Authors:
Paul C. Stoy, Tobias Gerken, Rong Yu, Benjamin Ruddell and Fluxnet contributors
Book:
Proceedings of the 15th International Peat Congress
Venue:
Kuching
Keywords:
carbon-sinks, fluxnet, surface-atmosphere, tropical-peat-forests
Documentfile:
ipc16p317-320a372stoygerken.etal_.pdf
Summary:
SUMMARY
Tropical peat forests are largely found in Southeast Asia and – like tropical forests globally – are subject to multiple threats including deforestation and hydrologic disturbances. How might these changes impact the globally important exchanges of carbon, water, and energy between the land surface and the atmosphere? A comparative study of tropical peat forests versus other tropical forests has not been undertaken to date. Here, I conduct a synthesis of surface-atmosphere exchange observations from tropical forests in the FLUXNET database…