Land-use change causes rapid carbon losses in Congo Basin peatlands across climate scenarios, whereas the effects of climate change alone are uncertain

• Young, D. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6519-5473
• Baird, A.
• Morris, P.
• Burke, E.
• Smith, C.
• Ramirez, J.
• Dargie, G.
• Boom, A.
• Betts, R.
• Bocko, Y.E.
• Cook, P.
• Crabtree, D.E.
• Crezee, B.
• Garcin, Y.
• Georgiou, S.
• Girkin, N.T.
• Hawthorne, D.
• Lawson, I.T.
• Page, S.E.
• Schefuß, E.
• Sciumbata, M.
• Sjögersten, S.
• Ifo, S.A.
• Lewis, S.L.

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• Accepted: 21 August 2025

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