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Peatlands Are More Beneficial if Conserved and Restored than Drained for Monoculture Crops

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2021
Peatlands are especially important but fragile tropical landscapes. The importance of peatlands is owing to their ability to 1) sequester a considerable amount of terrestrial carbon, 2) store freshwater, and 3) regulate floods during the rainy season ...
Suria Tarigan, Suria Tarigan, Neviaty P. Zamani, Neviaty P. Zamani, Damayanti Buchori, Damayanti Buchori, Rilus Kinseng, Rilus Kinseng, Yuli Suharnoto, Iskandar Z. Siregar   +9 more
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Peatlands and the carbon cycle: from local processes to global implications – a synthesis [PDF]

, 2008
Peatlands cover only 3% of the Earth's land surface but boreal and subarctic peatlands store about 15–30% of the world's soil carbon (C) as peat.
F. Berendse, H. Rydin, C. Blodau, G. Schaepman-Strub, Rydin, H., Canadell, J. G., J. Limpens, Canadell, J.G., Freeman, C., N. Roulet, J. Holden, Berendse, F., Rydin, Håkan,, Blodau, C., Roulet, N., C. Freeman, Limpens, J., Schaepman-Strub, G., Holden, J., J. G. Canadell   +19 more
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Drainage canal impacts on smoke aerosol emissions for Indonesian peatland and non-peatland fires

Environmental Research Letters, 2021
Indonesia has experienced frequent fires due to the lowering of groundwater levels caused by drainage via extensive canal networks for agricultural development since the 1970s.
Xiaoman Lu, Xiaoyang Zhang, Fangjun Li, Lun Gao, Laura Graham, Yenni Vetrita, Bambang H Saharjo, Mark A Cochrane   +7 more
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Changes in some soil chemical properties in peatland after two years of fire in Kubu Raya, West Kalimantan

Journal of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, 2022
Peatland fire that occurred in 2018 are located in Kubu Raya Regency, West Kalimantan. The fire was claimed to cause the changes leading to peatland damage.
Arief Hartono, Omo Rusdiana, Heru Bagus Pulunggono, Denis Muba Pandapotan Simanihuruk, Ilham Saputra   +4 more
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Morphology of peatland lakes [PDF]

Limnological Review, 2010
Morphology of peatland lakes The morphometric features of 10 small (0.1-2.9 ha) and shallow (4-16 m) peatland lakes, located in basins filled with peat, were examined. The elongation of such lakes and the development coefficient of their shorelines are very low. The mean depth is close to the maximum value (7.0±4.8 and 7.8±3.9 m, respectively),
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A Global Methane Observation System to Reduce Uncertainty for Anthropogenic and Natural Sources and Sinks for Detecting and Attributing Climate Feedbacks

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Conceptual illustration of a Global Ecosystem Methane Observing System (GEM‐OS) integrating satellites, aircraft, atmospheric networks, and ecosystem measurements to quantify methane emissions from anthropogenic and natural sources. The multi‐scale observing framework improves source attribution, reduces uncertainty in regional methane budgets, and ...
P. Ciais, S. Peng, J. Chang, F. Li, Q. Zhu, K. Yuan, G. Hugelius, H. Li, Y. Cai, F. Chevallier, K. Tibrewal, E. A. Kort, K. Arndt, J. Watts, B. Buma, N. Besic, P. I. Palmer, H. Cadillo‐Quiroz, E. Euskirchen, M. J. Gondwe, A. Hoyt, R. Jackson, S. Malone, D. Monteverde, S. Natali, M. Ramonet, C. Rey‐Sanchez, L. B. Sagang, E. A. G. Schuur, R. Vargas, R. Varner, Z. Zhang, B. Poulter   +32 more
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Breeding bird populations of Irish peatlands : capsule peatlands are very important habitats for birds despite low species diversity [PDF]

, 2008
Aims to describe the variation in breeding bird populations that occur on different types of Irish peatlands and their associated habitat characteristics.
Bracken, Fintan, McMahon, Barry J., Whelan, John   +2 more
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Driving continuous improvement of sustainability certification for industrial biobased systems through comprehensive sustainability requirements

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.
Abstract Existing monitoring frameworks for sustainability certification schemes and labels (CSLs) have largely prioritised environmental aspects, while the social and economic pillars of sustainability remain comparatively underdeveloped. Also, dedicated circularity requirements tailored to biobased systems are still largely lacking, despite being ...
Iris Vural Gursel, Heleen Ballemans, Heike Axmann, Lesly Garcia‐Chavez, Marta Rodriguez‐Illera, Laura Väyrynen   +5 more
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The health impacts of Indonesian peatland fires

Environmental Health, 2022
Background Indonesian peatlands have been drained for agricultural development for several decades. This development has made a major contribution to economic development. At the same time, peatland drainage is causing significant air pollution resulting
Lars Hein, Joseph V. Spadaro, Bart Ostro, Melanie Hammer, Elham Sumarga, Resti Salmayenti, Rizaldi Boer, Hesti Tata, Dwi Atmoko, Juan-Pablo Castañeda   +9 more
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A Systemic Model for Understanding Business Interactions With Biodiversity and Ecosystems

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation represent critical threats to human well‐being and economic resilience, challenging businesses to understand and manage their interdependence with natural systems. This study develops a systemic framework—the BioModel—that elucidates the reciprocal relationship between businesses, biodiversity, and ...
Lino Cinquini, Giacomo Pigatto, Andrea Tenucci   +2 more
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