This article compares the capacity of undisturbed tropical forest in absorbing COand acts as a net sink with the disturbed (drained) peatland forest acting as a net source. Undisturbed forest of Lore Lindu National Park (LLNP) absorbs substantial amount of CO22 with low ecosystem respiration resulted in a net absorbtion reaching -970 gCm-2 year-1. Data from a disturbed peatland forest in Central Kalimantan shows that although absorption was higher than the LLNP area ecosystem respiration of this drained peatland resulted in a big net emission reaching 447 gCm-2 year-1. Recovery of the hydrological system of the area, reduced emission substantially.This article compares the capacity of undisturbed tropical forest in absorbing COand acts as a net sink with the disturbed (drained) peatland forest acting as a net source. Undisturbed forest of Lore Lindu National Park (LLNP) absorbs substantial amount of CO22 with low ecosystem respiration resulted in a net absorbtion reaching -970 gCm-2 year-1. Data from a disturbed peatland forest in Central Kalimantan shows that although absorption was higher than the LLNP area ecosystem respiration of this drained peatland resulted in a big net emission reaching 447 gCm-2 year-1. Recovery of the hydrological system of the area, reduced emission substantially.
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- Authors: June, T.
- Author Affiliation: IPB University
- Subjects: biomass, peatlands, carbon dioxide, tropical forests, emissions
- Publication type: Journal Article
- Source: Agromet 24(2): 33-38
- Year: 2020
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29244/j.agromet.24.2.33-38