Effect of stockpiling time on donor-peat hydrophysical properties: Implications for peatland restoration

Northern peatlands are an important global climate regulator storing approximately one-third of the global carbon pool, however the degradation of these ecosystems from land-use change can switch peatlands to persistent and long-term sources of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Active restoration is often required to return degraded peatlands to a net carbon sink. The peat-block restoration technique, where intact peat blocks are extracted from a …