Roles of fire history and rewetting in peatland restoration and vegetation recovery on the Merang peat dome, South Sumatra, Indonesia

In the restoration of drained and degraded tropical peat swamp forest (PSF) it is not well understood whether fire suppression on its own is sufficient to facilitate regeneration, or if rewetting plays a key role. We attempt to answer this question in the Merang area, a 23,000-ha peatland located in...

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Main Authors: Wim B.J.T. Giesen, Sebastian Persch, Iñaki Urzainqui, Devan Wardwell, Jeffrey L. Chatellier, Yung-Ho O. Wang, Prasetya Mahardhitama, Rizaldy Y. Nurzirwan, Annamari Laurén, Paul T. Giesen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Mire Conservation Group and International Peatland Society 2023-09-01
Series:Mires and Peat
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Online Access:http://mires-and-peat.net/media/map29/map29_21.pdf