Research objectives: Assessing thickness and quality of peatland on biomass of the melaleuca forest; determining levels of submergence and water quality on biomass of the forest; evaluating levels of peatland thickness and submergence on biomass and CO2 of the melaleuca forest. | MINISTRY OF EDUCATION CAN THO UNIVERSITY SUMMARY OF THE DISSERTATION Major Land and Water Environment Code 62440303 TRAN THI KIM HONG EFFECTS OF PEATLAND AND SUBMERGENCE REGIME ON BIOMASS OF MELALEUCA FOREST IN THE U MINH HA NATIONAL PARK CA MAU PROVINCE Can Tho 2017 THE DISSERTATION IS COMPLETED AT CAN THO UNIVERSITY Principal Advisor Duong Van Ni PhD Co-advisor Nguyen Van Be PhD The dissertation was defended at the doctoral committee at University level Venue Dissertation Defense Room Meeting Room No. 3 2nd Floor Administration Building Campus II Can Tho University. At date Examiner 1 Examiner 2 Examiner 3 Revision confirmed by The chairman The dissertation can be found at the library Learning Resource Center Can Tho University Viet Nam National Libary PUBLISHED PAPERS Trần Thị Kim Hồng Nguyễn Bình Long Dương Văn Ni Nguyễn Văn Bé 2015. Khảo sát sự sinh trưởng cây tràm Melaleuca cajuputi ở các độ dày than bùn Vườn quốc gia U Minh Hạ tỉnh Cà Mau. Tạp chí Khoa học Đại học Cần Thơ. Số 40 2015. Trang 92-100. Trần Thị Kim Hồng Nguyễn Văn Bé Dương Văn Ni 2016 . Sinh khối rừng tràm và chất lượng nước ở các điều kiện ngập khác nhau tại Vườn quốc gia U Minh Hạ tỉnh Cà Mau. Tạp chí Khoa học Đất. Số 49 2016. Trang 134-139. Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION . The necessary of the dissertation While climate change is global issue trees play an pivital role in mitigation of negative impacts through the absorption of CO2 IPCC 2003 . The main characteristics of melaleuca trees are its ability to withstand submergence drought slight salinity or acidic environments Da 2012 Sam and Binh 1999 Okubo et al. 2003 . For those reasons several studies have been focosed on adaptation of melaleuca trees to climate change. However effect of maintaining water level on growth and biomass of melaleuca forest has not been addressed. The natural condition of U Minh Ha National Park Ca Mau province is that melaleuca forest is found on the peatland where its thickness is differently distributed in various
