Multi-decadal water table manipulation alters peatland hydraulic structure and moisture retention

• Published in: Hydrological processes Vol. 29; no. 13; pp. 2970 - 2982
• Main Authors: Moore, P.A., Morris, P.J., Waddington, J.M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester Blackwell Publishing Ltd 30.06.2015; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: bulk density; Drying; Fluid dynamics; Fluid flow; hydraulic conductivity; Hydraulic structures; Hydraulics; Moisture; moisture retention; peat; Peatlands; Retention; Sphagnum; Water tables

A peatland complex disturbed by berm construction in the 1950s was used to examine the long‐term impact of water table (WT) manipulation on peatland hydraulic properties and moisture retention at three adjacent sites with increasing depth to WT (WET, INTermediate reference and DRY). Saturated hydrau...