Table 6 Comparison of the estimates of carbon released from 1997 peat fires using the emission data from Tables 4 and 5 and as reported in7.
Peatland cover class | Total study area, 103 ha | Damage in class, % | Area burnt, ha | Total emissions per cover class, t CO2 eq ha−1 | Total emissionsGt CO2 eq | C loss, Gt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | E = from Tables (4 + 5) | ETOTAL = A*E*10−9 | CLOSS = ETOTAL * 12/44 | |||
Primary PSF | 217.1 | 4.5 | 9,769.5 | 1,042.0 | 0.01 | 0.0028 |
Logged over PSF | 1,070.70 | 29.2 | 312,644.4 | 725.0 | 0.23 | 0.0618 |
Fragmented PSF | 79 | 70 | 55,300.0 | 778.6 | 0.04 | 0.0117 |
Riverine swamp forest | 16.8 | 7.1 | 1,192.8 | 1,042.0 | 0.001 | 0.0003 |
Fragmented riverine swamp forest | 130.5 | 15.7 | 20,488.5 | 778.6 | 0.02 | 0.0044 |
Mangrove forest | 88.4 | 14.6 | 12,906.4 | 1,042.0 | 0.01 | 0.0037 |
Forest mosaics | 257.7 | 54.1 | 139,415.7 | 778.6 | 0.11 | 0.0296 |
Bushland | 207.9 | 45.2 | 93,970.8 | 737.4 | 0.07 | 0.0189 |
Swampy grasslands | 75.8 | 41 | 31,078.0 | 737.4 | 0.02 | 0.0063 |
Total peatland | 2,143.90 | 33.9 | 726,782.1 | 0.51 | 0.14 | |
Page et al. 2002 study | 2,143.90 | 33.9 | 726,782.1 | 0.24–0.28 |
