INTERNATIONAL PEATLAND FIRE NETWORK

Peatland Fire Research and Literature

Comprehensive collection of peat and peatland fire publications by the Global Environment Center (Status: November 2014)

• http://www.gec.org.my/index.cfm?&menuid=48&parentid=287

Proceedings from the International Symposium on Tropical Peatlands (Bogor, Indonesia, 22-23November 1999) (Overview of downloadable chapters)

• http://www.ees.hokudai.ac.jp/coe21/E/indonesia/peat.html

Part1 with chapter “Chemical compounds in gas emitted from tropical peat soil with burning with and without oxygen” (PDF, 17.4 MB)

• http://www.ees.hokudai.ac.jp/coe21/E/indonesia/trpt99_1.pdf

Part 2 with chapter “Aspect and mechanism of peat fire in tropical peatland: A case study in Central Kalimantan, 1997” (PDF, 6.9 MB)

• http://www.ees.hokudai.ac.jp/coe21/E/indonesia/trpt99_2.pdf

The Future of Boreal Peatlands

The following paper provides a summary of models / scenarios of future boreal peatland development, including fire influences:

• Comments on the Future of Boreal Peatlands (by D.H. Vitt)

Peat Harvesting and Environmental Impact

• https://www.svensktorv.se/in-english-39362969

Indonesia: Deforestation, Forest Degradation, Biodiversity Loss and CO2 Emissions in Riau, Sumatra. A joint research project of WWF US, WWF Indonesia, University Hokkaido and RSS GmbH

• Download (PDF, 8 MB)

Online Literature and Documents

The amount of carbon released from peat and forest fires in Indonesia during 1997

• Page et al., Nature 420, 61-65, 2002 (PDF, 437 KB)

Modification of cloud properties by peat fire aerosols in Indonesia 1997/1998: A model study

• Poster by Langmann et al., Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, 2003 (PDF, 750 KB)

Indonesian smoke aerosols from peat fires and the contribution from volcanic sulfuret missions

• Paper by Graf and Langmann, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, 2003 (PDF, 204 KB)

Fire in South Florida Ecosystems

This compendium of tire information for selected south Florida vegetative communities will help resource managers and policymakers to better predict the consequences of their fire management decisions. Included is a brief history of fire in south Florida, along with some associated damages and benefits.

• Wade, D., J. Ewel, and R. Hofstetter. 1980. Fire in South Florida Ecosystems. General Technical Report SE-17. March 1980. 136p. (PDF, 10 MB)

The Global Peatland CO2 Picture 2009

• Peatland status and drainage related emissions in all countries of the world (study by wetlands International and Greifswald University (Germany) (PDF, 2.5 MB)

Ramsar Small Grants Fund (SGF) Projects

• Call for Ramsar Small Grants Fund (SGF) Project Proposals for the 2004 Cycle