Analysis of peat/sediment core SB-B, Sungai Buluh peatland, Sumatra, Indonesia

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Auteurs principaux: Hapsari, Kartika Anggi, Biagioni, Siria, Jennerjahn, Tim C, Reimer, Peter Meyer, Saad, Asmadi, Achnopha, Yudhi, Sabiham, Supiandi, Behling, Hermann
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author Hapsari, Kartika Anggi
Biagioni, Siria
Jennerjahn, Tim C
Reimer, Peter Meyer
Saad, Asmadi
Achnopha, Yudhi
Sabiham, Supiandi
Behling, Hermann
author_facet Hapsari, Kartika Anggi
Biagioni, Siria
Jennerjahn, Tim C
Reimer, Peter Meyer
Saad, Asmadi
Achnopha, Yudhi
Sabiham, Supiandi
Behling, Hermann
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents Tropical peatlands are important for the global carbon cycle as they store 18% of the total global peat carbon. As they are vulnerable to changes in temperature and precipitation, a rapidly changing environment endangers peatlands and their carbon storage potential. Understanding the mechanisms of peatland carbon accumulation from studying past developments may, therefore, help to assess the future role of tropical peatlands. Using a multi-proxy palaeoecological approach, a peat core taken from the Sungai Buluh peatland in Central Sumatra has been analyzed for its pollen and spore, macro charcoal and biogeochemical composition. The result suggests that peat and C accumulation rates were driven mainly by sea level change, river water level, climatic variability and anthropogenic activities. It is also suggested that peat C accumulation in Sungai Buluh is correlated to the abundance of Freycinetia, Myrtaceae, Calophyllum, Stemonuraceae, Ficus and Euphorbiaceae. Sungai Buluh has reasonable potential for being a future global tropical peat C sinks. However, considering the impact of rapid global climate change in addition to land-use change following rapid economic growth in Indonesia, such potential may be lost. Taking advantage of available palaeoecological records and advances made in Quaternary studies, some considerations for management practice such as identification of priority taxa and conservation sites are suggested.
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spellingShingle Analysis of peat/sediment core SB-B, Sungai Buluh peatland, Sumatra, Indonesia
Hapsari, Kartika Anggi
Biagioni, Siria
Jennerjahn, Tim C
Reimer, Peter Meyer
Saad, Asmadi
Achnopha, Yudhi
Sabiham, Supiandi
Behling, Hermann
Indonesia; RUSC; Russian corer; SB-B; Sungai Buluh,Indonesia
Tropical peatlands are important for the global carbon cycle as they store 18% of the total global peat carbon. As they are vulnerable to changes in temperature and precipitation, a rapidly changing environment endangers peatlands and their carbon storage potential. Understanding the mechanisms of peatland carbon accumulation from studying past developments may, therefore, help to assess the future role of tropical peatlands. Using a multi-proxy palaeoecological approach, a peat core taken from the Sungai Buluh peatland in Central Sumatra has been analyzed for its pollen and spore, macro charcoal and biogeochemical composition. The result suggests that peat and C accumulation rates were driven mainly by sea level change, river water level, climatic variability and anthropogenic activities. It is also suggested that peat C accumulation in Sungai Buluh is correlated to the abundance of Freycinetia, Myrtaceae, Calophyllum, Stemonuraceae, Ficus and Euphorbiaceae. Sungai Buluh has reasonable potential for being a future global tropical peat C sinks. However, considering the impact of rapid global climate change in addition to land-use change following rapid economic growth in Indonesia, such potential may be lost. Taking advantage of available palaeoecological records and advances made in Quaternary studies, some considerations for management practice such as identification of priority taxa and conservation sites are suggested.
title Analysis of peat/sediment core SB-B, Sungai Buluh peatland, Sumatra, Indonesia
topic Indonesia; RUSC; Russian corer; SB-B; Sungai Buluh,Indonesia
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.888596