Meta‐analysis reveals that enhanced practices accelerate vegetation recovery during peatland restoration

• Published in: Restoration ecology Vol. 32; no. 3
• Main Authors: Allan, Jessica M., Guêné‐Nanchen, Mélina, Rochefort, Line, Douglas, David J. T., Axmacher, Jan C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, USA Wiley Periodicals, Inc 01.03.2024; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Analysis; Aquatic plants; Biodiversity; Bryophyta; Carbon sequestration; climate; climate change; Degradation; Ecosystem services; ecosystems; fen; land restoration; Meta-analysis; mire; Monitoring; Mosses; Peatlands; Recovery; Restoration; Revegetation; rewetting; Sphagnum; Standardization; Vegetation

The provision of critical ecosystem services like carbon sequestration by peatlands has been degraded around the globe. Peatland restoration represents an opportunity to tackle the twin global emergencies of climate breakdown and biodiversity decline. Nonetheless, restoration success relies on a sou...