Peatland ecosystems in Kyrgyzstan: Distribution, peat characteristics and a preliminary assessment of carbon storage
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- 作者：Maria Aljesa ; 1 ; m.aljes@posteo.de" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Thomas Heinickeb ; 1 ; thomas.heinicke@agrar.hu-berlin.de" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Jutta Zeitzb ; jutta.zeitz@agrar.hu-berlin.de" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Peatland inventory ; Mountain ecosystems ; High altitude peatlands
- 刊名：Catena
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：September 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：144
- 期：Complete
- 页码：56-64
- 全文大小：1333 K
文摘
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Peatland sites are mainly concentrated in Northern and Central Kyrgyzstan, large peatland sites are rare.
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Soviet topographic maps can serve as a rough estimator of current occurrence of peatlands in Kyrgyzstan.
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Peatland sites show specific characteristics regarding vegetation and peat thickness in different elevation classes.
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Most peat samples showed neutral to alkaline pH, trophic level was mainly eutrophic.
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Degradation processes caused by use as pastures can be observed at most peatland sites.