Degradation of peatlands through land-use change and drainage is currently responsible for
5-10% of global annual anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions. Therefore, restoring …

After drainage for forestry and agriculture, peat extraction is one of the most important
causes of peatland degradation. When peat extraction is ceased, multiple after-use options …

Peatlands after drainage and extraction are large sources of carbon (C) to the atmosphere.
Restoration, through re‐wetting and revegetation, aims to return the C sink function by re …

Undisturbed peatlands represent long-term net sinks of carbon; however, peat extraction
converts these systems into large and persistent sources of greenhouse gases. Although …

The moss layer transfer technique has been used since the 1990s to restore bogs in North
America after peat extraction. This article assesses the influence of drainage-related, peat …

The provision of critical ecosystem services like carbon sequestration by peatlands has
been degraded around the globe. Peatland restoration represents an opportunity to tackle …

Significant wetland losses across the globe have motivated large-scale restoration efforts to
improve the quality of wetland habitats. However, previous studies have shown a high …

Questions Does restoration management of a formerly afforested blanket bog lead to the
vegetation, and the environmental conditions it indicates, becoming similar to intact bog …

Peatlands have been widely studied in terms of their ecohydrology, carbon dynamics,
ecosystem services and palaeoenvironmental archives. However, several assumptions are …

Boreal peatlands represent globally important long term sinks of carbon; however,
horticultural peat extraction disrupts this carbon sink function, converting these ecosystems …