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Tropical Peatland Ecosystems (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016) Loot Price: R5,096
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Tropical Peatland Ecosystems (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Mitsuru Osaki, Nobuyuki Tsuji

Tropical Peatland Ecosystems (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

Mitsuru Osaki, Nobuyuki Tsuji

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This book is an excellent resource for scientists, political decision makers, and students interested in the impact of peatlands on climate change and ecosystem function, containing a plethora of recent research results such as monitoring-sensing-modeling for carbon-water flux/storage, biodiversity and peatland management in tropical regions. It is estimated that more than 23 million hectares (62 %) of the total global tropical peatland area are located in Southeast Asia, in lowland or coastal areas of East Sumatra, Kalimantan, West Papua, Papua New Guinea, Brunei, Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak and Southeast Thailand. Tropical peatland has a vital carbon-water storage function and is host to a huge diversity of plant and animal species. Peatland ecosystems are extremely vulnerable to climate change and the impacts of human activities such as logging, drainage and conversion to agricultural land. In Southeast Asia, severe episodic droughts associated with the El Nino-Southern Oscillation, in combination with over-drainage, forest degradation, and land-use changes, have caused widespread peatland fires and microbial peat oxidation. Indonesia's 20 Mha peatland area is estimated to include about 45-55 GtC of carbon stocks. As a result of land use and development, Indonesia is the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases (2-3 Gtons carbon dioxide equivalent per year), 80 % of which is due to deforestation and peatland loss. Thus, tropical peatlands are key ecosystems in terms of the carbon-water cycle and climate change.

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Imprint: Springer Verlag,Japan
Country of origin: Japan
Release date: December 2015
First published: 2016
Editors: Mitsuru Osaki • Nobuyuki Tsuji
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 37mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages: 651
Edition: 1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13: 978-4-431-55680-0
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Ecological science, the Biosphere
Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Botany & plant sciences > Plant ecology
Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Physical geography > Wetlands, swamps, fens
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LSN: 4-431-55680-X
Barcode: 9784431556800

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