Preliminary assessment of selected physico-chemical properties of peat water in relation to land use conversion in Leyte Sab-a Basin Peatland, Philippines
Tropical peatlands are unique wetland ecosystems that provide various ecosystem services such as carbon and water storage. However, these ecosystems have been significantly altered by anthropogenic activities. In this study, the impact of land use conversion on the selected physico-chemical properti...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Visayas State University
2024-06-01
|
| Series: | Annals of Tropical Research |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://atr.vsu.edu.ph/article/view/13 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1841550735750201344 |
|---|---|
| author | Shella S. Salamia Syrus Cesar P. Decena Michael S. Arguelles Arwin O. Arribado Lydia L. Robel |
| author_facet | Shella S. Salamia Syrus Cesar P. Decena Michael S. Arguelles Arwin O. Arribado Lydia L. Robel |
| author_sort | Shella S. Salamia |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Tropical peatlands are unique wetland ecosystems that provide various ecosystem services such as carbon and water storage. However, these ecosystems have been significantly altered by anthropogenic activities. In this study, the impact of land use conversion on the selected physico-chemical properties of surface water in the Leyte Sab-a Basin Peatland was investigated. Surface peat water was collected from peat swamp forest, peatland converted to grassland and peatland under cultivation. The surface peat water temperature was measured on-site and the collected water samples were analyzed for turbidity, pH, dissolved oxygen (DO), nitrate (NO3-N), phosphate (PO4), and total dissolved solids (TDS). It was found that the physico-chemical properties of water such as temperature, pH, and TDS were significantly higher in disturbed land use (cultivation) areas. The direct relationship between the temperature of surface peat water to both phosphate and TDS suggests that increasing temperature brought by peatland conversion may directly lead to increasing phosphate and total dissolved solids concentration in water. Strong relationships were also found between TDS and phosphates as well as between pH and dissolved oxygen. Finally, the increasing trend of values of the examined peat water physico-chemical properties with land use disturbance (cultivation) indicates peatland degradation. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-05e04528a1854ed8b158d508d125edf1 |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 0116-0710 2704-3541 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2024-06-01 |
| publisher | Visayas State University |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Annals of Tropical Research |
| spelling | doaj-art-05e04528a1854ed8b158d508d125edf12025-01-10T02:11:27ZengVisayas State UniversityAnnals of Tropical Research0116-07102704-35412024-06-014611227https://doi.org/10.32945/atr4612.2024Preliminary assessment of selected physico-chemical properties of peat water in relation to land use conversion in Leyte Sab-a Basin Peatland, PhilippinesShella S. Salamia0Syrus Cesar P. Decena1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0237-6269Michael S. Arguelles2Arwin O. Arribado3Lydia L. Robel4College of Teacher Education, Arts and Sciences, Visayas State University Alangalang, Brgy. Binongtoan Alangalang, Leyte 6517, PhilippinesCollege of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Visayas State University Alangalang, Brgy. Binongtoan Alangalang, Leyte 6517, PhilippinesCollege of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Visayas State University Alangalang, Brgy. Binongtoan Alangalang, Leyte 6517, PhilippinesCollege of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Visayas State University Alangalang, Brgy. Binongtoan Alangalang, Leyte 6517, PhilippinesCollege of Teacher Education, Arts and Sciences, Visayas State University Alangalang, Brgy. Binongtoan Alangalang, Leyte 6517, PhilippinesTropical peatlands are unique wetland ecosystems that provide various ecosystem services such as carbon and water storage. However, these ecosystems have been significantly altered by anthropogenic activities. In this study, the impact of land use conversion on the selected physico-chemical properties of surface water in the Leyte Sab-a Basin Peatland was investigated. Surface peat water was collected from peat swamp forest, peatland converted to grassland and peatland under cultivation. The surface peat water temperature was measured on-site and the collected water samples were analyzed for turbidity, pH, dissolved oxygen (DO), nitrate (NO3-N), phosphate (PO4), and total dissolved solids (TDS). It was found that the physico-chemical properties of water such as temperature, pH, and TDS were significantly higher in disturbed land use (cultivation) areas. The direct relationship between the temperature of surface peat water to both phosphate and TDS suggests that increasing temperature brought by peatland conversion may directly lead to increasing phosphate and total dissolved solids concentration in water. Strong relationships were also found between TDS and phosphates as well as between pH and dissolved oxygen. Finally, the increasing trend of values of the examined peat water physico-chemical properties with land use disturbance (cultivation) indicates peatland degradation.https://atr.vsu.edu.ph/article/view/13grasslandpeat swamp forestphphosphatetropical peatlands |
| spellingShingle | Shella S. Salamia Syrus Cesar P. Decena Michael S. Arguelles Arwin O. Arribado Lydia L. Robel Preliminary assessment of selected physico-chemical properties of peat water in relation to land use conversion in Leyte Sab-a Basin Peatland, Philippines Annals of Tropical Research grassland peat swamp forest ph phosphate tropical peatlands |
| title | Preliminary assessment of selected physico-chemical properties of peat water in relation to land use conversion in Leyte Sab-a Basin Peatland, Philippines |
| title_full | Preliminary assessment of selected physico-chemical properties of peat water in relation to land use conversion in Leyte Sab-a Basin Peatland, Philippines |
| title_fullStr | Preliminary assessment of selected physico-chemical properties of peat water in relation to land use conversion in Leyte Sab-a Basin Peatland, Philippines |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preliminary assessment of selected physico-chemical properties of peat water in relation to land use conversion in Leyte Sab-a Basin Peatland, Philippines |
| title_short | Preliminary assessment of selected physico-chemical properties of peat water in relation to land use conversion in Leyte Sab-a Basin Peatland, Philippines |
| title_sort | preliminary assessment of selected physico chemical properties of peat water in relation to land use conversion in leyte sab a basin peatland philippines |
| topic | grassland peat swamp forest ph phosphate tropical peatlands |
| url | https://atr.vsu.edu.ph/article/view/13 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT shellassalamia preliminaryassessmentofselectedphysicochemicalpropertiesofpeatwaterinrelationtolanduseconversioninleytesababasinpeatlandphilippines AT syruscesarpdecena preliminaryassessmentofselectedphysicochemicalpropertiesofpeatwaterinrelationtolanduseconversioninleytesababasinpeatlandphilippines AT michaelsarguelles preliminaryassessmentofselectedphysicochemicalpropertiesofpeatwaterinrelationtolanduseconversioninleytesababasinpeatlandphilippines AT arwinoarribado preliminaryassessmentofselectedphysicochemicalpropertiesofpeatwaterinrelationtolanduseconversioninleytesababasinpeatlandphilippines AT lydialrobel preliminaryassessmentofselectedphysicochemicalpropertiesofpeatwaterinrelationtolanduseconversioninleytesababasinpeatlandphilippines |