Table 4 Mean methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) fluxes from peatland drainage channels in South-East Asia.
From: Greenhouse gas emissions from ditches in oil palm plantations on tropical peatlands in Malaysia
Country | Setting | CH4flux (g CH4m−2d−1) | N2O flux (mg N2O m−2d−1) | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Indonesia | Cleared, drained, and abandoned peatland | 0.164 | 0 | 5 |
Indonesia | Acacia wood plantation, undisturbed 5 years | 0.107 | 2.78 | 5 |
Indonesia | Acacia wood plantation, recently disturbed | 0.09 | 0.19 | 5 |
Indonesia | Channel through degraded peatland | 0.001–0.04 | – | 17 |
Indonesia | Drainage canals | 0.09 | – | 19 |
Brunei | Partially drained and partially deforested peatland | 0.041–0.45 | – | 34 |
Malaysia | Drainage ditch in oil palm plantation | 0.136 | – | 18 |
Malaysia | Drainage ditch in oil palm plantation, 1st rotation) | 0.34 | − 0.03 | This study |
Malaysia | Drainage ditch in oil palm plantation, 2nd rotation) | 0.42 | − 0.20 | This study |
