Principles of Hydrological Management of Tropical Peatland

Key for peatland management is a deep understanding of the hydrological processes and phenomena in peatland such as water flow in the biosphere, leaf, stem, and root. Relationships between groundwater level (GWL), rainfall, and evapotranspiration are also the key elements. Soil moisture near the peatland surface is clearly affected by the vegetation types in peatland. An important indicator of peatland hydrology, i.e. hydraulic conductivity, is theoretically explained in this paper, including its behavior.