Ditch network maintenance in peatland forest as a private investment: short- and long-term effects on financial performance at stand level

In Finland, most of the suitable peatland has now been ditched for forestry purposes, and ditch network maintenance (DNM) is carried out on 70,000–80,000 hectares of land each year. We examined the financial performance of DNM operations on 44 sample plots representing two medium-quality site types...

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Main Authors: T. Penttilä, H. Hökkä, S. Kojola, A. Ahtikoski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Mire Conservation Group and International Peatland Society 2008-03-01
Series:Mires and Peat
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Online Access:http://www.mires-and-peat.net/map03/map_03_03.pdf