Table 3 Estimates of PyC stock and PyC/TOC in Amazonian and high-latitude northern peatlands and Amazonian forest soils
From: Wildfire legacies on pyrogenic carbon stocks in Amazonian peatlands
Ecosystem type | Study region | PyC stock based on area (Mg ha−1) | PyC/TOC (%) | PyC method* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Peatland | Amazon Basin (this study) | 16 | 1.6 | HyPy |
Northwestern Amazonia (this study) | 12 | 1.2 | ||
Peatland | High-latitude northern peatlands29 | 156 | 14 | NMR |
Forest (non-Terra preta) | Amazon Basin (0–30 cm)26 | 1.4 | 4.7 | HyPy |
Amazon Basin (0–100 cm)26 | 3.6 | 7.3 | ||
Forest (ombrophilous, deciduous and semideciduous) | Northern Brazilian Amazon (0–100 cm)40 | 1.1 | 1.9 | CTO-375 |
Forest | Southern Amazonia (0–30 cm)28 | 2.3 | 4.3 | HyPy |
Forest fragments | Forest-savanna matrix in Roraima, Brazil (0–100 cm)27 | 1.4 | 1.3 | CTO-375 |
