Authors:
Susanne Abel*, Christian Schröder and Hans Joosten
Book:
Proceedings of the 15th International Peat Congress
Venue:
Kuching
Keywords:
paludiculture, peat-conservation, peatland-utilisation, rewetting, wetland-plants
Documentfile:
ipc16p636-640a158abel.schroeder.etal_.pdf
Summary:
SUMMARY
Paludiculture (‘palus’ lat. for swamp) is the productive use of wet and rewetted peatlands in a way that the peat body and essential ecosystem services of mires such as carbon store, water regulation and biodiversity conservation are preserved. Next to the few well-established paludiculture plants, a wealth of wetland species is promising for paludiculture. The identification and description of such crops is essential for the wide implementation of paludiculture. The Database of Potential Paludiculture Plants (DPPP) was established to gather information on the variety of useful wetland plants and to present the first global overview of potential paludiculture plants. Paludiculture is a new and diverse land-use concept with fundamental differences in design and management…