Land-Use Changes and the Effects of Oil Palm Expansion on a Peatland in Southern Thailand
Tropical peatlands are one of the largest reservoirs of terrestrial organic carbon. However, present-day tropical peat swamp forests are under threat by anthropogenic disturbances and have already been widely degraded. Anthropogenic pressures on peatland ecosystems have resulted in ecological and bi...
Main Authors: | Prapawadee Srisunthon, Sakonvan Chawchai |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-11-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Earth Science |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2020.559868/full |
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