Sarawak Oil Palms Berhad

To quantify and monitor Carbon (C) and Nitrogen (N) flux of oil palm plantation using Eddy Covariance Tower in Lambir 2 Estate.
To monitor and capture temporal environmental changes that affect Carbon (C) and Nitrogen (N) dynamics in Oil Palm Plantation.

Eddy Covariance Tower in Sabaju Estate

Eddy Covariance Tower in Sebungan Estate

PP System EGM-4 unit to measure carbon emission in Sebungan Estate

Carbon flux automated chamber in Sebungan Estate

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Ecosystem Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics of Tropical Peatland

LOCATION
Sebungan/ Sabaju Estate, Sebauh, Bintulu

COLLABORATORS

SOPB
Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)
Param Agriculture Survey Sdn. Bhd.
University of Aberdeen
University of St. Andrews
University of Leicester
National Taiwan University
University of Hyogo
University of Exeter

PURPOSE

To determine the overall GHG balance of oil palm plantations on peat by quantifying land-atmosphere fluxes of carbon dioxide (CO2) methane (CH4) nitrous oxide (N2O) and nitric Oxide (NOx; a precursor to tropospheric ozone, a strong GHG and environmental pollutant.
To investigate how primary productivity, carbon (C) dynamics and C Sequestration rates respond to changing environmental drivers (e.g. photosynthetically active radiation, rainfall, temperature, moisture, water table depth, nutrient availability).
To quantify N gas (N2O1 NOx) from fertilizer and ecosystem N retention in oil palm plantations on peat, in order to evaluate the proportion of fertilizer N lost to the atmosphere and the efficacy of current fertilizer management practices.

PUBLICATIONS

THE POTENTIAL OF OIL PALM IN THE GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE
TOWARDS A FULL GREENHOUSE GAS BALANCE OF MANAGED TROPICAL PEATLANDS IN NORTHERN BORNEO
SOIL-ATMOSPHERE TRACE GAS EXCHANGE FROM TROPICAL OIL PALM PLANTATIONS ON PEAT
CARBON STOCKS AND FLUXES IN MANAGED PEATLANDS IN NORTHERN BORNEO
QUANTIFYING TROPICAL PEATLAND DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON (DOC) USING UV-VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY
FLUVIAL ORGANIC CARBON LOSSES FROM OIL PALM PLANTATIONS ON PEAT
METHANE AND CO2 FLUXES FROM PEAT SOIL, PALM STEMS AND FIELD DRAINS IN TWO OIL PALM PLANTATIONS IN SARAWAK, BORNEO, ON DIFFERENT TROPICAL PEAT SOIL TYPES
APPLICABILITY OF OPTICAL SCANNER METHOD FOR FINE ROOT DYNAMICS

Ph.D student from University of Exeter setting up Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

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Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Derived Structure-from-Motion Photogrammetry Point Clouds for Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) Canopy Segmentation and Height Estimation

LOCATION
Sebungan/ Sabaju Estate, Sebauh, Bintulu

COLLABORATORS

SOPB
Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)
University of Exeter
Tropical Peat Research Institute

PURPOSE

To demonstrate a workflow for the retrieval of single palm canopies from SfM point clouds.
To quantify the uncertainties introduced by the acquisition scheme and steps in SfM-based workflow as well as in the retrieved metrics.
To derive and assess top-frond height (TFH) and stem height metrics from single palm SfM point clouds.

PUBLICATION

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) DERIVED STRUCTURE-FROM-MOTION PHOTOGRAMMETRY POINT CLOUDS FOR OIL PALM (ELAEIS GUINEENSIS) CANOPY SEGMENTATION AND HEIGHT ESTIMATION