Current and future CO 2 emissions from drained peatlands in Southeast Asia
Deltares · Wolters Kluwer (Netherlands) · +5 more institutions
Abstract
Abstract. Forested tropical peatlands in Southeast Asia store at least 42 000 Million metric tonnes (Mt) of soil carbon. Human activity and climate change threatens the stability of this large pool, which has been decreasing rapidly over the last few decades owing to deforestation, drainage and fire. In this paper we estimate the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions resulting from drainage of lowland tropical peatland for agricultural and forestry development which dominates the perturbation of the carbon balance in the region. Present and future emissions from drained peatlands are quantified using data on peatland extent and peat thickness, present and projected land use, water management practices and…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 39.75
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 30
Authors
7Topics & keywords
- Peat
- Greenhouse gas
- Environmental science
- Deforestation (computer science)
- Hydrology (agriculture)
- Climate change
- Land use, land-use change and forestry
- Drainage