Carbon Emissions From Oil Palm Plantations on Peat Soil

Carbon Emissions From Oil Palm Plantations on Peat Soil

Southeast Asian peatlands have undergone recent land use change with an increase in industrial agricultural plantations, including oil palm. Cultivating peatlands requires creating drainage ditches and other surface microforms (i.e., harvest paths, frond piles, cover plants, and next to the palm). H...

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Main Authors: Frances Claire Manning, Lip Khoon Kho, Timothy Charles Hill, Thomas Cornulier, Yit Arn Teh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
Subjects:
oil palm
peat
peat oxidation
heterotrophic respiration
methane
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/ffgc.2019.00037/full

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