Authors:
Bhatnagar S*., Jayasekaran K., Chandrasecharan S. and Lin F.
Book:
Responsible Management of Peatlands
Venue:
Aberdeen
Keywords:
conservation, endangered, micropropagation, peatland
Documentfile:
abd17pdf.somika.pdf
Summary:
Peatland is a unique ecosystem formed through the accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter, in waterlogged and acidic conditions, in deficiency of oxygen over thousands of years. Drainage of peatlands for plantations leads to peat loss and land subsidence, which in turn leads to increased flooding,…