Peat properties of a tropical forest reserve adjacent to a fire-break canal
Tropical peat comprises decomposed dead plant material and acts like a sponge to absorb water, making it fully saturated. However, drought periods dry it readily and increases its vulnerability to fire. Peat fires emit greenhouse gases and particles contributing to haze, and prevention by constructi...
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| author | Musa, Dayang Nur Sakinah Mohd Tohir, Mohd Zahirasri Huang, Xinyan Abdullah, Luqman Chuah Md Said, Mohamad Syazaruddin Sulaiman, Muhammad Firdaus |
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| description | Tropical peat comprises decomposed dead plant material and acts like a sponge to absorb water, making it fully saturated. However, drought periods dry it readily and increases its vulnerability to fire. Peat fires emit greenhouse gases and particles contributing to haze, and prevention by constructing fire-break canals to reduce fire spread into forest reserves is crucial. This paper aims to determine peat physical and chemical properties near a fire-break canal at different fire frequency areas. Peat sampling was conducted at two forest reserves in Malaysia which represent low fire frequency and high fire frequency areas. The results show that peat properties were not affected by the construction of a fire-break canal, however lignin and cellulose content increased significantly from the distance of the canal in both areas. The study concluded that fire frequency did not significantly influence peat properties except for porosity. The higher fibre content in the high frequency area did not influence moisture content nor the ability to regain moisture. Thus, fire frequency might contribute differently to changes in physical and chemical properties, hence management efforts to construct fire- break canals and restoration efforts should protect peatlands from further degradation. These findings will benefit future management and planning for forest reserves. |
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| spelling | upm-1056092024-05-06T07:26:53Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/105609/ Peat properties of a tropical forest reserve adjacent to a fire-break canal Musa, Dayang Nur Sakinah Mohd Tohir, Mohd Zahirasri Huang, Xinyan Abdullah, Luqman Chuah Md Said, Mohamad Syazaruddin Sulaiman, Muhammad Firdaus Tropical peat comprises decomposed dead plant material and acts like a sponge to absorb water, making it fully saturated. However, drought periods dry it readily and increases its vulnerability to fire. Peat fires emit greenhouse gases and particles contributing to haze, and prevention by constructing fire-break canals to reduce fire spread into forest reserves is crucial. This paper aims to determine peat physical and chemical properties near a fire-break canal at different fire frequency areas. Peat sampling was conducted at two forest reserves in Malaysia which represent low fire frequency and high fire frequency areas. The results show that peat properties were not affected by the construction of a fire-break canal, however lignin and cellulose content increased significantly from the distance of the canal in both areas. The study concluded that fire frequency did not significantly influence peat properties except for porosity. The higher fibre content in the high frequency area did not influence moisture content nor the ability to regain moisture. Thus, fire frequency might contribute differently to changes in physical and chemical properties, hence management efforts to construct fire- break canals and restoration efforts should protect peatlands from further degradation. These findings will benefit future management and planning for forest reserves. Springer 2023-12 Article PeerReviewed Musa, Dayang Nur Sakinah and Mohd Tohir, Mohd Zahirasri and Huang, Xinyan and Abdullah, Luqman Chuah and Md Said, Mohamad Syazaruddin and Sulaiman, Muhammad Firdaus (2023) Peat properties of a tropical forest reserve adjacent to a fire-break canal. Journal of Forestry Research, 35 (1). ISSN 1007-662X; ESSN: 1993-0607 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11676-023-01679-2?error=cookies_not_supported&code=9978fef9-ae47-4b20-9c03-42c6dbff9458 10.1007/s11676-023-01679-2 |
| spellingShingle | Musa, Dayang Nur Sakinah Mohd Tohir, Mohd Zahirasri Huang, Xinyan Abdullah, Luqman Chuah Md Said, Mohamad Syazaruddin Sulaiman, Muhammad Firdaus Peat properties of a tropical forest reserve adjacent to a fire-break canal |
| title | Peat properties of a tropical forest reserve adjacent to a fire-break canal |
| title_full | Peat properties of a tropical forest reserve adjacent to a fire-break canal |
| title_fullStr | Peat properties of a tropical forest reserve adjacent to a fire-break canal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Peat properties of a tropical forest reserve adjacent to a fire-break canal |
| title_short | Peat properties of a tropical forest reserve adjacent to a fire-break canal |
| title_sort | peat properties of a tropical forest reserve adjacent to a fire-break canal |
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