%0 Research Notes
%T Evaluation of ditch network maintenance on drained poor pine mires
%A Saarinen, Markku
%A Silver, Timo
%D 1992
%J Suo - Mires and peat
%V 43
%N 3
%U http://suo.fi/article/9692
%X In the southern part of Finland there are over 400 000 hectares of old drainage areas which are on very poor pine mires. This paper presents their problematic site type classification, growing stock variation and some criteria to evaluate the profitability of the ditch network maintenance.

Keywords: Classification, drainage, peatlands, profitability