Subsidence and carbon loss in drained tropical peatlands
Conversion of tropical peatlands to agriculture leads to a release of carbon from previously stable, long-term storage, resulting in land subsidence that can be a surrogate measure of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions to the atmosphere. We present an analysis of recent large-scale...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2012-03-01
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| Series: | Biogeosciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/9/1053/2012/bg-9-1053-2012.pdf |