A new concept for sphagnum sourcing and utilization in Finland – shagnum harvesting from forestry-drained nutrient-poor bogs

Authors:
Mika Nieminen, Sakari Sarkkola, Niko Silvan, and Kari Jokinen

Book:
Responsible Management of Peatlands

Venue:
Aberdeen

Keywords:
finland, nutrient-poor-forestry, sphagnum

Documentfile:
abd17pdf.nieminen-mika.pdf

Summary:

About 1 Mha of nutrient-poor forestry-drained peatlands are being left aside from forestry-use in Finland. These nutrient-poor sites have undergone relatively small changes in their vegetation composition and peat decomposition after drainage, thus living and partly…