Keywords: water management

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...

Water management approaches in peatlands based on comprehensive field surveys and analysis in west Kalimantan
Poorly planned and controlled drainage has often substantially lowered groundwater levels as well as soil moisture content in Indonesian...

Once the trees have gone: Evaluating changes in water quality in restored blanket bog the flow country, Scotland
INTRODUCTION Covering over 4000 km2, the Flow Country peatlands of Caithness and Sutherland are Europe‘s largest blanket bog. It...

Long term perspectives for water management in drained peatlands; experiences in peat-polder systems in the Netherlands
SUMMARY In the Netherlands, many peatlands were drained since the 16th -17th century and used for peat extraction and...

key agro-environmental management of tropical peatland
SUMMARY Sarawak, like many peatland sites throughout Southeast Asia is currently faced by challenges because of the needs for...

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...