Juhani Päivänen 
Pohjoisen havumetsävyöhykkeen suot ja niiden metsätaloudellinen hyväksikäyttö.
Päivänen J. (1990). Pohjoisen havumetsävyöhykkeen suot ja niiden metsätaloudellinen hyväksikäyttö. Silva Fennica vol. 24 no. 2 article id 5426. https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.a15580
English title: Peatlands of the boreal zone and their utilization in forestryAbstract
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.
Original keywords
metsätalous;
metsäojitus;
suot;
soiden ojitus;
havumetsävyöhyke
English keywords
forestry;
peatlands;
drainage of peatlands;
boreal zone
Published in 1990
Views 2278
Available at https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.a15580 | Download PDF
