Overview

This is the first truly ecosystem-oriented book on peatlands. It adopts an ecosystems approach to understanding the world's boreal peatlands. The focus is on biogeochemical patterns and processes, production, decomposition, and peat accumulation, and it provides additional information on animal and fungal diversity. A recurring theme is the legacy of boreal peatlands as impressive accumulators of carbon as peat over millennia.

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Author:   R.K. Wieder ,  D.H. Vitt
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2006
Volume:   188
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.700kg
ISBN:  

9783642068690

ISBN 10:   3642068693
Pages:   436
Publication Date:   17 November 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Peatlands and the Boreal Forest.- Functional Characteristics and Indicators of Boreal Peatlands.- The Postglacial Development of Boreal and Subarctic Peatlands.- The Role of Sphagnum in Peatland Development and Persistence.- Peatland Fauna.- The Role of Fungi in Boreal Peatlands.- Decomposition in Boreal Peatlands.- Primary Production in Boreal Peatlands.- Carbon in Boreal Peatlands.- The Nitrogen Cycle in Boreal Peatlands.- Phosphorous in Boreal Peatlands.- Sulfur Cycling in Boreal Peatlands: from Acid Rain to Global Climate Change.- The Hydrology of Peatlands.- Modeling Ecosystem Processes and Peat Accumulation in Boreal Peatlands.- Forestry and Boreal Peatlands.- Disturbance in Boreal Peatlands.- Restoration of Degraded Boreal Peatlands.- Boreal Peatland Ecosystems: Our Carbon Heritage.

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