Restored peatland (IMAGE)

University of Eastern Finland

Restored peatland

Caption

Restoration of forestry-drained peatlands typically leads to development of relatively dry moss-hummock bogs with low methane emissions. The photo presents a peatland area with thick moss-hummock layer developed in two decades after restoration.

Credit

Teemu Tahvanainen.

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