MI17 Mire restoration
Restoration methods include removal of all or a part of trees from mire types which would naturally be open or sparsely wooded. For example on spruce mires trees are left to grow. Mire water level is raised by filling or alternatively damming the ditches.
A) Annual mire restoration (hectares)
| Year |
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Total |
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| 1990 | 61 |
61 |
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| 1991 | 22 |
22 |
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| 1992 | 49 |
4 |
53 |
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| 1993 | 49 |
0 |
49 |
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| 1994 | 207 |
2 |
209 |
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| 1995 | 536 |
13 |
549 |
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| 1996 | 510 |
146 |
655 |
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| 1997 | 744 |
0 |
744 |
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| 1998 | 1 048 |
10 |
1 058 |
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| 1999 | 1 125 |
7 |
1 132 |
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| 2000 | 883 |
46 |
125 |
1 055 |
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| 2001 | 521 |
0 |
6 |
527 |
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| 2002 | 440 |
2 |
8 |
450 |
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| 2003 | 1 559 |
0 |
1 559 |
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| 2004 | 2 082 |
36 |
2 117 |
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| 2005 | 1 828 |
3 |
1 831 |
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| 2006 | 1 277 |
0 |
1 277 |
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| 2007 | 832 |
6 |
838 |
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| 2008 | 1 564 |
60 |
1 624 |
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B) Cumulative mire restoration (hectares)
| Year | Year | |||
| 1990 | 61 |
2000 | 5 587 |
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| 1991 | 83 |
2001 | 6 115 |
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| 1992 | 136 |
2002 | 6 564 |
|
| 1993 | 186 |
2003 | 8 124 |
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| 1994 | 394 |
2004 | 10 241 |
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| 1995 | 943 |
2005 | 12 071 |
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| 1996 | 1 598 |
2006 | 13 348 |
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| 1997 | 2 342 |
2007 | 14 186 |
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| 1998 | 3 400 |
2008 | 15 809 |
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| 1999 | 4 533 |
Links:
Restoration of Mire Ecosystems by Finnish Forest and Park Service (Metsähallitus)
References:
Kaakinen, E. & Salminen, P. 2006. Mire conservation and its short history in Finland. In: Lindholm, T. & Heikkilä, R. (eds.) 2006. Finland - land of mires. pp. 229-238. The Finnish Environment, 23. The Finnish Environment Institute. Helsinki. 270 p.