Ecohydrological characterisation of a degenerated valley peatland in Northern Germany for use in restoration

Prospects of fen restoration in relation to changing land use—An example from central Poland

“…A high concentration of SO 4 2− and Cl − in the upland areas and in the eastern edge of peatland indicated pollution, possibly from farms. In the central part of the peatland SO 4 2− and Cl − concentrations were low, which also indicated discharge of clean, mineral-rich groundwater Wassen et al, 1996;Trepel and Kluge, 2002). Similar to other authors, we found relatively high concentrations of PO 4 3− in the groundwater in the degrading fen meadows, compared to much lower values that were measured in the more pristine fens .…”

“…The next important change was the large-scale planting of pine forests in the infiltration area and the invasion of willow and alder shrubs in the abandoned meadows, which resulted in increased evapotranspiration (Vertessy, 2001;Huxman et al, 2005;van der Salm et al, 2006;. Removal of trees and shrubs from fens was found to limit evapotranspiration even by 100-170 mm year −1 and result in raising water tables (Jauhiainen et al, 2002;Huxman et al, 2005).…”

Prediction of long-term changes in ecosystem functions of a peatland site with the semi-quantitative decision support system PMDSS

“…The Eider Valley peatland is a minerotrophic peatland located 10 km south of Kiel (Schrautzer et al, 2002;Trepel and Kluge, 2002). The valley has a high species diversity on a local scale and has a high potential for nutrient retention through a lateral buffer management.…”

“…The site is typical for peatlands in the Weichselian landscape of northwest Germany (Trepel and Kluge, 2002;Scholz and Trepel, 2004). Aim of the application of PMDSS is the determination of effects of land use and water management on the development of ecosystem functions on the selected peatland site.…”

Water Quality Improvement Through an Integrated Approach to Point and Non-Point Sources Pollution and Management of River Floodplain Wetlands

“…Water quality improvement by the use of wetlands has been broadly discussed (Bastian and Hammer, 1993;Raisin and Mitchell, 1995;Nairn and Mitsch, 2000;Trepel and Kluge, 2002;Mitsch et al, 2005;Mitsch and Gosselink, 2007;Mitsch et al, 2009), especially the importance of natural floodplains for river self-purification and freshwater quality protection (Bayley, 1995;Loeb and Lamers, 2003;Zalewski 2006;Kiedrzyńska et al 2008a;Kiedrzyńska et al 2008b). An example can be the area of 24 km 2 of wetlands that collected the water from the Zala River catchment, and which has been reconstructed within the confines of a multidisciplinary research programme on the protection of the Lake Balaton (Hungary).…”