Measuring carbon stock in peat soils - Balai Penelitian Tanah

Contents
Figures v
Table vii
Glossary ix
Foreword xiii
1. Background 1
1.1. Difference between peat and mineral soils 2
1.2. Carbon emissions from Indonesian peatlands 4
2. Carbon-stock-related peat properties 9
2.1. Bulk density 9
2.2. Soil carbon content 10
2.3. Peat maturity 11
3. Carbon stock determination of peat soil 15
3.1. Determination of sampling points 15
3.2. Peat soil sampling 19
3.2.1. The kinds of peat samples 19
3.2.2. Peat sampling using peat auger 20
3.2.3. Procedure for peat sampling 22
3.2.4. Undisturbed soil sampling using soil core 26
3.2.5. Soil sampling using hollow box of galvanized iron sheet 27
3.3. Measurement of bulk density and organic matter content 29
3.3.1. Bulk density 29
3.3.2. Soil organic carbon content 31
4. Estimation of greenhouse gas emissions 43
5. Discussion 51
References 55
Appendix. Record sheet for peat observation 59
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