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Anthropogenic impacts on lowland tropical peatland biogeochemistry

Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 2022
Tropical peatlands store around one-sixth of the global peatland carbon pool (105 gigatonnes), equivalent to 30% of the carbon held in rainforest vegetation. Deforestation, drainage, fire and conversion to agricultural land threaten these ecosystems and their role in carbon sequestration.
Susan Page, Shailendra Mishra, Fahmuddin Agus, Gusti Anshari, Greta Dargie, Stephanie Evers, Jyrki Jauhiainen, Adi Jaya, Antonio Jonay Jovani-Sancho, Ari Laurén, Sofie Sjögersten, Ifo Averti Suspense, Lahiru S. Wijedasa, Chris D. Evans   +13 more
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Tropical peatlands in the anthropocene: Lessons from the past

Anthropocene, 2022
The status of tropical peatlands, one of Earth’s most efficient natural carbon stores, is of increasing international concern as they experience rising threat from deforestation and drainage. Peatlands form over thousands of years, where waterlogged conditions result in accumulation of organic matter.
Cole, Lynda E. S., Åkesson, Christine M., Hapsari, K. Anggi, Hawthorne, Donna, Roucoux, Katherine H., Girkin, Nicholas T., Cooper, Hannah V., Ledger, Martha J., O’Reilly, Patrick, Thornton, Sara A.   +9 more
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Tropical peatlands and their importance to people and climate [PDF]

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Cole, Lydia, Roucoux, Katy, MacKenzie, Garry   +2 more
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Beyond Climatic Variation: Human Disturbances Alter the Effectiveness of a Protected Area to Reduce Fires in a Tropical Peatland

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2022
Fire is considered a major threat to biodiversity in many habitats and the occurrence of fire has frequently been used to investigate the effectiveness of protected areas.
Muhammad Ali Imron, Kirana Widyastuti, Dennis Al Bihad, Ryan Adi Satria, Wiwid Prayoga, Subyantoro Tri Pradopo, Hatma Suryatmojo, Bertha Maya Sopha, Mark E. Harrison, Mark E. Harrison, Uta Berger   +10 more
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Tropical Peatland Identification using L-Band Full Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Imagery (Study Case: Siak Regency, Riau Province)

Hayati Journal of Biosciences, 2019
From previous research reported that tropical peatland is one of terrestrial carbon storage in Earth, and has contribution to climate change. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is one of remote sensing technology which is more efcient than optical remote ...
Desti Ayunda, Ketut Wikantika, Dandy A. Novresiandi, Agung B. Harto, Riantini Virtriana, Tombayu A. Hidayat   +5 more
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Threats to intact tropical peatlands and opportunities for their conservation [PDF]

Conservation Biology, 2017
Abstract Large, intact areas of tropical peatland are highly threatened at a global scale by the expansion of commercial agriculture and other forms of economic development. Conserving peatlands on a landscape scale, with their hydrology intact, is of international conservation importance to preserve their distinctive biodiversity and
Katherine H. Roucoux, Ian T. Lawson, Timothy R. Baker, Dennis Del Castillo-Torres, Frederick C. Draper, Outi Lähteenoja, Michael P. Gilmore, Eurídice N. Honorio Coronado, Thomas J. Kelly, Edward T. A. Mitchard, Corine Vriesendorp   +10 more
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Current and future CO₂ emissions from drained peatlands in Southeast Asia [PDF]

Biogeosciences, 2010
Forested tropical peatlands in Southeast Asia store at least 42 000 Million metric tonnes (Mt) of soil carbon. Human activity and climate change threatens the stability of this large pool, which has been decreasing rapidly over the last few decades owing
H. Wösten, J. Kwadijk, M. Silvius, J. G. Canadell, S. Page, A. Hooijer, J. Jauhiainen   +6 more
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Rewetting Offers Rapid Climate Benefits for Tropical and Agricultural Peatlands But Not for Forestry‐Drained Peatlands [PDF]

Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 2020
AbstractPeat soils drained for agriculture and forestry are important sources of carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide. Rewetting effectively reduces these emissions. However, rewetting also increases methane emissions from the soil and, on forestry‐drained peatlands, decreases the carbon storage of trees.
Paavo Ojanen, Kari Minkkinen
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REWETTING DESIGN FOR TROPICAL PEATLAND RESTORATION

Sociae Polites, 2020
Peatlands located in tropical climates are estimated to have an area of ​​11% of the total peatland on earth. The scope of ​​tropical peatland is proportional to the significant role this ecosystem plays in the stability of the earth and everything in it.
Ainun Hasanah, Muhammad Farouk Setiawan
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More field-based carbon monitoring of tropical peatland restoration is urgently needed: findings from a systematic literature review [PDF]

Mires and Peat
The tropical peatland degradation crisis in Southeast Asia has triggered a surge in peatland restoration activity to reduce carbon emissions caused by biological oxidation of dry peat and recurrent peat fires.
Amanda L. Sinclair, Laura L.B. Graham, Samantha P. Grover   +2 more
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