Carbon Storage of Leyte Sab-A Basin Peatland, Philippines
Leyte Sab-A Basin peatland (LSBP) is the second largest peatland in the Philippines and comprises 3,088 ha (31 km2). The study estimated the C storage and carbon sequestration capacity of the peatland’s four (4) ecotypes, namely, swamp forest (SF), marshland (ML), agroforestry (AF), and agricultural...
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| author | Pearl Aphrodite Bobon-Carnice Jeffrey P. Chanton Veronica P. Migo Decibel V. Faustino-Eslava |
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| description | Leyte Sab-A Basin peatland (LSBP) is the second largest peatland in the Philippines and comprises 3,088 ha (31 km2). The study estimated the C storage and carbon sequestration capacity of the peatland’s four (4) ecotypes, namely, swamp forest (SF), marshland (ML), agroforestry (AF), and agricultural land (AL) using allometric equations. SF rendered the highest downed wood C-stocks followed by AL and AF. For the litter C-stocks, AF rendered the highest, followed by SF, ML, and AL. SF rendered the highest root C-stocks and CO2 sequestered, followed by AL and AF. C% is highest in ML with values ranging from 32-43 C% across the soil peat depth, while SF ranges from 29-34 C%, and AL and AF both with 19-37 C%. The LSBP stores 36.6 Tg of C and 134.5 Tg of CO2 sequestered. This C storage amount can represent 0.04% of tropical peat carbon. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bd53f1d74255408cae2e1f0cbb523e3d2023-10-04T06:43:12ZengMahidol UniversityEnvironment and Natural Resources Journal1686-54562408-23842023-09-0121540241610.32526/ennrj/21/20230015Carbon Storage of Leyte Sab-A Basin Peatland, PhilippinesPearl Aphrodite Bobon-Carnice0Jeffrey P. Chanton1Veronica P. Migo2Decibel V. Faustino-Eslava3Department of Natural Sciences, Eastern Visayas State University, Leyte, PhilippinesDepartment of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USASchool of Environmental Science and Management, University of the Philippines Los Baños, PhilippinesSchool of Environmental Science and Management, University of the Philippines Los Baños, PhilippinesLeyte Sab-A Basin peatland (LSBP) is the second largest peatland in the Philippines and comprises 3,088 ha (31 km2). The study estimated the C storage and carbon sequestration capacity of the peatland’s four (4) ecotypes, namely, swamp forest (SF), marshland (ML), agroforestry (AF), and agricultural land (AL) using allometric equations. SF rendered the highest downed wood C-stocks followed by AL and AF. For the litter C-stocks, AF rendered the highest, followed by SF, ML, and AL. SF rendered the highest root C-stocks and CO2 sequestered, followed by AL and AF. C% is highest in ML with values ranging from 32-43 C% across the soil peat depth, while SF ranges from 29-34 C%, and AL and AF both with 19-37 C%. The LSBP stores 36.6 Tg of C and 134.5 Tg of CO2 sequestered. This C storage amount can represent 0.04% of tropical peat carbon.https://ph02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ennrj/article/view/248222/169449aboveground carbon stocksbelowground carbon stockscarbon sequestrationland-use changemarshlandtropical peat swamp forest |
| spellingShingle | Pearl Aphrodite Bobon-Carnice Jeffrey P. Chanton Veronica P. Migo Decibel V. Faustino-Eslava Carbon Storage of Leyte Sab-A Basin Peatland, Philippines Environment and Natural Resources Journal aboveground carbon stocks belowground carbon stocks carbon sequestration land-use change marshland tropical peat swamp forest |
| title | Carbon Storage of Leyte Sab-A Basin Peatland, Philippines |
| title_full | Carbon Storage of Leyte Sab-A Basin Peatland, Philippines |
| title_fullStr | Carbon Storage of Leyte Sab-A Basin Peatland, Philippines |
| title_full_unstemmed | Carbon Storage of Leyte Sab-A Basin Peatland, Philippines |
| title_short | Carbon Storage of Leyte Sab-A Basin Peatland, Philippines |
| title_sort | carbon storage of leyte sab a basin peatland philippines |
| topic | aboveground carbon stocks belowground carbon stocks carbon sequestration land-use change marshland tropical peat swamp forest |
| url | https://ph02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ennrj/article/view/248222/169449 |
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