Peatlands of the boreal zone and their utilization in forestry

The paper is a review on utilization of peatlands in forestry in the countries of boreal zone: Finland, Norway, Sweden, Canada, the United States and the Soviet Union. First, the concept of peatlands, the types of peatlands throughout the zone are defined, and the use of natural peatlands is describ...

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Published in:Silva Fennica
Main Author: Päivänen, Juhani
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Finnish Society of Forest Science 1990
Subjects:
Forestry
SD1-669.5
Canada
Norway
Fennoscandia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.a15580
https://doaj.org/article/906efcc58f934904839a7bd65f8efc7e
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Summary:The paper is a review on utilization of peatlands in forestry in the countries of boreal zone: Finland, Norway, Sweden, Canada, the United States and the Soviet Union. First, the concept of peatlands, the types of peatlands throughout the zone are defined, and the use of natural peatlands is described. Finally, the drainage of peatlands for forestry purposes in the countries is reviewed. According to the statistics, a total of 13 million ha of peatlands have been drained in Fennoscandia and the Soviet Union.

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