Editing Bog (section)

===Other uses===
The peat in bogs is an important place for the storage of carbon. If the peat decays, carbon dioxide would be released to the atmosphere, contributing to global warming. Undisturbed, bogs function as a [[carbon sink]].<ref name=NYT10612 /><ref>{{cite journal |last=Gorham |first=E. |date=1991 |title=Northern peatlands role in the carbon cycle and probable responses to climatic warming |journal=Ecological Applications |volume=1 |issue=2 |pages=182–95|doi=10.2307/1941811 |pmid=27755660 |jstor=1941811 |bibcode=1991EcoAp...1..182G |s2cid=2701885 |url=http://purl.umn.edu/125845 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Loisel |first1=Julie |last2=Gallego-Sala |first2=Angela |date=2020-12-21|title=Guest post: How human activity threatens the world's carbon-rich peatlands|url=https://www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-how-human-activity-threatens-the-worlds-carbon-rich-peatlands|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201221100132/https://www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-how-human-activity-threatens-the-worlds-carbon-rich-peatlands |archive-date=21 December 2020 |access-date=2021-01-01|website=Carbon Brief |language=en}}</ref> As one example, the peatlands of the former Soviet Union were calculated to be removing 52 Tg of carbon per year from the atmosphere.<ref name="Solomeshch" />{{rp|41}} Therefore, the rewetting of drained peatlands may be one of the most cost-effective ways to mitigate climate change.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.euki.de/en/news/interview-rewetting-peatlands-to-cut-emissions/|title=Interview: Rewetting Peatlands to Cut Emissions |last=Mandel |first=Martti |date=2018-11-10|website=EUKI |language=en-US |access-date=2019-11-02}}</ref>

Peat bogs are also important in storing fresh water, particularly in the headwaters of large rivers. Even the enormous [[Yangtze River]] arises in the Ruoergai peatland near its headwaters in [[Tibet]].<ref name="Keddy" />{{rp|at=fig. 13.8}}

[[Blueberries]], [[cranberries]], [[cloudberries]], [[huckleberries]], and [[lingonberries]] are harvested from the wild in bogs. [[Bog oak]], wood that has been partially preserved by bogs, has been used in the manufacture of [[furniture]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2021}}

[[Sphagnum bog]]s are also used for outdoor recreation, with activities including [[ecotourism]] and hunting. For example, many popular canoe routes in northern Canada include areas of peatland. Some other activities, such as [[all-terrain vehicle]] use, are especially damaging to bogs.{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}<ref>Taylor, Richard B, "[https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_rp_t3200_1081.pdf THE EFFECTS OF OFF-ROAD VEHICLES ON ECOSYSTEMS]," 2001.</ref>