Essays about: "Peatland restoration"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Peatland restoration.

1. 1. Biogeochemistry and Peat Properties of Restored Peatlands

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

   Author : Pelle Belaieff Kronborg; [2022]
   Keywords : Drainage; Bulk density; Nitrogen; Carbon; Stable isotopes;

   Abstract : 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

3. 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 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

4. 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 grundutbildning

   Author : Liesbeth van Ravenhorst; [2022]
   Keywords : Wetland; peatland; bog; vegetation composition; plant functional trait; environmental variable;

   Abstract : 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

5. 4. 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 Management

   Author : Mikaela Casselgård; [2020]
   Keywords : ash content; biodiversity; bulk density; carbon; climate; compaction; ditch; drainage; greenhouse gas emissions; groundwater level; isotopes; nitrogen; peatland; restoration;

   Abstract : 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

6. 5. APRIL Ecosystem Restoration Project: A sustainable model for Indonesian peatlands?

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Michael Ceruti; [2016]
   Keywords : Sustainable development; Ecosystem Restoration Concession; peatland degradation; restoration; conservation; Kampar Peninsula; Indonesia;

   Abstract : The growth in global population and the unsustainable business as usual model adopted by private companies in managing land, are causing huge pressures on Indonesian natural ecosystems. The widespread peatland deforestation and degradation affecting Indonesia has been the leading cause of biodiversity loss, decrease of vital ecosystem services, land subsidence, fires and increased impoverishment of local communities. READ MORE