IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science

Indonesia has the largest tropical peatlands in the world covered an area of 14.91 
\nmillion ha. Peatlands play an important role in global carbon sequestration. This study aimed 
\nto: a] map the peatland in Pesisir Selatan, Sumatra Barat calculate the soil carbon stock in the 
\npeatlands on various land use and peat thickness and c] identify the relationship of soil 
\ncharacteristics to the soil carbon. We investigated thirty soil samples in Pesisir Selatan. The 
\nland-use types on peatland in Pesisir Selatan consisted of forest [GH], shrub [GS], oil palm 
\nplantations [GPs], annual cropland[GLp], and bareland [GLp]. The results showed that the 
\ntotal area of peatlands…