Alkaline fens: Valuable wetlands but difficult to manage

Abstract

Intro -- Colophon -- Contents -- Foreword -- Abstract -- Summary -- Introduction -- 1. Alkaline fens in Northern Europe -- 2. Future challenges for conservation of alkaline fens -- 3. Management and restoration -- 3.1 Hydrology, blocking and filling ditches -- 3.2 Removal of scrubs and woodland, mowing and grazing -- 3.3 Removal of the topsoil layer -- 3.4 Burning -- 4. Conservation and restoration on a landscape level -- 5. How do we work with stakeholders/landowner? -- 6. Monitoring alkaline fens -- 6.1 Monitoring hydrological conditions -- 7. Network for conservation officers -- 8. Alkaline fens: Sites visited in the project -- 8.1 Styra -- 8.2 General description -- 8.2.1 Northern part (created in 1967) -- 8.2.2 Central part (recreated in 2013) -- 8.2.3 Other comments at Styra -- 9. Lagmansro -- 9.1 General description -- 9.2 Area created in 2000 -- 10. Hagebyhöga -- 10.1 General description -- 10.2 North-eastern area, restored 2006 -- 10.3 Central-southern area, long continuity -- 10.4 Western area, poorly drained field, grazed for the past 10-15 years -- 11. Mörkahålkärret, nature reserve and Natura 2000 area -- 11.1 General description -- 11.2 Land snails -- 12. Vallgatan-Hälle källor, unprotected -- 12.1 General description -- 12.2 Kusiaiskorpi Natura 2000 area, Tornio, south-western Lapland -- 12.3 Isokummunjänkä -- 12.4 Alkumaa -- 12.5 Tuohimaanjänkä -- 13. Ajos rich fen -- 13.1 Murhiniemi -- Project organisation -- References and further reading -- Sammanfattning -- Summary.