Seasonal Variation of CO2 Exchange From a Secondary Tropical Peat Swamp Forest in Sarawak, Malaysia

Authors:
Edward Baran Aeries, Ryuichi Hirata, Deniel Sang, Angela Che Ing Tang, Kevin Kemudang Musin, Lulie Melling

Book:
Proceedings of the 14th International Peat Congress

Venue:
Stockholm

Keywords:
carbon-dioxide, climate-change, eddy-covariance, net-ecosystem-co2-exchange-nee, tropical-peat-swamp-forest

Documentfile:
Aeries et al 2012: Seasonal Variation of CO2 Exchange From a Secondary Tropical Peat Swamp Forest in Sarawak, Malaysia

Summary:

Theme IX. Tropical peatlands

SUMMARY

This study examines seasonal variations and controlling factors in CO₂ exchange in a secondary tropical peat swamp forest in Sarawak, Malaysia using the eddy covariance method. Net ecosystem CO₂ exchange (NEE) was observed to be negative throughout the year, indicating that the ecosystem acted as a net carbon sink. However, it was observed that there was a decrease in CO₂ uptake during the dry season compared to the wet season in which there was a decrease in daytime uptake while night time emission remained constant. The diurnal NEE pattern at this study site was consistent with that of other studies in the Amazon and other peatlands.