Tracing carbon and nitrogen fluxes in soil of log-over forest and highly degraded area of oil palm plantations using stable isotope analysis

The role of soil organic matter in the world’s climate has become the focus of recent studies, particularly with suggestions by the Kyoto protocol that soils may act as a potential sink for CO2. With approximately 1500 Gt C contained in the upper meter of the world’s mineral soils. Changes in climat...

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Main Authors: Alaswad, Fathia Ahmad M., Mohamat Yusuff, Ferdius @ Ferdaus, Ismail, Ahmad, Mohd Kusin, Faradiella, Zulkifli, Syaizwan Zahmir, Awang, Muhamad
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/31240/1/BIO%202014-58.pdf
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author Alaswad, Fathia Ahmad M.
Mohamat Yusuff, Ferdius @ Ferdaus
Ismail, Ahmad
Mohd Kusin, Faradiella
Zulkifli, Syaizwan Zahmir
Awang, Muhamad
author_facet Alaswad, Fathia Ahmad M.
Mohamat Yusuff, Ferdius @ Ferdaus
Ismail, Ahmad
Mohd Kusin, Faradiella
Zulkifli, Syaizwan Zahmir
Awang, Muhamad
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description The role of soil organic matter in the world’s climate has become the focus of recent studies, particularly with suggestions by the Kyoto protocol that soils may act as a potential sink for CO2. With approximately 1500 Gt C contained in the upper meter of the world’s mineral soils. Changes in climate and land-use will have significant effects on the carbon budget, particularly with respect to the turnover rate of soil carbon. Conversions of tropical forests in to oil palm plantations may effects on the amount of organic carbon in soil and consequently release the carbon into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide (CO2). For this reason, this study will focus on use of natural abundance level of stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes as tracer of soil organic matter and nitrogen cycling in oil palm plantation with different land history. Furthermore, this work will include identification of relationship between C13 and N15 abundance in vertical soil profile and also the soil C and N concentration. Later the relationship of stable isotopes and heavy metals concentration which used extensively in this area will also be determined. At the end of this study, the selection of best land for oil palm plantation will be established for better environmental justice.
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spelling upm.eprints-312402020-04-14T14:38:24Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/31240/ Tracing carbon and nitrogen fluxes in soil of log-over forest and highly degraded area of oil palm plantations using stable isotope analysis Alaswad, Fathia Ahmad M. Mohamat Yusuff, Ferdius @ Ferdaus Ismail, Ahmad Mohd Kusin, Faradiella Zulkifli, Syaizwan Zahmir Awang, Muhamad The role of soil organic matter in the world’s climate has become the focus of recent studies, particularly with suggestions by the Kyoto protocol that soils may act as a potential sink for CO2. With approximately 1500 Gt C contained in the upper meter of the world’s mineral soils. Changes in climate and land-use will have significant effects on the carbon budget, particularly with respect to the turnover rate of soil carbon. Conversions of tropical forests in to oil palm plantations may effects on the amount of organic carbon in soil and consequently release the carbon into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide (CO2). For this reason, this study will focus on use of natural abundance level of stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes as tracer of soil organic matter and nitrogen cycling in oil palm plantation with different land history. Furthermore, this work will include identification of relationship between C13 and N15 abundance in vertical soil profile and also the soil C and N concentration. Later the relationship of stable isotopes and heavy metals concentration which used extensively in this area will also be determined. At the end of this study, the selection of best land for oil palm plantation will be established for better environmental justice. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2014 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/31240/1/BIO%202014-58.pdf Alaswad, Fathia Ahmad M. and Mohamat Yusuff, Ferdius @ Ferdaus and Ismail, Ahmad and Mohd Kusin, Faradiella and Zulkifli, Syaizwan Zahmir and Awang, Muhamad (2014) Tracing carbon and nitrogen fluxes in soil of log-over forest and highly degraded area of oil palm plantations using stable isotope analysis. In: Malaysia International Biological Symposium 2014, 28-29 Oct. 2014, Putrajaya, Malaysia. (p. 233).
spellingShingle Alaswad, Fathia Ahmad M.
Mohamat Yusuff, Ferdius @ Ferdaus
Ismail, Ahmad
Mohd Kusin, Faradiella
Zulkifli, Syaizwan Zahmir
Awang, Muhamad
Tracing carbon and nitrogen fluxes in soil of log-over forest and highly degraded area of oil palm plantations using stable isotope analysis
title Tracing carbon and nitrogen fluxes in soil of log-over forest and highly degraded area of oil palm plantations using stable isotope analysis
title_full Tracing carbon and nitrogen fluxes in soil of log-over forest and highly degraded area of oil palm plantations using stable isotope analysis
title_fullStr Tracing carbon and nitrogen fluxes in soil of log-over forest and highly degraded area of oil palm plantations using stable isotope analysis
title_full_unstemmed Tracing carbon and nitrogen fluxes in soil of log-over forest and highly degraded area of oil palm plantations using stable isotope analysis
title_short Tracing carbon and nitrogen fluxes in soil of log-over forest and highly degraded area of oil palm plantations using stable isotope analysis
title_sort tracing carbon and nitrogen fluxes in soil of log over forest and highly degraded area of oil palm plantations using stable isotope analysis
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/31240/1/BIO%202014-58.pdf
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