Keywords: biodiversity

Establishing Vascular Plants From Seeds Around Pool Margins in Restored Peatlands

Theme V. Restoration, rehabilitation and after-use of disturbed peatlands SUMMARY Pools increase the ecological value of restored peatlands. We...

Towards More Diversity in Paludiculture – A Literature Review of Useful Wetland Plants

Theme III. Agricultural use of peat and peatlands SUMMARY Peatlands have been drained and reclaimed for agriculture and forestry...

Recent Debate on Peat Exploitation in Finland

Theme II. Peat for horticulture, energy and other uses   SUMMARY Peat is a domestic source of energy corresponding...

Towards the First Peatland Policy in Ireland

Theme I.  Inventory, stratigraphy and conservation of mires and peatlands SUMMARY Peatlands cover a large part of the land...

Peatland Restoration for Ecosystem Services – the IUCN UK Commission of Inquiry on Peatlands

Theme I.  Inventory, stratigraphy and conservation of mires and peatlands SUMMARY Peatlands provide vital ecosystem services to society, globally,...

Monitoring the Floodplains of the Northern River Oder: Spatial Allocation of Deposits and Soils, Recent Ecological State And Biodiversity

Theme I.  Inventory, stratigraphy and conservation of mires and peatlands SUMMARY Floodplains show typically a mosaic of different riparian...

Pollution and Climate Influences on Plant Communities Across UK Peatlands

Theme I.  Inventory, stratigraphy and conservation of mires and peatlands SUMMARY A UK wide survey was conducted in 2009...