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Table 25.1. Biomass utilization from wet peatlands in temperate Europe.
Exploitation
method a
Quality
demands
Peat accumulation
rate
Category
Products
Producing
Harvesting time
Food
Berries and other fruits
Shrubs, dwarf shrubs
S, A
Autumn
Medium
Mushrooms
Mushrooms
S
Summer/autumn
High
Medium
Meat
Game, fowl, fish
S
Hunting season
Medium
Fodder
Ex situ (hay, silage)
Wet meadows, reeds
S
Summer
High
Possible
In situ (grazing)
Wet meadows, reeds
S
Entire year
High
Possible
Fibre
Roofing materials
Reeds
S, A
Winter
High
Medium
Building panels/boards
Reeds
S, A
Winter
High/no
Medium
Insulation materials
Reed, cattail
S, A
Winter
High
Medium
Timber/veneer
Alder, birch, pine
S, A
Winter-frost
High
Medium
Wattle and basketware
Willow, bulrush
S, A
Autumn
High
Possible
Form bodies
Wet meadows, reeds
S, A
Autumn/winter
Medium
Medium
Growing media
Peat moss
S, A
Entire year
High
Possible
Litter
Sedge meadows, reeds
S, A
Summer/autumn
No
Possible
Compost
Wet meadows, reeds
S, A
Late summer
No
Possible
Fuel
Direct combustion
Alder/birch/willow, reeds
S, A
Autumn/winter
No
Medium
Pellets, briquettes
Wet meadows, reeds
S, A
Winter/early spring
No
Medium
Biogas
Wet meadows, reeds
S, A
Early summer
Possible
Possible
Liquid biofuels
Wet meadows, reeds
S, A
Entire year
No
Medium
Biochar
Wet meadows, reeds
S, A
Winter
No
Medium
Further
Pharmaceutics
Many herb and forb species
S, A
Summer
High
Possible
Flavours
Various herb, forbs, grasses
S, A
Summer
High
Possible
Cosmetics
Various herb species
S, A
Summer
High
Possible
a S, spontaneous occurrence; A, artificially established.
 
 
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