Drainage and Stand Growth Response in Peatland Forests—Description, Testing, and Application of Mechanistic Peatland Simulator SUSI

Drainage is an essential prerequisite in peatland forest management, which generally, but not always, increases stand growth. Growth response depends on weather conditions, stand and site characteristics, management and biogeochemical processes. We constructed a SUSI-simulator (SUoSImulaattori, in F...

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Main Authors: Ari Laurén, Marjo Palviainen, Samuli Launiainen, Kersti Leppä, Leena Stenberg, Iñaki Urzainki, Mika Nieminen, Raija Laiho, Hannu Hökkä
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/3/293