Mire habitat restoration in Finland

Authors:
Tapio Lindholm

Book:
Responsible Management of Peatlands

Venue:
Aberdeen

Keywords:
finland, mire-landscapes, peatland-restoration

Documentfile:
abd17pdf.lindholm.pdf

Summary:

The goal of mire habitat restoration in Finland is to return forestry drained mires to their natural state. The first stage is to attempt to restore the natural hydrological regime of a mire, to ensure that the dried out peat can gradually reabsorb moisture. When the water level remains high, mire…