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Forested and Open Wetland Complexes

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In northern Sweden 3.8 million ha of the land surface is covered by mires, while another 1.7 million ha consists of moist or wet forest (i.e. forests with a high water table) (Svensson et al., 1989). The area occupied by wet forest, particularly the damp, shady type of late successional spruce, is steadily being reduced as a result of various forest practices such as clear-felling and drainage. SOU (1978) predicted that these operations would affect half of the wet forests existing in Sweden by the end of the century.

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Sjöberg, K., Ericson, L. (1992). Forested and Open Wetland Complexes. In: Hansson, L. (eds) Ecological Principles of Nature Conservation. Conservation Ecology Series: Principles, Practices and Management. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3524-9_8

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