Outputs (24)

Mapping peat thickness and carbon stocks of the central Congo Basin using field data (2022)
Journal Article

The world’s largest tropical peatland complex is found in the central Congo Basin. However, there is a lack of in situ measurements to understand the peatland’s distribution and the amount of carbon stored in it. So far, peat in this region has been... Read More about Mapping peat thickness and carbon stocks of the central Congo Basin using field data.

Immediate environmental impacts of transformation of an oil palm intercropping to a monocropping system in a tropical peatland (2022)
Journal Article

The expansion of oil palm plantations is one of the greatest threats to carbon-rich tropical peatlands in Southeast Asia. More than half of the oil palm plantations on tropical peatlands of Peninsular Malaysia are smallholder-based, which typically f... Read More about Immediate environmental impacts of transformation of an oil palm intercropping to a monocropping system in a tropical peatland.

Linking long-term soil phosphorus management to microbial communities involved in nitrogen reactions (2022)
Journal Article

The influence of soil phosphorous (P) content on the N-cycling communities and subsequent effects on N2O emissions remains unclear. Two laboratory incubation experiments were conducted on soils collected from a long-term (est. 1995) P-addition field... Read More about Linking long-term soil phosphorus management to microbial communities involved in nitrogen reactions.

Tropical peatlands in the anthropocene: Lessons from the past (2022)
Journal Article

The status of tropical peatlands, one of Earth's most efficient natural carbon stores, is of increasing international concern as they experience rising threat from deforestation and drainage. Peatlands form over thousands of years, where waterlogged... Read More about Tropical peatlands in the anthropocene: Lessons from the past.

Identifying Sustainable Nitrogen Management Practices for Tea Plantations (2022)
Journal Article

Tea (Camellia sinensis L.) is the most widely consumed beverage in the world. It is mostly grown in the tropics with a heavy dependence on mineral nitrogen (N) fertilisers to maintain high yields while minimising the areas under cultivation. However,... Read More about Identifying Sustainable Nitrogen Management Practices for Tea Plantations.

Spatial variability of surface peat properties and carbon emissions in a tropical peatland oil palm monoculture during a dry season (2021)
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The expansion of oil palm monocultures into globally important Southeast Asian tropical peatlands has caused severe environmental damage. Despite much of the current focus of environmental impacts being directed at industrial scale plantations, over... Read More about Spatial variability of surface peat properties and carbon emissions in a tropical peatland oil palm monoculture during a dry season.

Long‐term zero‐tillage enhances the protection of soil carbon in tropical agriculture (2021)
Journal Article

Contrasting tillage strategies not only affect the stability and formation of soil aggregates but also modify the concentration and thermostability of soil organic matter associated with soil aggregates. Understanding the thermostability and carbon r... Read More about Long‐term zero‐tillage enhances the protection of soil carbon in tropical agriculture.

Expert assessment of future vulnerability of the global peatland carbon sink (2020)
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© 2020, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited. The carbon balance of peatlands is predicted to shift from a sink to a source this century. However, peatland ecosystems are still omitted from the main Earth system models th... Read More about Expert assessment of future vulnerability of the global peatland carbon sink.

Peat Properties, Dominant Vegetation Type and Microbial Community Structure in a Tropical Peatland (2020)
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Tropical peatlands are an important carbon store and source of greenhouse gases, but the microbial component, particularly community structure, remains poorly understood. While microbial communities vary between tropical peatland land uses, and with... Read More about Peat Properties, Dominant Vegetation Type and Microbial Community Structure in a Tropical Peatland.

Root oxygen mitigates methane fluxes in tropical peatlands (2020)
Journal Article

© 2020 The Author(s). Published by IOP Publishing Ltd. Tropical peatlands are a globally important source of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Vegetation is critical in regulating fluxes, providing a conduit for emissions and regular carbon inputs. H... Read More about Root oxygen mitigates methane fluxes in tropical peatlands.