Where can rewetting of forested peatland reduce extreme flows? Model experiment on the hydrology of Sweden

Elenius, Maria; Pers, Charlotta; Schützer, Sara; Lindström, Göran; Arheimer, Berit

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-4307-2025

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Where can rewetting of forested peatland reduce extreme flows? Model experiment on the hydrology of Sweden

Maria Elenius, Charlotta Pers, Sara Schützer, Göran Lindström, and Berit Arheimer

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