14.10.2021
flooded areas in the background belong to the former Immenstädt polder that, due to severe drainage, were subject to massive sagging and degradation, which led to the creation of expansive areas of shallow [...] whether and how long it would take the rewetted areas to return to their natural states. The study now delivers the most comprehensive findings to date on fens in temperate latitudes. The research team [...] cover (spectral and temporal metrics) seem to remain for long periods. On the average, up to three decades after rewetting, peatlands showed no sign of returning to near-natural conditions. Instead, new types
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