Dissolved organic matter from tropical peatlands reduces shelf sea light availability in the Singapore Strait, Southeast Asia

• Main Authors: Martin, Patrick, Sanwlani, Nivedita, Lee, Tiffany Wan Qi, Wong, Joel Meng Cheng, Chang, Kristy Yi Wen, Wong, Elizabeth Wing-See, Liew, Soo Chin
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Science::Geology; Coral Reefs; Optical Water Quality
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/153716
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Shelf seas provide valuable ecosystem services, but their productivity and ecological functioning depend critically on sunlight transmitted through the water column. Anthropogenic reductions in underwater light availability are thus a serious threat to coastal habitats. The flux of light-absorbing c...