Greater soil carbon losses from secondary than old-growth tropical forests

• Main Authors: Raczka, Nanette Christine, Ho, Qian Yi, Srinivasan, Vupasana, Lee, Ming Yang, Ko, Chung-Wing, Königer, Madeleine, Chua, Terence, Binny, Delia, Ngo, Kang Min, Andersen, Kelly M.
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Social sciences::Geography; Belowground Carbon Dynamics; Fine Root Biomass
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/173179
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Tropical forests play a crucial role in mediating the global carbon cycle and climate. Southeast Asian tropical forests are experiencing ongoing threats of deforestation and degradation. There is an urgent need to determine how the conversion from primary forest to secondary forest coverage may impa...