Restoration Ecology of Lowland Tropical Peatlands in Southeast Asia: Current Knowledge and Future Research Directions

Page, Susan; Hościło, Agata; Wösten, Henk; Jauhiainen, Jyrki; Silvius, Marcel; Rieley, J. O.; Ritzema, H.P.; Tansey, Kevin; Graham, Laura L. B.; Vasander, Harri; Limin, Suwido H.

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“…Furukawa et al 2005;Hooijer et al 2006;Hirano et al 2008;Jauhiainen et al 2008;Couwenberg et al 2009). However, very few practical hydrological restoration measures of degraded tropical peatlands have been reported Page et al 2008). The aim of this study was to develop a detailed plan to rewet a 590 km² large area of highly inaccessible peat swamp forest drained by a dense network of small canals that are used by illegal loggers.…”

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Planning hydrological restoration of peatlands in Indonesia to mitigate carbon dioxide emissions

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Wösten

Budiman

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Mitig Adapt Strateg Glob Change

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Extensive degradation of Indonesian peatlands by deforestation, drainage and recurrent fires causes release of huge amounts of peat soil carbon to the atmosphere. Construction of drainage canals is associated with conversion to other land uses, especially plantations of oil palm and pulpwood trees, and with widespread illegal logging to facilitate timber transport. A lowering of the groundwater level leads to an increase in oxidation and subsidence of peat. Therefore, the groundwater level is the main control on carbon dioxide emissions from peatlands. Restoring the peatland hydrology is the only way to prevent peat oxidation and mitigate CO 2 emissions. In this study we present a strategy for improved planning of rewetting measures by dam constructions. The study area is a vast peatland with limited accessibility in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Field inventory and remote sensing data are used to generate a detailed 3D model of the peat dome and a hydrological model predicts the rise in groundwater levels once dams have been constructed. Successful rewetting of a 590 km² large area of drained peat swamp forest could result in mitigated emissions of 1.4-1.6 Mt CO 2 yearly. This equates to 6% of the carbon dioxide emissions by civil aviation in the European Union in 2006 and can be achieved with relatively small efforts and at low costs. The proposed methodology allows a detailed planning of hydrological restoration of peatlands with interesting impacts on carbon trading for the voluntary carbon market.

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Planning hydrological restoration of peatlands in Indonesia to mitigate carbon dioxide emissions

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“…While 41% (4.4 Mha) of the peatland areas in Sumatra and Kalimantan are still covered by PSFs, only 11% (1.2 Mha) is estimated to be covered by relatively intact forests. Owing to increased fire vulnerability of degraded forests (Goldammer 1999;Siegert et al 2001;Page et al 2009), this puts the majority of the remaining PSFs at high risk of fire and further degradation during dry spells.…”

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“…With sustainable peatland management, it would still be possible to maintain nearly half of all peatland areas in Kalimantan as PSF and thereby try to maintain the ecosystem functions and values, as well as prevent carbon emissions into the atmosphere. The most alarming feature of Kalimantan peatlands is the amount of unmanaged degraded peatland areas that have replaced forests typically destroyed by recurrent fires (Langner and Siegert 2009;Page et al 2009). In the majority of these areas, the original vegetation has been replaced by regrowth ranging from ferns to secondary forest.…”

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Status of Peatland Degradation and Development in Sumatra and Kalimantan

Miettinen

Liew

2010

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Peatlands cover around 13 Mha in Sumatra and Kalimantan, Indonesia. Human activities have rapidly increased in the peatland ecosystems during the last two decades, invariably degrading them and making them vulnerable to fires. This causes high carbon emissions that contribute to global climate change. For this article, we used 94 high resolution (10-20 m) satellite images to map the status of peatland degradation and development in Sumatra and Kalimantan using visual image interpretation. The results reveal that less than 4% of the peatland areas remain covered by pristine peatswamp forests (PSFs), while 37% are covered by PSFs with varying degree of degradation. Furthermore, over 20% is considered to be unmanaged degraded landscape, occupied by ferns, shrubs and secondary growth. This alarming extent of degradation makes peatlands vulnerable to accelerated peat decomposition and catastrophic fire episodes that will have global consequences. With on-going degradation and development the existence of the entire tropical peatland ecosystem in this region is in great danger.

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“…Perubahan tersebut menyebabkan hilangnya berbagai fungsi dan manfaat TPSF, baik sebagai penyimpan karbon, habitat flora dan fauna, pengatur tata air maupun sebagai sumber pendapatan masyarakat sekitar hutan (Page et al 2011). Pada sisi lain telah diketahui bahwa restorasi TPSF merupakan suatu proses yang tidak mudah, karena ekosistem ini memiliki kemampuan regenerasi yang rendah khususnya dengan banyaknya gangguan yang terjadi, seperti kebakaran berulang (Page et al 2009). …”

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Keanekaragaman Potensi Regenerasi Vegetasi pada Hutan Rawa Gambut: Studi Kasus di Kawasan Hutan Dengan Tujuan Khusus (KHDTK) Tumbang Nusa, Kalimantan Tengah

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Restoration Ecology of Lowland Tropical Peatlands in Southeast Asia: Current Knowledge and Future Research Directions

Cited by 255 publications

References 23 publications

Planning hydrological restoration of peatlands in Indonesia to mitigate carbon dioxide emissions

Planning hydrological restoration of peatlands in Indonesia to mitigate carbon dioxide emissions

Status of Peatland Degradation and Development in Sumatra and Kalimantan

Keanekaragaman Potensi Regenerasi Vegetasi pada Hutan Rawa Gambut: Studi Kasus di Kawasan Hutan Dengan Tujuan Khusus (KHDTK) Tumbang Nusa, Kalimantan Tengah

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