tropical peatlands Archives

Triharmony/Trilemma of Carbon Assets in tropical peatland

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The water status of tropical peatlands regulates carbon emissions. From this, Osaki and colleagues are developing the Water–Carbon Interaction Model from which they estimate carbon flux related to human activity and climate change.

Tropical peatlands provide globally important reservoirs of water and carbon, and the cycles of these two elements are intricately connected. At Hokkaido University, Sumitomo Forestry Co, Ltd, Japan, and BRIN, Indonesia, scientists have developed a model for mapping carbon emissions from tropical peatlands. Their integrated monitoring, reporting, and verifying (iMRV) system measures dynamic changes in water and carbon cycles, biomass […]

Triharmony/Trilemma of Nutrients Assets in tropical peatland

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Osaki and colleagues have developed an innovative nutrient management system for tropical peatland in high groundwater levels, known as AeroHydro culture.

Peatland soils and water are characterised by low nutrient concentrations. Despite this, biomass in native tropical peatlands is abundant and has adequate nutrients. At Hokkaido University, Sumitomo Forestry Co Ltd, Japan, and BRIN, Indonesia, scientists studying nutrient cycling in peatlands have developed an innovative nutrients management system for agriculture. Their approach – AeroHydro culture – involves cultivation using high groundwater […]