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The 9 pages that link to Peat extraction, each with the reason it gives.

• PeatlandRelated: Extraction makes peatlands a resource while exposing stored carbon to loss.

• PeatRelated: Extraction exposes and drains deposits that accumulated over long periods.

• Peatland restorationCompared with: Extraction removes the material and habitat that restoration seeks to conserve or rebuild.

• SphagnumRelated: Extraction removes Sphagnum-built material and can damage the living moss communities above it.

• BogRelated: Extraction removes bog deposits and can expose peat to rapid oxidation.

• Peatland drainageRelated: Commercial harvesting commonly requires drainage to dry and access peat deposits.

• Raised bogRelated: Extraction can destroy the raised profile and release carbon stored in the bog.

• Shetland ponyRelated: Shetland ponies traditionally carried peat from remote cutting grounds.

• Vasyugan SwampCompared with: Extraction turns a slow-growing carbon store into a resource while disturbing wetland functions.