Organic soils are important carbon sinks. In bogs and fens, they are formed by the incomplete (anaerobic) decomposition of plant matter in the waterlogged soil. The agricultural use of these soils generally requires their drainage. Aeration of the previously waterlogged strata leads to terrain subsidence, peat decomposition, and thus to major and persistent CO2 and N2O emissions.
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