Thesis: Towards better estimates of the carbon cycle in logged dipterocarp forests in Borneo
Defended on 29 November 2018
Doctoral research
Improving estimates of carbon pools and carbon-cycle components in logged dipterocarp forests in Borneo.
Host laboratories
Forests and Societies Research Unit (CIRAD)
Doctoral school
GAIA Doctoral School — Biodiversity, Agriculture, Food, Environment, Earth and Water, University of Montpellier
Keywords
Above-ground biomass; below-ground biomass; dead wood; dipterocarp forest; litter; logged tropical forest; soil organic carbon.
Summary
The research assesses the different carbon pools of Bornean production forests and the effects of logging on their carbon dynamics. It addresses the importance of logged forests for maintaining ecosystem services, biodiversity and carbon storage.