Export of suspended solids and dissolved elements from peatland areas after ditch network maintenance in south-central Finland

Silva Fennica

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-49

  Nieminen, Mika ^a   Ahti, Erkki ^a   Koivusalo, Harri ^b   Mattsson, Tuija ^c   Sarkkola, Sakari ^a   Laurén, Ari ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ditching; Drained peatlands; Forestry; Hydrochemistry; Nutrient export; Suspended solids

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DISSOLUTION; FORESTRY; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ORGANIC CARBON; RUNOFF; TIMBER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WETLANDS;

DISSOLVED NITROGEN; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DITCHING; NETWORK MAINTENANCES; NUTRIENT EXPORT; PEAT LAND; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TREATMENT EFFECTS;

MAINTENANCE;

ALUMINUM; CATCHMENT; DISSOLVED MATTER; DRAINAGE; FORESTRY PRACTICE; IRON; LAND USE CHANGE; MANGANESE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; ORGANIC CARBON; PEATLAND; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF; SUSPENDED LOAD; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

CLEANING; DISSOLVING; FORESTRY; FORESTS; MAINTENANCE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WETLANDS;

FINLAND;

EID: 77953042884     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14214/sf.161     Document Type: Article

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