Greenhouse gas emission factors for land use and land-use change in Southeast Asian peatlands
Tropical peat swamp forests, which are predominantly located in Southeast Asia (SEA) and play a prominent role as a global carbon store, are being intensively degraded and converted to agricultural lands and tree plantations. For national inventories, updated estimates of peat emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) from land use (LU) and land-use change in the tropics are required. In this context, we reviewed the scientific literature and calculated emission factors of peat net emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) in seven representative LU categories for SEA i.e. intact peat swamp forest, degraded forest (logged, drained and affected by fire), mixed croplands and shrublands, rice fields, oil palm, Acacia crassicarpa and sago palm plantations. Peat net CO2 uptake from or emissions to the atmosphere were assessed using a mass balance approach. The balance included main peat C inputs through litterfall and root mortality and outputs via organic matter mineralization and dissolved organic carbon.
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| Format: | Journal Article biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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Springer
2014-08
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| Subjects: | climate, agriculture, peatlands, land use, greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ecology, |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/52091 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11027-013-9511-x |
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