Supporting raw data of the paper “Soil respiration and litterfall dynamics along a forest-to-oil palm plantation transition in an Indonesian peatland”

This dataset contains monthly field measurements collected from permanent soil collars, fertilization experiments, and litterfall traps established in forest and oil palm ecosystems in Jambi, Indonesia. The data were generated to evaluate the spatio-temporal variability of soil respiration and litterfall dynamics across a land-use change gradient, ranging from primary forest to degraded forest and oil palm plantations. The dataset includes repeated measurements of soil CO₂ flux, litterfall production, soil temperature, air temperature, water table depth, and associated experimental treatment variables. Measurements were collected using LiCOR instrumentation and replicated across spatial positions and time periods to capture environmental heterogeneity and temporal dynamics.

Dataset’s Files

DB_Raw_Data_Sumatra_CO2.tab
MD5: 23be46b9b1fe3ea73b26529f3065b557

This dataset contains field measurements of soil CO₂ flux and associated environmental variables collected from peat forest, degraded forest, and oil palm sites in 2012. Measurements were conducted using a LiCOR gas analyzer under different trenching and fertilization treatments. Supporting variables include soil temperature, air temperature, water table depth, litterfall, and spatial sampling position.


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Authors

Swail, E.

Keywords

peatlands, oil palms, plantations, soil, air temperature, environmental air temperature, soil temperature, groundwater table, climate change

Publisher

Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)

Publication date

07 May 2026

DOI

https://doi.org/10.17528/CIFOR/DATA.UNHTOB