MI17 Mire restoration
Restoration methods include the removal of all or a part of trees from mire types which would be naturally open or sparsely wooded. On densely wooded 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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| 2009 | 1 117 |
No data |
1 117 |
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| 2010 | 1 216 |
No data |
1 216 |
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| 2011 | 1 499 |
No data |
1 499 |
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| 2012 | 1 267 |
No data |
1 267 |
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| 2013 | 1 711 |
No data |
1 711 |
B) Cumulative mire restoration (hectares)
| Year | Year | |||
| 1990 | 61 |
2002 | 6 564 |
|
| 1991 | 83 |
2003 | 8 124 |
|
| 1992 | 136 |
2004 | 10 241 |
|
| 1993 | 186 |
2005 | 12 071 |
|
| 1994 | 394 |
2006 | 13 348 |
|
| 1995 | 943 |
2007 | 14 186 |
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| 1996 | 1 598 |
2008 | 15 809 |
|
| 1997 | 2 342 |
2009 | 16 926 |
|
| 1998 | 3 400 |
2010 | 18 142 |
|
| 1999 | 4 533 |
2011 | 19 641 |
|
| 2000 | 5 587 |
2012 | 20 908 |
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| 2001 | 6 115 |
2013 | 22 619 |
Links:
Restoration at Metsähallitus Natural Heritage Services
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.
Results from the Boreal Peatland LIFE project: http://julkaisut.metsa.fi/julkaisut?Text=suoverkosto