Keywords: drainage

CO2 Balance of Tropical Peatland Ecosystems

Theme IX. Tropical peatlands SUMMARY To assess the CO2 balance of tropical peatland ecosystems, we have measured CO2 flux...

CanTree Stand Water Use Compensate for Maintenance of Ditch Networks in Peatlands? Implications From Water Balance Measurements

Theme VII. Ecology and management on forested peatlands SUMMARY We estimated evapotranspiration of forest vegetation during the growing seasons...

Erosion and Sediment Transport Dynamics in Drained Peatland Forest: A Case Study at Koivupuro Catchment, Eastern Finland

Theme VII. Ecology and management on forested peatlands SUMMARY Ditch network maintenance at peatland forest areas leads to erosion...

Peatland Forestry and Surface Water Quality in Finland

Theme VII. Ecology and management on forested peatlands SUMMARY The drainage of peatlands for forestry started in Finland about...

Emissions of greenhouse gasses from peat soils under different management and drainage

Theme III. Agricultural use of peat and peatlands Abstract In their pristine state, peat soils act as major sinks...

Nitrogen and Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) Losses From a Degraded Peatland in North-Easter Germany

Theme I.  Inventory, stratigraphy and conservation of mires and peatlands SUMMARY Nitrogen (N) and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentrations...

Status and Conservation Value of Peatland Forests in Estonia

Theme I.  Inventory, stratigraphy and conservation of mires and peatlands SUMMARY In 2007-2009 some 400 peatland forest sites were...