Keywords: subsidence
Subsidence rate of drained peat in Sumatra and Kalimantan islands, Indonesia
With land scarcity, more and more peatland areas have been drained and converted to agricultural and other development uses....
Factors controlling the contribution of net carbon loss and total subsidence in a water-managed tropical peatland
SUMMARY Acacia plantation on tropical peatland has the issue of subsidence and water management is important to avoid serious...
Ground water level, rainfall and subsidence: key factors analysis affecting peatland management system for oil palm plantations in Indonesia
Peatland has been cultivated for various agricultural crops for many years in Indonesia However, in recent times, land fires...
Introducing a revised approach to peatland development on a large scale multi-stakeholder landscape, Riau province, Sumatra, Indonesia
INTRODUCTION The east coast of Sumatra is characterised by a complex of low-lying riverine plains. Historically these wetland, environments...
Modelling the impact of marginal cutting on raised bog Topography and conservation
SUMMARY Irish peatland conservation programmes need to be implemented sustainably and in accordance with the law. Any approach needs...
Indications of Compaction in Relation to Subsidence on Peatlands Used for Accacia Crassicarpa Plantation in Indonesia
Theme IX. Tropical peatlands SUMMARY Land subsidence will always take place when peatlands are drained. The subsidence is often...
Subsidence in Drained Coastal Peatlands in SE Asia: Implications for Sustainability
Theme IX. Tropical peatlands SUMMARY Drainage of peatlands leads to subsidence. This often eventually leads to gravity drainage and...
The Impact of Drainage and Degradation on Tropical Peatland Hydrology, and Its Implications for Effective Rehabilitation
Theme IX. Tropical peatlands SUMMARY Clearing and draining tropical Peat Swamp Forests lowers water tables and causes rapid subsidence...
Recent History of a Modified Peat Dome, Coastal Riau, Sumatra
Theme IX. Tropical peatlands SUMMARY Agricultural development of Indonesian peatland has come under scrutiny for the high levels of...
Submerged Infiltration to Halve Subsidence and GHG Emissions of Agricultural Peat Soils
Theme III. Agricultural use of peat and peatlands SUMMARY Biological degradation (oxidation) of peat soils used in dairy farming...