Investigating the influence of rainfall on soil carbon quantity in a tropical peatland

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Richard, Adesiji Adeolu and Mohammed, Thamer Ahmed and Nik Daud, Nik Norsyahariati and Mustapha, Sa'ari and Sayok, Alexander Kiew and Padfield, Roryd and Evers, Stephanie (2015) Investigating the influence of rainfall on soil carbon quantity in a tropical peatland. Procedia Environmental Sciences, 30. pp. 44-49. ISSN 1878-0296

Abstract

Conversion of peat swamp forests to oil palm plantations has been a common practice in Southeast Asia in the face of oil palm boom. Soil carbon has been one of the numerous nutrients that are lost as a result of this practice. This work therefore attempts to study the influence of rainfall as one of the drivers of carbon loss in the peatlands. Four different sites were selected for the study which considered both dry and wet seasons. The results from the two seasons were analyzed and it was observed that soil carbon during the dry season was lower compared to the wet season’s.

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Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering
DOI Number:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proenv.2015.10.008
Publisher:	Elsevier
Keywords:	Peat swamp forest; Rainfall; Soil carbon; Tropical peatland; Southeast Asia
Depositing User:	Mohd Noor Ismail
Date Deposited:	04 May 2016 07:12
Last Modified:	04 Jan 2017 01:51
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URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43207
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