Human Impact on Water Circulation Patterns in Raised Bogs of the Baltic Type, Northern Poland

Author:

Lipińska Zuzanna1,Cieśliński Roman1,Pawłowska Marlena1,Chlost Izabela1,Pietruszyński Łukasz1

Affiliation:

1. Department of Hydrology, Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland

Abstract

Raised bogs of the Baltic type are unique because of their geomorphologic structure and hydrologic conditions. There are about 80 bogs of this type in Poland. All are affected by human impact, and their water circulation patterns are disrupted by artificial outflows. The aim of the study was to show the effects of human impact on water circulation patterns in raised bog on an example of the Wielkie Bagno peat bog. The main work consisted of field studies, during which measurements of groundwater fluctuations, flows at main outflows, and hydrographic mapping were performed. Data on precipitation and evaporation were also obtained from state institutions. Research has shown that fluctuations in groundwater levels in the Wielkie Bagno bog average 78 cm per year (hydrological years 2018–2019) and the bog is in poor condition. This is mainly due to climate change, which manifests itself in too little precipitation in summer and an increase in evaporation, a too dense drainage network causing the lowering of the groundwater level in the peat bog, and the close proximity of a peat mine causing significant drainage of water from the examined peat bog, as well as too large fluctuations of groundwater during the year and in individual months. In some areas, a near-surface layer of the bog was also detected, about 30 cm thick, which is a sign of bog desiccation (especially in summer). Water balance data were used to show that the quantity of water available in the bog is determined by atmospheric precipitation, which is too small in the warm period. As a consequence, there are months with a negative climatic balance. It was also observed that factors such as physical location in different parts of the bog and the degree of degradation also affect water circulation patterns in the study area. At the moment, the most important task in the peat bog is to raise the groundwater level, reduce its fluctuations, and reduce human pressure on the bog.

Funder

University of Gdańsk

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,Geography, Planning and Development,Building and Construction

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