Impacts of ditch cleaning on hydrological processes in a drained peatland forest

One fourth of the forests in Finland are growing on drained peatlands. Forestry operations such as ditch network maintenance increase the export of suspended solids and nutrients, and deteriorate water quality in lakes and rivers. Water protection presupposes an understanding of how forestry operati...

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Main Authors: H. Koivusalo, E. Ahti, A. Laurén, T. Kokkonen, T. Karvonen, R. Nevalainen, L. Finér
Format: Article
Sprog:English
Udgivet: Copernicus Publications 2008-10-01
Serier:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online adgang:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/12/1211/2008/hess-12-1211-2008.pdf