{"id":4961,"date":"2022-10-19T08:36:15","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T08:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/?p=4961"},"modified":"2025-05-27T07:07:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T07:07:11","slug":"tropical-peat-soils-under-different-land-uses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/en\/tropical-peat-soils-under-different-land-uses\/","title":{"rendered":"Tropical Peat Soils Under Different Land Uses"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4961\" class=\"elementor elementor-4961\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ff3904 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ff3904\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e360da\" data-id=\"4e360da\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edb3baa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edb3baa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is widely acknowledged that tropical peatlands play an important role in the global carbon balance. Carbon stocks and fluxes have been the focus of growing research attention as the greenhouse gas emissions from peatlands, as well as their potential to act as carbon sinks, have gained international prominence in forums such as the COP talks and IPCC reports.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-138abc1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"138abc1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-365ad4c\" data-id=\"365ad4c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31b95ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"31b95ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/TP-Forest-and-River-banner.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1464\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/TP-Forest-and-River-banner.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/TP-Forest-and-River-banner-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/TP-Forest-and-River-banner-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/TP-Forest-and-River-banner-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">An intact tropical peat swamp forest in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44c0b9b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44c0b9b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6920442\" data-id=\"6920442\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7a79f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7a79f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tropical peatlands are formed by an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation under waterlogged conditions, where oxygen deficiency limits decomposition of organic materials.<\/p><p>Peatland drainage accelerates degradation of peat soil by lowering the water table and thereby increasing the thickness of the oxidative peat layer. The drainage and conversion of natural peatlands increases fire frequency, haze air pollution and carbon emissions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19eee1a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19eee1a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ece637b\" data-id=\"ece637b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e9b8b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e9b8b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nonetheless, rapid human population growth in Southeast Asia has led to increasing drainage of natural peatland ecosystems for conversion to agricultural use. Peatland drainage lowers the water table, thereby increasing the thickness of the peat layer that is exposed to oxidation. Drying leads to shrinkage of organic materials, resulting in compression of peat layers. The combination of oxidation, shrinkage and compaction causes subsidence of the soil surface.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8ff00e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8ff00e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-461b6df\" data-id=\"461b6df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1209e5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1209e5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Due to these chemical and physical processes of peatland degradation, Indonesian Government Regulation No. 57 (2016) on protection and management of peatland stipulates that peatland is considered damaged if the water table is more than 40 cm below the ground surface.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec1c866 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec1c866\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64dbe29\" data-id=\"64dbe29\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bcab69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5bcab69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Tropical-Peat-Soil-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4965\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Tropical-Peat-Soil-2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Tropical-Peat-Soil-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Tropical-Peat-Soil-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Tropical-Peat-Soil-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Tropical-Peat-Soil-2-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Gambut Kita\u2019s soil scientists investigate chemical and physical properties of peat such as bulk density, pH, EC and cation exchange capacity <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6602965 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6602965\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77b631c\" data-id=\"77b631c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b5b696 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b5b696\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Studies on the impact of drainage on peat soil began in the early 2000s, in response to the extensive drainage and conversion of natural peatland that occurred during this period.<\/p><p>Studies on the effect of drainage on peat soils are needed in order to develop restoration strategies, improve conservation management, and mitigate fires and carbon emissions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49eff59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49eff59\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a26e65e\" data-id=\"a26e65e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d9f1d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0d9f1d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Tropical-Peat-Soil-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4966\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Tropical-Peat-Soil-3.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Tropical-Peat-Soil-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Tropical-Peat-Soil-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Tropical-Peat-Soil-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gambutkita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Tropical-Peat-Soil-3-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Gambut Kita\u2019s soil scientists take soil samples at different depth intervals<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50a5dd4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50a5dd4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85082cf\" data-id=\"85082cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f02ede8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f02ede8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>The 0\u201340-cm interval sits above the water level throughout most of the year. At this level, chemical and physical processes such as oxidation, shrinkage and compaction are expected to be more prevalent due to changes in hydrological conditions.<\/li><li>The second depth interval, 40\u201380 cm, is the region in which the water level fluctuates during the year and thus it is temporarily saturated, especially in the rainy season.<\/li><li>The third interval, &gt; 80-cm depth, is the region that is expected to be water-saturated during most of the year; an exception is drained peatland during El \u00d1ino years, where the water level may fall by more than 1 m.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa40d9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa40d9e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-afc7fc3\" data-id=\"afc7fc3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6a4bfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6a4bfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Based on the scientific literature, the depth of 80 cm is an average water level in the field, especially in drained peatland or in managed perennial vegetation. For example, research conducted in Southeast Asia\u2019s oil palm and acacia plantations recorded an average water level between 68 and 91 cm below the surface. This is because Acacia established in peatland requires water levels between 70 and 90 cm below the surface to support productivity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b58cea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b58cea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-036c90b\" data-id=\"036c90b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8817a47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8817a47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In recent years, a new peatland management approach, \u2018eko-hidro,\u2019 has been promoted by several industry actors and academics. It proposes that water levels in plantations are managed at between 50 and 80 cm below the peat surface to minimise subsidence and reduce carbon emissions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa25cd7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa25cd7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5d0d09\" data-id=\"b5d0d09\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df4a08b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df4a08b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>For a recent review of studies into tropical peat soils under different land uses, please see the full paper<\/em>: Kunarso, A., Bonner, M.T.L., Blanch, E.W.\u00a0<em>et al.<\/em>\u00a0Differences in Tropical Peat Soil Physical and Chemical Properties Under Different Land Uses: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.\u00a0<em>J Soil Sci Plant Nutr<\/em>\u00a0(2022). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s42729-022-01008-2<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rapid human population growth in Southeast Asia has led to increasing drainage of natural peatland ecosystems for conversion to agricultural use. Peatland drainage lowers the water table, thereby increasing the thickness of the peat layer that is exposed to oxidation. Drying leads to shrinkage of organic materials, resulting in compression of peat layers. 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