Joint information paper ‘Paludiculture and biodiversity’
Paludiculture promotes biodiversity compared to agriculture on drained peat soils. This is shown in a joint information paper by three renowned peatland research institutions.
The three peatland research institutions Greifswald Mire Centre (GMC), the University of Applied Sciences for Sustainable Development Eberswalde (HNEE) and the Peatland Science Centre (PSC) at the University of Applied Sciences Weihenstephan-Triesdorf (HSWT) have summarised their latest research findings on this topic in the eight-page paper. Paludicultures create habitats for peatland-specific species through rewetting, which, according to current knowledge, leads to an increase in peatland-typical and, under certain conditions, peatland-specific biodiversity.
As the reactions of individual species groups to the type and intensity of paludiculture management vary, future management should aim for habitat mosaics with different intensities. The paper also considers potential conflicts of interest in nature conservation and flanking paludicultures to promote biodiversity.
Download info paper ‘Paludiculture and biodiversity’ (German)
