It is unclear to what extent emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O) from drained histosols in the tropics may contribute to the atmospheric burden of greenhouse gases. In particular, there is a critical need to elucidate their magnitude in oil palm plantations on these soils. We examined spatio-tempora...
Oktarita, Satria
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Hergoualc’h, Kristell
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Anwar, Syaiful
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Verchot, Louis V.
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[Substantial N2O emissions from peat decomposition and N fertilization in an oil palm plantation exacerbated by hotspots]
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Substantial N2O emissions from peat decomposition and N fertilization in an oil palm plantation exacerbated by hotspots
Swails, Erin
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Jaye, Dyanna
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Verchot, Louis V.
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Hergoualc’h, Kristell
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Schirrmann, Michael
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Borchard, Nils
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Wahyuni, Novi
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Lawrence, Deborah
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[Will CO2 Emissions from Drained Tropical Peatlands Decline Over Time? Links Between Soil Organic Matter Quality, Nutrients, and C Mineralization Rates]
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Will CO2 Emissions from Drained Tropical Peatlands Decline Over Time? Links Between Soil Organic Matter Quality, Nutrients, and C Mineralization Rates
Swails, Erin
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Yang, X.
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Asefi, S.
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Hergoualc’h, K.
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Verchot, Louis V.
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McRoberts, R.E.
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Lawrence, D.
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[Linking soil respiration and water table depth in tropical peatlands with remotely sensed changes in water storage from the gravity recovery and climate experiment]
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Linking soil respiration and water table depth in tropical peatlands with remotely sensed changes in water storage from the gravity recovery and climate experiment
Budgets for palm-oil and palm-alcohol production were constructed to show the economic benefit of each activity to smallholder farmers in southern Benin. The selling prices of oil palms to alcohol distillers, who cut the trees, were approximately equal to the annual fruit revenue for that tree. S...
Meikle, W.G.
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Gutiérrez, A.P.
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Herren, H.R.
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[Decisionmaking by smallholder farmers in an oil plambased economy in southern Benin, West Africa]
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Decisionmaking by smallholder farmers in an oil plambased economy in southern Benin, West Africa
The upcoming global mechanism for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries should include and prioritize tropical peatlands. Forested tropical peatlands in Southeast Asia are rapidly being converted into production systems by introducing perennial crop...
Murdiyarso, Daniel
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Hergoualc’h, Kristell
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Verchot, Louis V.
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[Opportunities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in tropical peatlands]
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Opportunities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in tropical peatlands
This research note provides a brief look at the Danau Sentarum National Park (DSNP), West Kalimanta, Indonesia, and its vicinity after the end of the conservation project. It describes the current threats to the park which largely come in the form of boundary confusion, oil palm plantations, mini...
Wadley, R.L.
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Dennis, R.A.
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Meijaard, E.
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Erman, A.
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Valentinus, H.
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[After the conservation project: conditions and prospects]
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After the conservation project: conditions and prospects
The Indonesian oil palm subsector expanded rapidly after 1967. Much of this growth has occured in the last decade and posed a significant threat to Indonesia's existing forest cover. It has also displaced local communities and increased social conflict. This chapter attempted to determine where t...
Until the end of the nineteenth century primary forests covered nearly all the island of Sumatra. The first valorisation of this natural resource was hunting and gathering activities, followed by and later associated with swidden cultivation of upland rice. The industrial revolution in Europe and...
Feintrenie, L.
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Levang, P.
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[Sumatra’s rubber agroforests: advent, rise and fall of a sustainable cropping system]
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Sumatra’s rubber agroforests: advent, rise and fall of a sustainable cropping system
The biodiversity and climate consequences of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) expansion across South East Asia have received considerable attention. The human side of the issue, highlighted with reports of negative livelihood outcomes and rights abuses by oil palm companies, has also led to controver...
Rist, L.
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Feintrenie, L.
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Levang, P.
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[The livelihood impacts of oil palm: smallholders in Indonesia]
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The livelihood impacts of oil palm: smallholders in Indonesia
This study examines the preliminary impacts of Indonesia's decentralization process on the administration and management of forest resources in Ketapang District, West Kalimantan. The case study is based on field work carried out in mid-2000, using a rapid appraisal methodology. The report covers...
Soetarto, E.
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Sitorus, M.T.F.
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Napiri, M.Y.
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[Decentralisation of administration, policy making and forest management in Ketapang district, West Kalimantan]
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Decentralisation of administration, policy making and forest management in Ketapang district, West Kalimantan