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Articles | Volume 382
https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-382-741-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-382-741-2020
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22 Apr 2020
Pre-conference publication |  | 22 Apr 2020

Pressurized drainage can effectively reduce subsidence of peatlands – lessons from polder Spengen, the Netherlands

Jantine Hoekstra, Annette van Schie, and Henk A. van Hardeveld

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Reducing soil subsidence caused by peat oxidation is a major challenge in the Dutch peatlands....
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