Densest Amazon store of carbon is in the peat
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.028501
BBC : A 120 000 km2 area that accounts for just 3% of the Peruvian Amazon basin contains almost 50% of the basin’s carbon stock. Freddie Draper of the University of Leeds, Katy Roucoux of the University of St Andrews, and their colleagues combined two years of measurements on peat depth, density, and carbon percentage with satellite imagery to reach that conclusion. The imagery revealed that the peatlands were more widespread than expected. The direct measurements of ground carbon revealed that the peat accounted for 90% of the area’s carbon. Draper and Roucoux say that the peatlands are still mostly intact but that preservation efforts should be started now to prevent any damage to the ecosystems.
