@article{gledocs_11858_7241,
author = {Krebs, Matthias and Gaudig, Greta and Wichmann, Sabine and Joosten, Hans},
title = {Torfmooskultivierung: Moorschutz durch Moornutzung},
year = {2015},
volume = {Beiheft 5},
pages = {59-70},

abstract = {Abstract: Slightly humified Sphagnum peat is (next to strongly humified Sphagnum peat) the most important raw material for the production of horticultural substrates. The global annual consumption amounts to 30 million m³ of which 3 million m³ are consumed in Germany. This fossil raw material is excavated from peatlands. As its availability is strongly decreasing in Germany, it is increasingly imported from the Baltic countries. Alternative raw materials with comparable properties are not yet available in sufficient amounts. Peat moss (Sphagnum) biomass has similar physical and chemical properties as slightly humified peat and its use as a raw material for growing media in professional modern horticulture has been tested successfully. The cultivation of peat moss biomass (Sphagnum farming) on rewetted bogs provides several advantages. Rewetting halts the further degradation of the peat body and reduces the emission of greenhouse gases. Sphagnum farming ensures a lasting supply of high quality renewable raw material. Moreover, it supports regional economies and the conservation and protection of biodiversity, water resources and peat archives. Over the past decade, extensive studies on the cultivation of peat moss have been carried out by the University of Greifswald in cooperation with various research and industrial partners. Field tests have convincingly demonstrated the feasibility of large scale Sphagnum farming on degraded bog peat sites.},
note = { \url {http://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gldocs-11858/7241}},
}