and via direct warming effects on photosynthesis and decomposition. This paper offers a synthesis of research addressing the potential impacts of climate warming on soil processes and carbon fluxes at the forest-tundra ecotone in Scandinavia. Our results …