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Table 5 Medium estimates of peat volume (km3) calculated from MoA and (WI) maps, and differences between map sources

From: An appraisal of Indonesia’s immense peat carbon stock using national peatland maps: uncertainties and potential losses from conversion

Island

Depth classes

<50 cm

50–100 cm

100–200 cm

>200 cm

Total

MoA

WI

Diff

MoA

WI

Diff

MoA

WI

Diff

MoA

WI

Diff

MoA

WI

Diff

Kalimantan

–

0.47

−0.47

7.86

13.05

−5.19

20.85

20.86

−0.01

121.83

124.86

−3.03

150.54

159.25

−8.71

Sumatra

–

–

0.00

13.25

2.83

10.43

25.62

52.01

−26.39

159.97

167.57

−7.61

198.84

222.41

−23.57

Papua

–

0.45

−0.45

18.19

40.32

−22.13

12.26

10.52

1.75

11.19

42.93

−31.74

41.65

94.23

−52.58

Total

–

0.92

−0.92

39.31

56.21

−16.90

58.73

83.39

−24.66

292.99

335.37

−42.38

391.03

475.89

−84.86

  1. Detailed low, medium and high estimates of peat volume by province and depth class are provided in Additional file 1: Tables 6–10
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