Impact of drainage on vegetation of transitional mires in Estonia

The extent of drainage impact was studied in five transitional mires along a hydrosequence. The principal environmental variables driven by drainage are the minimum water level in the peat layer, together with the dry matter and total-N contents of peat. The drawdown effect of a cutoff ditch (interc...

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Main Authors: J. Paal, I. Jürjendal, A. Suija, A. Kull
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Mire Conservation Group and International Peat Society 2016-02-01
Series:Mires and Peat
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Online Access:http://mires-and-peat.net/media/map18/map_18_02.pdf