Multidate, multisensor remote sensing reveals high density of carbon‐rich mountain peatlands in the páramo of Ecuador

• Published in: Global change biology Vol. 23; no. 12; pp. 5412 - 5425
• Main Authors: Hribljan, John A., Suarez, Esteban, Bourgeau‐Chavez, Laura, Endres, Sarah, Lilleskov, Erik A., Chimbolema, Segundo, Wayson, Craig, Serocki, Eleanor, Chimner, Rodney A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.2017
• Subjects: accounting; altitude; Area; carbon; Carbon - chemistry; carbon sequestration; Core sampling; Coring; data collection; Ecuador; Environmental Monitoring; Forests; Image detection; Imagery; issues and policy; Land cover; Land use; land use and land cover maps; Landsat; Landsat satellites; Management; Mapping; mountain; Mountains; multidate SAR; Peat; Peat soils; peatland; Peatlands; Policies; páramo; Radar; Radar imaging; Radarsat; Remote sensing; Remote Sensing Technology; Satellite imagery; Scaling; Soil; Soil - chemistry; Soil mapping; Soils; Stocks; Storage; Sustainability management; Sustainable practices; Time Factors; Tropical climate; tropics; Wetlands; Ecuador; mountain; multidate SAR; páramo; carbon; tropics; peatland

Tropical peatlands store a significant portion of the global soil carbon (C) pool. However, tropical mountain peatlands contain extensive peat soils that have yet to be mapped or included in global C estimates. This lack of data hinders our ability to inform policy and apply sustainable management p...