The effects of forest clearance for peatland restoration on water quality

2019 ◽  
Vol 693 ◽  
pp. 133617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadeem Wasif Shah ◽  
Thomas Reyburn Nisbet
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Peatland Restoration ◽  
Forest Clearance

scholarly journals Catchment water quality in the year preceding and immediately following restoration of a drained afforested blanket bog

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul P. J. Gaffney ◽  
Mark H. Hancock ◽  
Mark A. Taggart ◽  
Roxane Andersen
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Nutrient Release ◽  
Pass Rate ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Peatland Restoration ◽  
Blanket Bog ◽  
Quality Threshold ◽  
Policy Incentives

AbstractThe restoration of drained afforested peatlands, through drain blocking and tree removal, is increasing in response to peatland restoration targets and policy incentives. In the short term, these intensive restoration operations may affect receiving watercourses and the biota that depend upon them. This study assessed the immediate effect of ‘forest-to-bog’ restoration by measuring stream and river water quality for a 15 month period pre- and post-restoration, in the Flow Country peatlands of northern Scotland. We found that the chemistry of streams draining restoration areas differed from that of control streams following restoration, with phosphate concentrations significantly higher (1.7–6.2 fold, mean 4.4) in restoration streams compared to the pre-restoration period. This led to a decrease in the pass rate (from 100 to 75%) for the target “good” quality threshold (based on EU Water Framework Directive guidelines) in rivers in this immediate post-restoration period, when compared to unaffected river baseline sites (which fell from 100 to 90% post-restoration). While overall increases in turbidity, dissolved organic carbon, iron, potassium and manganese were not significant post-restoration, they exhibited an exaggerated seasonal cycle, peaking in summer months in restoration streams. We attribute these relatively limited, minor short-term impacts to the fact that relatively small percentages of the catchment area (3–23%), in our study catchments were felled, and that drain blocking and silt traps, put in place as part of restoration management, were likely effective in mitigating negative effects. Looking ahead, we suggest that future research should investigate longer term water quality effects and compare different ways of potentially controlling nutrient release.

scholarly journals Valuing water quality improvements from peatland restoration: Evidence and challenges

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 34-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Martin-Ortega ◽  
Timothy E.H. Allott ◽  
Klaus Glenk ◽  
Marije Schaafsma
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Quality Improvements ◽  
Peatland Restoration

scholarly journals Changes in Pore Water Quality After Peatland Restoration: Assessment of a Large-Scale, Replicated Before-After-Control-Impact Study in Finland

2017 ◽  
Vol 53 (10) ◽  
pp. 8327-8343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meseret Walle Menberu ◽  
Hannu Marttila ◽  
Teemu Tahvanainen ◽  
Janne S. Kotiaho ◽  
Reijo Hokkanen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Pore Water ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Impact Study ◽  
Peatland Restoration

Early historical forest clearance caused major degradation of water quality at Lake Væng, Denmark

Anthropocene ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 100302
Author(s):  
Ole Bennike ◽  
Bent Vad Odgaard ◽  
Heather Moorhouse ◽  
Suzanne McGowan ◽  
Marie-Louise Siggaard-Andersen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Forest Clearance ◽  
Historical Forest

scholarly journals Restoration of Degraded Tropical Peatland in Indonesia: A Review

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1170
Author(s):  
Tri Wira Yuwati ◽  
Dony Rachmanadi ◽  
Pratiwi ◽  
Maman Turjaman ◽  
Yonky Indrajaya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Illegal Logging ◽  
Criteria And Indicators ◽  
Tropical Peatland ◽  
Success Stories ◽  
Peatland Restoration ◽  
Tropical Peatlands ◽  
Local Livelihood ◽  
Action Policy

Tropical peatlands are fragile ecosystems with an important role in conserving biodiversity, water quality and availability, preventing floods, soil intrusion, erosion and sedimentation, and providing a livelihood for people. However, due to illegal logging, fire and conversion into other land use, the peatlands in Indonesia are under serious threat. Efforts to restore Indonesia’s tropical peatlands have been accelerated by the establishment of the Peatland Restoration Agency in early 2016. The restoration action policy includes the rewetting, revegetation and revitalisation of local livelihood (known as the 3Rs). This paper summarises the regulatory, institutional and planning aspects of peatland restoration, in addition to the implementation of the 3Rs in Indonesia, including failures, success stories, and the criteria and indicators for the success of peatland restoration.

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