Tropical Peat Swamps
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Tropical Peat Swamps
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Khairur Rahim Ahmad Hilme
Release Date : 2004
Tropical Peat Swamps written by and has been published by Khairur Rahim Ahmad Hilme this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Lake ecology categories.
An Annotated Bibliography On Tropical Peat Swamps In Southeast Asia
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Author : Peat Swamp Forest Project, UNDP/GEF Funded
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
An Annotated Bibliography On Tropical Peat Swamps In Southeast Asia written by Peat Swamp Forest Project, UNDP/GEF Funded and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Forest ecology categories.
Tropical Peatlands
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Author : Jack Rieley
language : en
Publisher: Earthscan / James & James
Release Date : 2012-01-01
Tropical Peatlands written by Jack Rieley and has been published by Earthscan / James & James this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-01 with Science categories.
Tropical peatlands are found mostly in South East Asia, but also in Africa and in Central and South America. They and peat-swamp forests store large amounts of carbon and their destruction, particularly through the development of plantations for oil palm and other forms of agriculture, releases large quantities of greenhouse gases which contribute to climate change. They are also complex and vulnerable ecosystems, home to great biodiversity and a number of endangered species such as the orang utan.The aim of this book is to introduce this little known but important and vulnerable ecosystem in a way that explains its long standing interaction with the global carbon cycle and how it is being destroyed by deforestation and inappropriate development. The authors describe the origin and formation of peat in the tropics, its current location, extent and amount of carbon stored in it, its biodiversity and natural resource functions and key ecological functions and processes. Appropriate hydrology is the key to the development and maintenance of peatlands and the unique aspects of tropical peatland water supply and management are also explored. In the same vein the nutrient dynamics and budgets of this ecosystem are explained in order to show how complex habitats can be maintained mainly by rainwater containing very low concentrations of essential chemical elements. Past and present impacts on tropical peatlands in SE Asia are discussed and the need for restoration and wise use highlighted. Finally, projections are made about the future of this ecosystem as a result of continuing human impacts and climate change.
Tropical Peat Swamp Forests Of Sarawak
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Author : Peter van der Meer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Tropical Peat Swamp Forests Of Sarawak written by Peter van der Meer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Biodiversity conservation categories.
Biodiversity Of Tropical Peat Swamp Forests Of Sarawak
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Author : Jayasilan Mohd-Azlan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Biodiversity Of Tropical Peat Swamp Forests Of Sarawak written by Jayasilan Mohd-Azlan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Biodiversity categories.
Conversion Of Intact Peat Swamp Forest To Oil Palm Plantation
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Author : Louis-Pierre Comeau
language : en
Publisher: CIFOR
Release Date : 2014-02-23
Conversion Of Intact Peat Swamp Forest To Oil Palm Plantation written by Louis-Pierre Comeau and has been published by CIFOR this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-23 with categories.
Tropical peatlands are among the largest pedologic pools of organic carbon. This study compared soil CO2 fluxes in an intact peat swamp forest, a transitional logged drained forest and an oil palm plantation located on the same alluvial peat plain (peat dome) in Jambi, Sumatra, Indonesia. Dynamic closed chambers were used to measure soil CO2 efflux from January to September 2012. Chambers were placed in pairs, with one close to a tree/palm and the other at mid-distance to the next tree/palm. In the oil palm plantation additional chambers were placed in frond decomposing lines and tertiary drainage canals. During the experiment, air and soil temperatures, water table level and rainfall were recorded. The fluxes were significantly larger in the oil palm plantation (28.4 ± 1.2 Mg C-CO2 ha1 y1) than in the transitional logged drained forest (18.5 ± 0.7 Mg C-CO2 ha1 y1) and in the intact peat swamp forest (16.0 ± 1.2 Mg C-CO2 ha1 y1). The CO2 fluxes were spatially variable according to distance to tree/ palm or when emitted from tertiary drainage canals but no clear trend was detected. A significant but weak relationship was found between CO2 fluxes and water table level in the peat swamp forest. Soil CO2 emissions in oil palm plantations were higher than those reported from Borneo by other authors. The soil CO2 flux should be separated into its auto- and heterotrophic components and balanced with C inputs and other C outputs in further studies to determine soil net atmospheric impacts on the climate system of this land-use change.
