All Outputs (9)

Assessment of variability of peat physicochemical properties, subsidence and their interactions within Selangor forests (2023)
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Dhandapani, S., Evers, S., Boyd, D. S., Yesuf, G., Kinneen, L., Haughan, A., & Sjogersten, S. (2023). Assessment of variability of peat physicochemical properties, subsidence and their interactions within Selangor forests. European Journal of Soil Science, 74(6), Article e13431. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.13431

Tropical peat swamp forests are carbon-rich ecosystems both above- and belowground, which play a major role in the climate balance of the earth. The majority of the world's tropical peat forest cover is located in Southeast Asia and is increasingly t... Read More about Assessment of variability of peat physicochemical properties, subsidence and their interactions within Selangor forests.

Simulating carbon accumulation and loss in the central Congo peatlands (2023)
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Young, D. M., Baird, A. J., Morris, P. J., Dargie, G. C., Mampouya Wenina, Y. E., Mbemba, M., Boom, A., Cook, P., Betts, R., Burke, E., Bocko, Y. E., Chadburn, S., Crabtree, D. E., Crezee, B., Ewango, C. E. N., Garcin, Y., Georgiou, S., Girkin, N. T., Gulliver, P., Hawthorne, D., …Lewis, S. L. (2023). Simulating carbon accumulation and loss in the central Congo peatlands. Global Change Biology, 29(23), 6812-6827. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16966

Peatlands of the central Congo Basin have accumulated carbon over millennia. They currently store some 29 billion tonnes of carbon in peat. However, our understanding of the controls on peat carbon accumulation and loss and the vulnerability of this... Read More about Simulating carbon accumulation and loss in the central Congo peatlands.

Spectral Characteristics of Beached Sargassum in Response to Drying and Decay over Time (2023)
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Chandler, C. J., Ávila-Mosqueda, S. V., Salas-Acosta, E. R., Magaña-Gallegos, E., Escalante Mancera, E., Gómez Reali, M. A., de la Barreda-Bautista, B., Boyd, D. S., Metcalfe, S. E., Sjogersten, S., van Tussenbroek, B., Silva, R., & Foody, G. M. (2023). Spectral Characteristics of Beached Sargassum in Response to Drying and Decay over Time. Remote Sensing, 15(17), Article 4336. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15174336

The bloom of pelagic Sargassum in the Atlantic Ocean has become increasingly problematic, especially when the algae have beached. A build-up of decaying beached material has damaging effects on coastal ecosystems and tourism industries. While remote... Read More about Spectral Characteristics of Beached Sargassum in Response to Drying and Decay over Time.

Tropical peat surface oscillations are a function of peat condition at North Selangor peat swamp forest, Malaysia (2023)
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Ledger, M. J., Evans, C. D., Large, D. J., Evers, S., Brown, C., Jovani-Sancho, A. J., Callaghan, N., Vane, C. H., Marshall, C., Baskaran, A., Gan, J. Y., Sowter, A., Morrison, K., & Sjögersten, S. (2023). Tropical peat surface oscillations are a function of peat condition at North Selangor peat swamp forest, Malaysia. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 11, Article 1182100. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1182100

Tropical peatland condition across southeast Asia is deteriorating as a result of conversion to agriculture and urban zones. Conversion begins by lowering the water table, which leads to peat decomposition, subsidence and increased risk of large-scal... Read More about Tropical peat surface oscillations are a function of peat condition at North Selangor peat swamp forest, Malaysia.

Mapping Water Levels across a Region of the Cuvette Centrale Peatland Complex (2023)
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Georgiou, S., Mitchard, E. T. A., Crezee, B., Dargie, G. C., Young, D. M., Jovani-Sancho, A. J., Kitambo, B., Papa, F., Bocko, Y. E., Bola, P., Crabtree, D. E., Emba, O. B., Ewango, C. E. N., Girkin, N. T., Ifo, S. A., Kanyama, J. T., Mampouya, Y. E. W., Mbemba, M., Ndjango, J.-B. N., Palmer, P. I., …Lewis, S. L. (2023). Mapping Water Levels across a Region of the Cuvette Centrale Peatland Complex. Remote Sensing, 15(12), Article 3099. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15123099

Inundation dynamics are the primary control on greenhouse gas emissions from peatlands. Situated in the central Congo Basin, the Cuvette Centrale is the largest tropical peatland complex. However, our knowledge of the spatial and temporal variations... Read More about Mapping Water Levels across a Region of the Cuvette Centrale Peatland Complex.

