This project was funded by the Senate of Berlin and the European Union (European Regional Development Fund).
The ecosystem service of climate protection (‚historical storage‘) for 
Berlin's Peatlands is determined by calculating their quantities of carbon (C) storage (total C storage) together with their current vulnerability (vulnerability of the climate protection service). A ‚stacking system‘ was put together from field and theoretical data, which covered 33 of the most prevalent soil horizons found in Berlin's peatlands. The C storage quantities (Corg) and labile C contents (Chwe) per 1 ha land and 1 dm thickness were calculated for each of these horizons (see table).
HSK und ZG ** |
Stichprobenanzahl n |
Corg |
Chwe |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Corg |
Chwe |
[t*dm-1*ha-1] |
[t*dm-1*ha-1 ] |
Ah:Ss |
21 |
1* |
19,5 |
0,8 |
Aa:Ss |
24 |
3 |
63,8 |
6,5 |
G |
28 |
1* |
16,5 |
0,7 |
Gh |
8 |
1* |
110,5 |
4,4 |
Fr:Fhg |
39 |
4 |
66,1 |
1,8 |
Fr:Fhl |
12 |
1 |
41,3 |
1,8 |
Fr:Fkk |
5 |
1* |
18,3 |
0,7 |
Fr:Fmk |
24 |
2 |
42,4 |
5,7 |
Fr:Fm |
37 |
2 |
51,1 |
1,1 |
Hav:Hnr:Z3-4 |
1 |
1 |
59,2 |
3,2 |
M:Ss(fS) |
1 |
1* |
42,1 |
1,7 |
nHr:Hnle:Z3-4 |
4 |
1 |
72,5 |
2,2 |
nHr:Hnr:Z1-2 |
17 |
2 |
58,4 |
1,9 |
nHr:Hnr:Z3-4 |
7 |
3 |
72,0 |
2,2 |
nHr:Hnb:Z1-4 |
5 |
2 |
60,5 |
1,5 |
nHt:Hnr:Z3-4 |
1 |
1 |
76,1 |
3,0 |
nHv:Ha:Z5 |
21 |
2 |
103,0 |
12,1 |
nHw:Ha:Z5 |
1 |
1 |
45,5 |
2,2 |
nHw:Hnr:Z3-4 |
3 |
3 |
71,1 |
5,1 |
uHr:Hhs:Z1-2 |
9 |
2 |
31,9 |
1,0 |
uHr:Hhs:Z3-4 |
7 |
2 |
50,5 |
2,2 |
uHr:Hnr:Z1-4 |
2 |
1 |
59,2 |
1,6 |
uHt:Hhs:Z3-4 |
2 |
1 |
69,2 |
4,3 |
uHt:Hnr:Z3-4 |
1 |
1 |
85,3 |
5,3 |
uHv:Ha:Z5 |
10 |
1 |
108,3 |
8,1 |
uHva:Hhs:Z3-4 |
1 |
1 |
62,9 |
4,7 |
uHw:Hhs:Z1-2 |
3 |
2 |
29,6 |
1,0 |
uHw:Hhs:Z3-4 |
3 |
1 |
51,4 |
2,0 |
rHv nHw:Ha:Z5 |
12 |
2 |
65,8 |
4,5 |
rHv nHw:Hnr:Z3-4 |
4 |
2 |
86,5 |
6,9 |
rHv uHw:Hnr:Z3-4 |
2 |
1 |
97,3 |
7,3 |
rHa nHw:Hnr:Z3-4 |
2 |
1 |
60,5 |
3,3 |
rHa uHw:Hnr:Z3-4 |
2 |
1 |
67,3 |
3,7 |
* Values from literature, conservative estimates
** Horizon: Substrate: Degree of Decomposition; Nomenclature according to the German Soil Classification System, Ad-Hoc-AG Boden (2005)
The stacking system enables to transfer the C storage quantities to other peat soil horizons and soil profiles with similar soil and substrate properties (see Möller et al. 2014). With this, an accurate determination of the climate protection service as well as its vulnerabilities has become possible for all of Berlin's peatlands.
In addition to by the stacking system in CARBSTOR (www.carbstor.de, and Möller et al. 2014), which used mostly data of peatlands under agricultural use, the newly presented system here covers typical properties of peatlands of Berlin. This includes lower topsoil bulk densities in comparison to those peatlands used for agriculture in rural areas.
1 ha *1 dm =
Principle of the Stacking System
for the Calculation of Different C Storages
to assess Climate Protection Services
