This book provides a comprehensive and up to date overview of peatland ecosystems. It examines the entire range of biota present in this habitat and considers management, conservation, and restoration issues.
This book provides a comprehensive and up to date overview of peatland ecosystems. It examines the entire range of biota present in this habitat and considers management, conservation, and restoration issues.
1 Peatland habitats; 2 Diversity of life in peatlands; 3 Adaptations to the peatland habitat; 4 Sphagnum - the builder of boreal peatlands; 5 Peat and organic soil; 6 The peat archives; 7 Peatland succession and development; 8 Peatland hydrology; 9 Nutrients, light, and temperature; 10 Hydrologic systems, hydromorphology, and peatland patterns; 11 Peatlands around the world; 12 Productivity and peat accumulation; 13 Management, conservation, and restoration of peatlands; 14 Peatlands and climate change