Tropical Peatland Ecosystems
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Author : Mitsuru Osaki
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2015-12-07
Tropical Peatland Ecosystems written by Mitsuru Osaki and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-07 with Science categories.
This book is an excellent resource for scientists, political decision makers, and students interested in the impact of peatlands on climate change and ecosystem function, containing a plethora of recent research results such as monitoring-sensing-modeling for carbon–water flux/storage, biodiversity and peatland management in tropical regions. It is estimated that more than 23 million hectares (62 %) of the total global tropical peatland area are located in Southeast Asia, in lowland or coastal areas of East Sumatra, Kalimantan, West Papua, Papua New Guinea, Brunei, Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak and Southeast Thailand. Tropical peatland has a vital carbon–water storage function and is host to a huge diversity of plant and animal species. Peatland ecosystems are extremely vulnerable to climate change and the impacts of human activities such as logging, drainage and conversion to agricultural land. In Southeast Asia, severe episodic droughts associated with the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, in combination with over-drainage, forest degradation, and land-use changes, have caused widespread peatland fires and microbial peat oxidation. Indonesia's 20 Mha peatland area is estimated to include about 45–55 GtC of carbon stocks. As a result of land use and development, Indonesia is the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases (2–3 Gtons carbon dioxide equivalent per year), 80 % of which is due to deforestation and peatland loss. Thus, tropical peatlands are key ecosystems in terms of the carbon–water cycle and climate change.
Tropical Peatland Eco Management
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Author : Mitsuru Osaki
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-04-09
Tropical Peatland Eco Management written by Mitsuru Osaki and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-09 with Technology & Engineering categories.
In this "Tropical Peatland Eco-management" book, eco-management is new terminology as an abbreviation of "ecology-based management for natural capital enhancement". Key concept on this eco-management is derived from previous book: "Tropical Peatland Ecosystem"(Springer, 2015, eds. by M. Osaki and N. Tsuji). Based on this new concept, this book thoroughly examines tropical peatland eco-management for scientists, political decision makers, governmental officials, land managers, students, and NGO/NPOs who are interested in 1) what the impact of peatland on climate change and ecosystem function, 2) how the management of disturbed peatland, and 3) drawing global scale restoration mechanisms of peatland and wetland. In tropical peatland, a large amount of GHGs (carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide) is emitted due to the unappropriate development and inadequate management of peatland. The peatland ecosystems consist of the carbon–water complex, which is affected easily by the impact of human and climate change. Throughout much research of tropical peatland, the problems that result from development of tropical peatland are found to stem mainly from a lack of understanding of the complexities of this ecosystem and the fragility of the relationship between peat and forest and also between carbon and water. In past, almost all peatland development and management system have been generally designed on “water drainage system”. On the contrast of old system, an innovated eco- management is, here, proposed as “water irrigation system”, including water cycling and natural capital enhancement. Through this book readers will learn the advanced peatland eco-management, with more practical methods and procedure based on ecosystem knowledge.
Effects Of Ecosystem Disturbance On Fluvial Carbon Losses From Tropical Peat Swamp Forests
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Author : Samuel Moore
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Effects Of Ecosystem Disturbance On Fluvial Carbon Losses From Tropical Peat Swamp Forests written by Samuel Moore and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry) categories.
New Map Reveals More Peat In The Tropics
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Author : Murdiyarso, D.
language : en
Publisher: CIFOR
Release Date : 2017-10-25
New Map Reveals More Peat In The Tropics written by Murdiyarso, D. and has been published by CIFOR this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-25 with categories.
Key messages A new global wetlands map, which uses a multisource approach (satellite, climatic and topographic data) and is underpinned by an expert system model with high spatial detail (232 x 232 m2), is now available. The map suggests that much more peat exists in the tropics than was previously reported.Unprecedented areas and volumes of peatlands, three times the size of previous estimates, are identified in the tropics, mainly outside Asia.Brazil emerges to be the main host of peat areas and volumes, closely followed by Indonesia.Tropical and sub-tropical peatland-hosting countries in all continents can use the map to direct, locate and prioritize conservation and management of wetlands and peatlands in the context of climate change mitigation and adaptation.Scientific engagement should be continued through intensive field campaigns to validate these new peat hotspots; the interactive map will facilitate this process.