Carbon stock of oil palm plantations and tropical forests in Malaysia: A review

• Published in: Singapore journal of tropical geography Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 249 - 266
• Main Authors: Kho, Lip Khoon, Jepsen, Martin Rudbeck
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.2015; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: above-ground biomass; below-ground biomass; Biomass energy; Carbon; Carbon sequestration; carbon stock; Cultivation; Deforestation; Ecological succession; Ecosystems; Fallow land; Farming; Farming systems; Forest areas; Forest ecosystems; Forests; Geography; Land use; Malaysia; oil palm; Plantations; Shifting cultivation; standing biomass; Sustainability; Traditional farming; tropical forest; Tropical forests; Malaysia; ISEW, Malaysia; ISEW, Singapore

In Malaysia, the main land change process is the establishment of oil palm plantations on logged‐over forests and areas used for shifting cultivation, which is the traditional farming system. While standing carbon stocks of old‐growth forest have been the focus of many studies, this is less the case...