Oil palm in the 2020s and beyond: challenges and solutions
DJ Murphy, K Goggin, RRM Paterson - CABI agriculture and bioscience, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Oil palm, Elaeis guineensis, is by far the most important global oil crop,
supplying about 40% of all traded vegetable oil. Palm oils are key dietary components …
supplying about 40% of all traded vegetable oil. Palm oils are key dietary components …
An appraisal of Indonesia's immense peat carbon stock using national peatland maps: uncertainties and potential losses from conversion
M Warren, K Hergoualc'h, JB Kauffman… - Carbon balance and …, 2017 - Springer
Background A large proportion of the world's tropical peatlands occur in Indonesia where
rapid conversion and associated losses of carbon, biodiversity and ecosystem services have …
rapid conversion and associated losses of carbon, biodiversity and ecosystem services have …
From carbon sink to carbon source: extensive peat oxidation in insular Southeast Asia since 1990
Tropical peatlands of the western part of insular Southeast Asia have experienced extensive
land cover changes since 1990. Typically involving drainage, these land cover changes …
land cover changes since 1990. Typically involving drainage, these land cover changes …
Greenhouse gas emissions resulting from conversion of peat swamp forest to oil palm plantation
Conversion of tropical peat swamp forest to drainage-based agriculture alters greenhouse
gas (GHG) production, but the magnitude of these changes remains highly uncertain …
gas (GHG) production, but the magnitude of these changes remains highly uncertain …
Climate change affecting oil palm agronomy, and oil palm cultivation increasing climate change, require amelioration
RRM Paterson, N Lima - Ecology and evolution, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Palm oil is used in various valued commodities and is a large global industry worth over US
$50 billion annually. Oil palms (OP) are grown commercially in Indonesia and Malaysia and …
$50 billion annually. Oil palms (OP) are grown commercially in Indonesia and Malaysia and …
Open digital mapping as a cost-effective method for mapping peat thickness and assessing the carbon stock of tropical peatlands
Tropical peatland holds a large amount of carbon in the terrestrial ecosystem. Indonesia,
responding to the global climate issues, has legislation on the protection and management …
responding to the global climate issues, has legislation on the protection and management …
Drainage increases CO2 and N2O emissions from tropical peat soils
Tropical peatlands are vital ecosystems that play an important role in global carbon storage
and cycles. Current estimates of greenhouse gases from these peatlands are uncertain as …
and cycles. Current estimates of greenhouse gases from these peatlands are uncertain as …
Carbon emissions from South‐East Asian peatlands will increase despite emission‐reduction schemes
Carbon emissions from drained peatlands converted to agriculture in South‐East Asia (ie,
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo) are globally significant and increasing. Here, we …
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo) are globally significant and increasing. Here, we …
Total and heterotrophic soil respiration in a swamp forest and oil palm plantations on peat in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Heterotrophic respiration is a major component of the soil C balance however we critically
lack understanding of its variation upon conversion of peat swamp forests in tropical areas …
lack understanding of its variation upon conversion of peat swamp forests in tropical areas …
Deforested and drained tropical peatland sites show poorer peat substrate quality and lower microbial biomass and activity than unmanaged swamp forest
M Könönen, J Jauhiainen, P Straková… - Soil Biology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Swamp forests on deep tropical peatlands have undergone extensive deforestation and
draining for agriculture and plantations, consequently becoming globally significant carbon …
draining for agriculture and plantations, consequently becoming globally significant carbon …