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| Silva,Márcio Luiz da; Silva,Alexandre Christófaro; Silva,Bárbara Pereira Christófaro; Barral,Uidemar Morais; Soares,Pablo Gomes e Souza; Vidal-Torrado,Pablo. |
| Peatlands are soil environments that store carbon and large amounts of water, due to their composition (90 % water), low hydraulic conductivity and a sponge-like behavior. It is estimated that peat bogs cover approximately 4.2 % of the Earth's surface and stock 28.4 % of the soil carbon of the planet. Approximately 612 000 ha of peatlands have been mapped in Brazil, but the peat bogs in the Serra do Espinhaço Meridional (SdEM) were not included. The objective of this study was to map the peat bogs of the northern part of the SdEM and estimate the organic matter pools and water volume they stock. The peat bogs were pre-identified and mapped by GIS and remote sensing techniques, using ArcGIS 9.3, ENVI 4.5 and GPS Track Maker Pro software and the maps... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Histosols; GIS; Vertical growth rate; Rate of carbon accumulation; Radiocarbon age. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-06832013000500004 |
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