Tropical peat swamp forests are carbon-rich ecosystems that have been threatened by high rates of land use change (LUC). Despite…
Authors: Basuki, I.; Kauffman, J.B.; Peterson, J.; Anshari, G.; Murdiyarso, D.
Food and Biodiversity
Comparison of visual and automated oil palm mapping in Borneo
Publication Year : 2019
Around 16 Mha of land is estimated to be under oil palm agriculture in insular Southeast Asia. There is a…
Authors: Miettinen, J.; Gaveau, D.L.A.; Soo, C.L.
Ecology and conservation of West African forests: An introduction
Publication Year : 2019
Authors: Luiselli, L.; Fa, J.E.
State of knowledge of research in the Guinean forests of West Africa region
Publication Year : 2019
The Guinean forests of West Africa (GFWA) region is of highest conservation value in Africa and worldwide. The aims of…
Authors: Luiselli, L.; Dendi, D.; Eniang, E.A.; Fakae, B.B.; Akani, G.C.; Fa, J.E.
Can conservation agriculture save tropical forests? The case of minimum tillage in Zambia
Publication Year : 2018
Minimum tillage (MT) is a key component in the promotion of conservation agriculture (CA). This paper asks whether MT reduces…
Authors: Ngoma, H.; Angelsen, A.
The response of soil respiration to climatic drivers in undrained forest and drained oil palm plantations in an Indonesian peatland
Publication Year : 2018
To accurately quantify tropical peatlands contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions, and to understand how emissions from peat may change…
Authors: Swails, E.; Hertanti, D.; Hergoualc';h, K.; Verchot, L.V.; Lawrence, D.
Changes in ecosystem carbon stocks from the conversion of disturbed forest to oil palm plantation in Ucayali, Peru
Publication Year : 2018
While Peru has pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, oil palm plantations are currently under expansion in the Peruvian Amazon…
Authors: Málaga Durán, N.
Mammal Depletion Processes as Evidenced From Spatially Explicit and Temporal Local Ecological Knowledge
Publication Year : 2018
In the face of increased defaunation in tropical regions, embracing the complexity of wildlife population trends is important to guide…
Authors: Van Vliet, N.; Muhindo, J.; Nyumu, J.K.; Mushagalusa, O.; Nasi, R.
Historical charcoal additions alter water extractable, particulate and bulk soil C composition and stabilization
Publication Year : 2018
The objective of this work was to investigate the chemical composition and the quantitative changes in soil organic matter (SOM)…
Authors: Abdelrahman, H.; Hofmann, D.; Berns, A.E.; Meyer, N.; Bol, R.; Borchard, N.
Spatial Assessment of the Potential Impact of Infrastructure Development on Biodiversity Conservation in Lowland Nepal
Publication Year : 2018
Biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate with infrastructure development being one of the leading causes. New infrastructure, such as…
Authors: Sharma, R.; Rimal, B.; Stork, N.; Baral, H.; Dhakal, M.