September 22, 2026
Journal Article

The underappreciated importance of small wetlands in global methane emissions

Abstract

Small wetlands remain underappreciated in the global methane budget. Using 30-m resolution remote sensing data, we identified 163.6 million small wetlands (

Published: September 22, 2026

Citation

Li F., Q. Zhu, K. Yuan, E. Fluet-Chouinard, X. Zhang, J. Wang, and S.H. Knox, et al. 2026. The underappreciated importance of small wetlands in global methane emissions. Nature Climate Change 16:535–539. PNNL-SA-218371. doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02609-w

Research topics

Biology