Table 4 Bulk density, carbon, and nitrogen concentrations and masses per square meter at SDB-1 near the center of peat dome
Depth (cm) | Sedimentary facis | Number of samples | Bulk density (kg m−3) | Organic C (%) | Organic N (%) | C/N | Thickness for calculation (cm) | Stored C (kg C m−2) | Stored N (kg N m−2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0–40 | DP | 2 | 45.9 (3.0) | 35.9 (0.6) | 1.4 (0.1) | 26.6 (1.7) | 40 | 3.3 | 0.1 |
40–130 | LP | 2 | 33.0 (9.6) | 53.2 (1.7) | 1.0 (0.2) | 56.3 (9.1) | 90 | 19.3 | 0.4 |
130–150 | DeP | 2 | 112.8 (47.0) | 56.8 (2.9) | 1.0 (0.1) | 56.8 (7.2) | 20 | 12.8 | 0.2 |
150–170 | LP | 1 | 42.8 | 56.5 | 0.8 | 71.5 | 20 | 4.8 | 0.1 |
170–188 | DeP | 1 | 105.8 | 54.7 | 1.9 | 28.2 | 18 | 10.4 | 0.4 |
188–920 | P | 12 | 46.1 (22.7) | 55.9 (6.2) | 0.8 (0.1) | 68.7 (5.4) | 732 | 188.8 | 2.8 |
0–920 | 239.5 | 3.9 |