Developing a peatland management portal for priority upland habitats in the UK

Authors:
Lydia Cole & Philip Briscoe

Book:
Responsible Management of Peatlands

Venue:
Aberdeen

Keywords:
drainage, peatland-management, resources, united-kingdom

Documentfile:
abd17pdf.cole_.pdf

Summary:

The UK’s extensive peatland resource is a key component of the nation’s carbon storage and sequestration facility, as well as a source of drinking water for the majority of the population. After decades of drainage, over-grazing and other anthropogenic impacts…