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Title: Carbon stock of peat soils in mangrove forest in Peam Krasaop Wildlife Sanctuary, Koh Kong Province, southwestern Cambodia
Date: 06-Sep-2018
Category: Article
Source/Author: Researchgate.net
Description: Determining the size of the carbon stock in peat in PKWS is consequently valuable for understanding the sequestration capacity of Cambodian peatlands.

Abstract
Very little is known about peatlands in Cambodia. The peatland in Peam Krasaop Wildlife Sanctuary (PKWS), Koh Kong Province, was discovered in 2014 and covers 4,976 ha (including 38 ha outside the sanctuary) in a coastal mangrove forest. In addition to their functions as habitats and maintaining water quality, peatlands are signifi cant carbon sinks and therefore play important roles in mitigating climate change. Determining the size of the carbon stock in peat in PKWS is consequently valuable for understanding the sequestration capacity of Cambodian peatlands. We estimated the amount of carbon stock of peat soils in the mangrove forest of the sanctuary. Peat cores were collected and analysed. The carbon content of the peat was between 19.6 and 22.9%, and its bulk density was 0.347 g/cm 3. Based on our work and previous studies, the average depth of the peat layer is 110 cm and the total peat volume is about 5.83 × 107 m 3. We consequently estimate that approximately 4.47 × 10 6 Mg of carbon is stored in the peatlands of PKWS.


(PDF) Carbon stock of peat soils in mangrove forest in Peam Krasaop Wildlife Sanctuary, Koh Kong Province, southwestern Cambodia. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319057281/download [accessed Sep 06 2018].



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