Essays about: "Boreal peatlands"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Boreal peatlands.

  1. 1. Impacts of peatland drainage on soil properties : a study of drainage effects on boreal peatlands in northern Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Frederika Klaus; [2022]
    Keywords : Boreal peatlands; Bulk density; Carbon; Greenhouse gas; Isotopes; Nitrogen; Organic matter; Peatlands; Peatland drainage; Peatland restoration;

    Abstract : Peatlands cover approximately 3% of the terrestrial surface on Earth and perform several important ecosystem functions, such as carbon storage and water retention. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, approximately 2 million hectares of peatlands in Sweden were drained to manage the land for forestry and agriculture. READ MORE

  3. 2. Forest Ditches As Habitat For Aquatic Macroinvertebrate In Boreal Landscapes

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Lara Sánchez Calderón; [2022]
    Keywords : aquatic macroinvertebrates; drainage ditches; Sweden; mineral soil; peat soil; forestry;

    Abstract : Large areas of northern Sweden have been ditched to promote forest growth by draining wet soils and peatlands. These ditches have greatly added to length of Sweden’s stream and river network, but the ecological properties of these man-made aquatic environments is poorly understood. READ MORE

  4. 3. Assessment of how environmental variables and vegetation structure influence peatland carbon fluxes

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Växtekologi och evolution; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Bernabé Ramírez; [2021]
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    Abstract : Boreal peatlands are important ecosystems from a carbon balance perspective because they are natural carbon sinks as a result of millennia of peat formation. However, due to climate change, these ecosystems are susceptible to changes in hydrology and temperature. READ MORE

  5. 4. How does drainage affect hydrology and hydrochemistry in boreal peatlands?

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Albin Enetjärn; [2018]
    Keywords : trenching; ditching; draining; dikning; dikningseffekter; torvmark; markavvattning;

    Abstract : Boreal peatlands are substantial terrestrial carbon storages. They are also important for the function of several large-scale cycles and systems that humanity benefits from. Drainage affects peatlands by establishing a new, lower equilibrium for the groundwater table. READ MORE

  6. 5. Warming alters photosynthetic rates of sub-boreal peatland vegetation

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Arvo Aljaste; [2011]
    Keywords : Peatlands; CO2 uptake; Climate change; microtopography;

    Abstract : Boreal peatlands are important in the global carbon cycle. Despite coveringonly 3% of the global land area, peatlands store approximately one third of all soilcarbon. Temperature is one of the major drivers in peatland carbon cycling as itaffects both plant production and CO2 fluxes from soils. READ MORE