Feasibility of continuous-cover forestry (CCF) in peatland forests in Finland

Authors:
Sakari Sarkkola, Raija Laiho, Hannu Hökkä, Mika Korkiakoski, Annalea Lohila, Kari Minkkinen, Mika Nieminen,Paavo Ojanen, Meeri Pearson, Timo Penttilä, and Markku Saarinen

Book:
Responsible Management of Peatlands

Venue:
Aberdeen

Keywords:
ccf-treatment, finland, forestry

Documentfile:
abd17pdf.sarkkola1.pdf

Summary:

Even-aged management, in which a nearly coeval cohort of trees is grown and eventually harvested by clear-cut, has been the only management option practiced on drained peatlands. However, due to the detrimental impacts on several ecosystem services provided by…