Due to an awareness of peatlands as a diminishing resource,peatland conservation and rehabilitation has become an importantstudy area. Peatlands and Environmental Change offers a newapproach by considering peatlands as a whole ecosystem, and therebyprovides a better understanding of the importance and theconsequences of the functioning of peatlands.
Contents include:
Peat and peatlands
Peat landforms and structure
Peatland hydrology and ecology
Origins and pest initiation
Peat accumulation
The peatland archive: palaeoenvironmental evidence
Autogenic change
Allogenic change
Peatland - environmental feedbacks
Values, exploitation and human impacts
Conservation management and restoration
Contents include:
Peat and peatlands
Peat landforms and structure
Peatland hydrology and ecology
Origins and pest initiation
Peat accumulation
The peatland archive: palaeoenvironmental evidence
Autogenic change
Allogenic change
Peatland - environmental feedbacks
Values, exploitation and human impacts
Conservation management and restoration
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Preface and Acknowledgments.
PART I: INTRODUCTION.
Peat and Peatlands.
Peat Landforms and Structure.
PART II: PEATLAND PROCESSES.
Peatland Hydrology and Ecology.
Origins and Peat Initiation.
Peat Accumulation.
PART III: CHANGES IN PEATLANDS.
The Peatland Archive: Palaeoenvironmental Evidence.
Autogenic Change.
Allogenic Change.
Peatland -
Environment Feedbacks.
PART IV: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.
Values, Exploitation and Human Impacts.
Conservation Management and Restoration.
References.
Index.
PART I: INTRODUCTION.
Peat and Peatlands.
Peat Landforms and Structure.
PART II: PEATLAND PROCESSES.
Peatland Hydrology and Ecology.
Origins and Peat Initiation.
Peat Accumulation.
PART III: CHANGES IN PEATLANDS.
The Peatland Archive: Palaeoenvironmental Evidence.
Autogenic Change.
Allogenic Change.
Peatland -
Environment Feedbacks.
PART IV: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.
Values, Exploitation and Human Impacts.
Conservation Management and Restoration.
References.
Index.
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Dan Charman University of Plymouth, UK.
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