Selva Dhandapani

University of Reading · School of Archaeology Geography and Environmental Science

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Tropical peatlands in Southeast Asia are important ecosystems that play a crucial role in global biogeochemical cycles, with a potential for strong climate feedback loops. The degradation of tropical peatlands due to the expansion of oil palm plantations and their impact on biodiversity and the carbon balance is a global concern. The majority of co...

Fire is one of the major issues facing Southeast Asian peatlands causing socio-economic, human health and climate crises. Many of these fires in the region are associated with land clearing or management practices for oil palm plantations. Here we study the direct post-fire impacts of slash-and-burn oil palm agriculture on greenhouse gas emissions,...

The expansion of oil palm monocultures into globally important Southeast Asian tropical peatlands has caused severe environmental damage. Despite much of the current focus of environmental impacts being directed at industrial scale plantations, over half of oil palm land-use cover in Southeast Asia is from smallholder plantations. We differentiated...

Tropical peatlands are globally important ecosystems for carbon storage, biodiversity conservation, water storage and regulation, and several other valuable ecosystem services. Despite their importance, peatlands in Southeast Asia have been heavily degraded by anthropogenic disturbances such as drainage, agricultural conversion , and fire. In this...

The expansion of oil palm plantations is one of the greatest threats to carbon-rich tropical peatlands in Southeast Asia. More than half of the oil palm plantations on tropical peatlands of Peninsular Malaysia are smallholder-based, which typically follow varied cropping systems, such as intercropping. In this case study, we compare the immediate b...

Tropical peatlands are unique and globally important ecosystems for carbon storage that are generally considered nutrient poor. However, different nutrient and trace element concentrations in these complex ecosystems and their interactions with carbon emissions are largely unknown. The objective of this research was to explore the concentrations of...

Tropical peatlands are complex and globally-important ecosystems that are increasingly threatened by anthropogenic disturbances, primarily via agricultural development. Microbes in peatlands play important roles in governing overall ecosystem functions and sustenance, with specific population dynamics governing carbon sink or source dynamics. We de...

Tropical peatlands are a significant carbon store and contribute to global carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) emissions. Tropical peatlands are threatened by both land use and climate change, including the alteration of regional precipitation patterns, and the 3–4 °C predicted warming by 2100. Plant communities in tropical peatlands can regulat...

Oil palm is the fastest expanding equatorial crop, and is one of the biggest threats to carbon-rich tropical peatlands in Malaysia. Smallholder plantations cover a vast area of peatlands in Peninsular Malaysia and follow varied cropping systems. Here we analyse the impacts of specific crops and the effects of proximity to such crops, upon GHG emiss...

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Tropical peatlands are complex and globally important ecosystems which are increasingly threatened by anthropogenic disturbances such as logging and expansion of oil palm plantations, particularly in South East Asia. Microbes in peatlands play an important role in governing overall functions e.g. carbon and nutrient cycling, yet their characteristi...

Oil palm is considered as one of the most important crops for the future in serving the global food and biodiesel needs. Oil palm also serves as the important source for rural employment and plays a major role in poverty alleviation in Malaysia. The increasing need for palm oil has resulted in the rapid expansion of oil palm plantations in the last...

The recent changes in global politics and the advancement of science and technology, have paved way for the modification and commodification of nature. The development of capitalism, and changes in modern conservation ideologies occurred at the same period, which is more than just a co-incidence. The capitalistic policies in conservation are shapin...

Oil palm is considered as one of the most important crops for the future in serving the global food and biodiesel needs. Oil palm also serves as the important source for rural employment and plays a major role in poverty alleviation in Malaysia. The increasing need for palm oil has resulted in the rapid expansion of oil palm plantations in the last...

Oil palm is considered as one of the most important crops for the future in serving the global food and biodiesel needs. Oil palm also serves as the important source for rural employment and plays a major role in poverty alleviation in Malaysia. The increasing need for palm oil has resulted in the rapid expansion of oil palm plantations in the last...

Oil palm is considered as one of the most important crops for the future in serving the global food and biodiesel needs. Oil palm also serves as the important source for rural employment and plays a major role in poverty alleviation in Malaysia. The increasing need for palm oil has resulted in the rapid expansion of oil palm plantations in the last...