Assessment of differences in peat physico-chemical properties, surface subsidence and GHG emissions between the major land-uses of Selangor peatlands (2023)
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Dhandapani, S., Evers, S., Boyd, D., Evans, C. D., Page, S., Parish, F., & Sjogersten, S. (2023). Assessment of differences in peat physico-chemical properties, surface subsidence and GHG emissions between the major land-uses of Selangor peatlands. CATENA, 230, Article 107255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2023.107255

Tropical peatlands are globally important ecosystems for carbon storage, biodiversity conservation, water storage and regulation, and several other valuable ecosystem services. Despite their importance, peatlands in Southeast Asia have been heavily d... Read More about Assessment of differences in peat physico-chemical properties, surface subsidence and GHG emissions between the major land-uses of Selangor peatlands.

Monitoring holopelagic Sargassum spp. along the Mexican Caribbean coast: understanding and addressing user requirements for satellite remote sensing (2023)
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de la Barreda-Bautista, B., Metcalfe, S. E., Smith, G., Sjögersten, S., Boyd, D. S., Cerdeira-Estrada, S., López-Ramírez, P., Magaldi, A., Ressl, R., Perera-Valderrama, S., Caballero-Aragon, H., Siordia, O. S., Couldridge, J., Gray, P., Silva, R., Van Tussenbroek, B. I., Escalante‐Mancera, E., & Foody, G. (2023). Monitoring holopelagic Sargassum spp. along the Mexican Caribbean coast: understanding and addressing user requirements for satellite remote sensing. Frontiers in Marine Science, 10, Article 1166000. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1166000

Massive influxes of holopelagic Sargassum spp. (Sargassum natans and S. fluitans) have been causing major economic, environmental and ecological problems along the Caribbean coast of Mexico. Predicting the arrival of the sargassum as an aid to addres... Read More about Monitoring holopelagic Sargassum spp. along the Mexican Caribbean coast: understanding and addressing user requirements for satellite remote sensing.

Detecting tropical peatland degradation: Combining remote sensing and organic geochemistry (2023)
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Brown, C., Boyd, D. S., Sjögersten, S., & Vane, C. H. (2023). Detecting tropical peatland degradation: Combining remote sensing and organic geochemistry. PLoS ONE, 18(3), Article e0280187. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280187

Tropical peatlands are important carbon stores that are vulnerable to drainage and conversion to agriculture. Protection and restoration of peatlands are increasingly recognised as key nature based solutions that can be implemented as part of climate... Read More about Detecting tropical peatland degradation: Combining remote sensing and organic geochemistry.

Environmental and farming practice controls of productivity of Cyrtosperma merkusii (giant swamp taro), an underutilised wetland and potential paludiculture crop (2023)
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Mendiondo, G., Moko, E. M., Sparkes, D. L., Rahardiyan, D., Welham, S. J. M., O'Reilly, P., Wilson, P., Thomas, M. L., Ngangi, J., & Sjögersten, S. (2023). Environmental and farming practice controls of productivity of Cyrtosperma merkusii (giant swamp taro), an underutilised wetland and potential paludiculture crop. Food and Energy Security, 13(1), Article e490. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.490

Growing recognition of the potential vulnerabilities of major crop systems has spurred a growing interest in the potential of alternative crops which may be resilient to climate change and also help mitigate its effects. In Indonesia, such issues are... Read More about Environmental and farming practice controls of productivity of Cyrtosperma merkusii (giant swamp taro), an underutilised wetland and potential paludiculture crop.