Essays about: "Peatland drainage"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words Peatland drainage.
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1. Biogeochemistry and Peat Properties of Restored Peatlands
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : Globally, peatlands comprise the most important soil organic carbon pool storing approximately one third of all terrestrial soil carbon. Drainage can turn peatlands to net sources of carbon dioxide. Peatlands have historically been drained to increase the productivity of agriculture and forestry. READ MORE
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2. 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 ManagementAbstract : 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
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3. Peatland restoration: A mossy affair? : The similarities of the vegetation communitiesbetween restored bogs and natural bogs.
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildningAbstract : Peatlands function as important global carbon sinks as peatlands store 30% to 40% of the total soil carbon even though peatlands only cover 3% of the Earth's terrestrial surface. However, drainage activities have damaged the ecosystem and caused many peatlands to function as carbon sources instead. READ MORE
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4. Spatial variation in GHG emissions from drained organic forest soils : implications for Swedish UNFCCC reporting
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and EnvironmentAbstract : Drainage of organic soils for forestry generally increases soil CO2 and N2O emissions but decreases CH4 emissions. Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) countries provide annual national inventories of anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals, which includes emissions of GHGs from drained organic forest soil. READ MORE
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5. Effects of 100 years of drainage on peat properties in a drained peatland forests in northern Sweden
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : Natural peatlands provide a small but persistent long-term carbon (C) sink. However, within the last century their extent in Sweden has declined by about 1.5-2.0 million hectares due to drainage activities. READ MORE
