Comparison of plant traits of sedges, shrubs and Sphagnum mosses between sites undergoing forest-to-bog restoration and near-natural open blanket bog: a pilot study
In the UK, the majority of peatlands have been damaged by drainage, agriculture, forestry plantations or erosion, compromising the ecosystem services they deliver including carbon sequestration. On the other hand, since the 1990s many projects have carried out a range of interventions to restore pea...
Main Authors: | W. Konings, K.G. Boyd, R. Andersen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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International Mire Conservation Group and International Peatland Society
2019-03-01
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Series: | Mires and Peat |
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Online Access: | http://mires-and-peat.net/media/map23/map_23_07.pdf |
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