CO₂ efflux from peat soils that were cleared of forest (cleared 8 months) where peat was disturbed by cutting blocks from the soils (disturbed) and two days after the blocks of peat were cut (2 days post-disturbance).

<p>There was a significant effect of the disturbance treatment (F_2,15 = 25.37, P<0.0001) but after two days there was no significant difference in soil CO₂ efflux between disturbed and undisturbed samples.</p

Estimates of CO₂ efflux from modified mangrove and other habitats with peat soils.

<p>Estimates of CO₂ efflux from modified mangrove and other habitats with peat soils.</p

Variation in CO₂ efflux from peat soils over the time since the mangrove forest was cleared from Twin Cays Belize.

<p>The fitted line is of the form: Log CO₂ Efflux  =  a x exp (-b x time) where a = 0.712 and b = 0.656; R² = 0.51. The model is significant: F_1,30 = 40.4988, P<0.0001.</p