Peatlands and Environmental Change

Peatlands and Environmental Change provides a comprehensive summary of peatland science. The emphasis is on peatlands as dynamic parts of the landscape that are undergoing constant change as a result of processes of peat accumulation and development, as well as through human activity and climatic variability.
The book is divided into four parts that look in turn at the nature of peatland classification and terminology, hydrological and ecological processes and peatland growth, changes in peatlands and their influence on the environment, and resource management issues. Each chapter is supported by examples from all the main peatland regions and site types including New Zealand, Australia and the tropics, as well as Europe and North America.
Peatlands and Environmental Change is an ideal introduction to peatlands for those developing an understanding of these ecosystems, and for specialists who wish to broaden their knowledge.

Spis treści:
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.

Okładka tylna:
Peatlands and Environmental Change provides a comprehensive summary of peatland science. The emphasis is on peatlands as dynamic parts of the landscape that are undergoing constant change as a result of processes of peat accumulation and development, as well as through human activity and climatic variability.
The book is divided into four parts that look in turn at the nature of peatland classificati on and terminology, hydrological and ecological processes and peatland growth, changes in peatlands and their influence on the environment, and resource management issues. Each chapter is supported by examples from all the main peatland regions and site types including New Zealand, Australia and the tropics, as well as Europe and North America.
Peatlands and Environmental Change is an ideal introduction to peatlands for those developing an understanding of these ecosystems, and for specialists who wish to broaden their knowledge.