ERC Starting Grant · 2025
Potential impact of sea level rise related salinization on lowland tropical coastal peatlands
Sea level rise (SLR) poses risks of flooding and salinization to coastal ecosystems. At present, research on SLR impacts still heavily focuses on saline ecosystems (e.g., mangroves, saltmarshes), despite the impact of salinization being particularly dire for freshwater ecosystems. Southeast (SE) Asian coastal peatlands are freshwater wetlands playing important role in tackling the triple planetary crisis: climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. Mainly located in low-lying coastal plains, SE Asian peatlands are highly vulnerable to the impacts of SLR. My recent research indicates that SLR-induced salinization could lead to catastrophic fires by promoting mass peat swamp forest…
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