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The research uses models derived from airborne laser scanning (ALS) and an orthophotomap to delimit the bog and divide it into parts and assess the range of drainage ditches and vegetation. The area of the peat dome along with 3 sites of peat exploitation is currently 159.6 ha, while the ecotone zone is 105.9 ha. Both sections are separated by a steep post-mining slope. The medium and high vegetation areas cover 44% of the peat bog; its location is related to the dense drainage system in the southern part of the dome. The parameters of the Balig\u00f3wka peat bog: area, size and extent of drainage system, and the degree of overgrowth by high vegetation, are the subject of research towards the protection under the Natura 2000 network (PLH120016) and the establishment of a plan for restoration activities.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs14122817","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,6,12]],"date-time":"2022-06-12T23:55:24Z","timestamp":1655078124000},"page":"2817","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Assessment of Peat Extraction Range and Vegetation Succession on the Balig\u00f3wka Degraded Peat Bog (Central Europe) Using the ALS Data and Orthophotomap"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2204-8721","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Witold","family":"Jucha","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Geography, Pedagogical University of Krak\u00f3w, 30-084 Cracow, Poland"}]},{"given":"Paulina","family":"Mareczka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Geography, Pedagogical University of Krak\u00f3w, 30-084 Cracow, Poland"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8836-6044","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Daniel","family":"Okupny","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of Szczecin, 70-383 Szczecin, Poland"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,6,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"319","DOI":"10.5194\/hess-18-319-2014","article-title":"Evolving water science in the Anthropocene","volume":"18","author":"Savenije","year":"2014","journal-title":"Hydrol. 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