%0 Research Notes
%T The need for and realization of cuttings in connection with ditch network maintenance in private forests in Satakunta, southwest Finland
%A Silver, Timo
%A Saarinen, Markku
%D 1995
%J Suo - Mires and peat
%V 46
%N 2
%U http://suo.fi/article/9747
%X Today the emphasis in forest drainage in Finland is on the maintenance of old ditch networks. In connection with these maintaining activities all silvicultural cuttings should also be carried out, because on most old drained peatlands, thinnings are often badly neglected. The aim of this investigation was to determine the need and present extent of silvicultural cuttings in the area of the Satakunta forestry board, in southwest Finland. The main results were that only half the necessary cuttings had been carried out in connection with ditch maintenance.

Keywords: Peatlands, cuttings, ditch cleaning