Comparison of greenhouse gas fluxes from tropical forests and oil palm plantations on mineral soil

• Published in: Biogeosciences Vol. 18; no. 5; pp. 1559 - 1575
• Main Authors: Drewer, Julia, Leduning, Melissa M., Griffiths, Robert I., Goodall, Tim, Levy, Peter E., Cowan, Nicholas, Comynn-Platt, Edward, Hayman, Garry, Sentian, Justin, Majalap, Noreen, Skiba, Ute M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 04.03.2021; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Air pollution; Biodiversity; Carbon; Carbon content; Carbon dioxide; Climate change; Comparative analysis; Confidence intervals; Emissions; Environment models; Environmental factors; Environmental parameters; Fertilizer application; Fertilizers; Fluxes; Forest ecosystems; Forest soils; Forests; Forests and forestry; Greenhouse gases; Land degradation; Land use; Leaf litter; Methane; Microbial activity; Microorganisms; Nitrogen; Nitrous oxide; Oil; Parameters; Peatlands; Physicochemical processes; Physicochemical properties; Plantations; Respiration; Soil; Soil chemistry; Soil fertility; Soil microbiology; Soil pH; Soil respiration; Soils; Stability; Terrestrial ecosystems; Tropical climate; Tropical forests; Vegetable oils; Southeast Asia; Borneo; Malaysia

In Southeast Asia, oil palm (OP) plantations have largely replaced tropical forests. The impact of this shift in land use on greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes remains highly uncertain, mainly due to a relatively small pool of available data. The aim of this study is to quantify differences of nitrous oxid...