Short-term effect of restoration on vegetation change and methane emissions from peatlands drained for forestry in southern Finland

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 402-411

  Komulainen, Veli Matti ^a   Nykänen, Hannu ^b   Martikainen, Pertti J ^b   Laine, Jukka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; METHANE; MOISTURE; PLANTS (BOTANY); TEMPERATURE;

COTTONGRASS; MINEROTROPHIC FEN; OMBROTROPHIC BOG; PEATLANDS; VEGETATION;

FORESTRY;

METHANE EMISSIONS; PEATLAND; RESTORATION; VEGETATION CHANGE;

FINLAND;

ERIOPHORUM VAGINARUM;

EID: 0032030432     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x98-011     Document Type: Article

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