Carbon stock, subsurface characteristics and accommodation settings of sub-tropical peatland Histosols, K'gari, Queensland Australia

• Published in: Geoderma Regional Vol. 40; p. e00913
• Main Authors: Chalmers, Gareth, Ghasemzadeh, Zeinab, Chittleborough, David, Gontz, Allen, Cooray, Iroshaka Gregory, Yule, Catherine, Chellaiah, Darshanaa, McCallum, Adrian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.03.2025
• Subjects: Accommodation space; Bulk density; carbon sinks; Carbon stock; climate; coastal sediments; Degree of Humification; Haplohemists; Hiatuses; Histosol; Histosols; Holocene epoch; humification; organic carbon; Peat; peatlands; Queensland; redox potential; swamps; topography; water content; water table; Queensland; Bulk density; Degree of Humification; Carbon stock; Hiatuses; Histosol; Accommodation space; Haplohemists; Peat

Whereas temperate and tropical peatlands have been extensively studied, much less is known about the age, formation history, carbon stock and soil characteristics of subtropical peatlands. Here we investigate the organic carbon density or stock and soil characteristics of three peatlands of K'g...