The effects of bog restoration in formerly afforested peatlands on water quality and aquatic carbon fluxes

Authors:
Paul Gaffney, Mark Hancock, Mark Taggart, Roxane Andersen

Book:
Responsible Management of Peatlands

Venue:
Aberdeen

Keywords:
bogs, land-management, restoration, water-quality

Documentfile:
abd17pdf.gaffney-andersen-abstracts-poster.pdf

Summary:

Forest-to-bog restoration is a land management practice where drained afforested blanket bogs are being restored to open bog by removing the trees and blocking drainage ditches. This management is carried out with the aim to re-create healthy blanket bog habitat and functionality e.g. carbon…