Authors
Shailendra Mishra, Susan E Page, Alexander R Cobb, Janice Ser Huay Lee, Antonio Jonay Jovani‐Sancho, Sofie Sjögersten, Adi Jaya, Aswandi, David A Wardle
Publication date
2021/7
Source
Journal of Applied Ecology
Volume
58
Issue
7
Pages
1370-1387
Description
  1. About half of the world's tropical peatlands occur in Southeast (SE) Asia, where they serve as a major carbon (C) sink. Nearly 80% of natural peatlands in this region have been deforested and drained, with the majority under plantations and agriculture. This conversion increases peat oxidation which contributes to rapid C loss to the atmosphere as greenhouse gas emissions and increases their vulnerability to fires which generate regional smoke haze that has severe impacts on human health. Attempts at restoring these systems to mitigate environmental problems have had limited success.
  2. We review the current understanding of intact and degraded peatlands in SE Asia to help develop a way forward in restoring these ecosystems. As such, we critically examine them in terms of their biodiversity, C storage, hydrology and nutrients, paying attention to both above‐ground and below‐ground subsystems.
  3. We then …
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