An appraisal of Indonesia’s immense peat carbon stock using national peatland maps: uncertainties and potential losses from conversion

An appraisal of Indonesia’s immense peat carbon stock using national peatland maps: uncertainties and potential losses from conversion

Abstract Background A large proportion of the world’s tropical peatlands occur in Indonesia where rapid conversion and associated losses of carbon, biodiversity and ecosystem services have brought peatland management to the forefront of Indonesia’s climate mitigation efforts. We evaluated peat volum...

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Main Authors: Matthew Warren, Kristell Hergoualc’h, J. Boone Kauffman, Daniel Murdiyarso, Randall Kolka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Carbon Balance and Management
Subjects:
Tropical peatlands
Wetlands
Climate change mitigation
Carbon pools
Carbon emissions
Peat degradation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13021-017-0080-2

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