Sphagnum farming on cut-over bog in NW Germany: Long-term studies on Sphagnum growth
Sphagnum farming allows sustainable and climate-friendly land use on bogs while producing a renewable substitute for peat in horticultural growing media. We studied Sphagnum productivity on an experimental Sphagnum culture established on a cut-over bog in Germany with strongly humified peat at the s...
Main Authors: | G. Gaudig, M. Krebs, H. Joosten |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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International Mire Conservation Group and International Peatland Society
2017-05-01
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Series: | Mires and Peat |
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Online Access: | http://mires-and-peat.net/media/map20/map_20_04.pdf |
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