Peatlands & Environmental Change
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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

English

Dan Charman is the author of Peatlands and Environmental Change, published by Wiley.

English

Part 1 Introduction

Peat and Peatlands

Peat Landforms and Structure

Part 2 Peatland Processes

Peatland Hydrology and Ecology

Origins and Peat Initiation

Peat Accumulation

Part 3 Changes in Peatlands

The Peatland Archive: Palaeoenvironmental Evidence

Autogenic Change

Allogenic Change

Peatland -
Environment Feedbacks

Part 4 Resource Management

Values, Exploitation and Human Impacts

Conservation Management and Restoration

References.

Index.

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"...an ideal introduction to peatlands..." (Journal of Soils &Sediments, Vol.2, No.3, 2002)

"...a welcome and timely addition..." (Land Degradation andDevelopment, November/December 2002)

"...a comprehensive summary of peatland science...it willbroaden specialists' and students' knowledge..." (InternationalJournal of Environment Studies, Vol.60, No.2, 2003)

"...certainly a book that should be on the shelves of allpeatland researchers..." (Environmental Conservation, Vol.30,No.1, 2003)

...."Overall, this is an outstanding book. Peatlands and Environmental Change is very highlyrecommended both for personal and library use, and should be on arange of reading lists...." (The Holocene,July 2003)

..."All in all this is a very good and well produced book.... and will become a widely cited reference text ..." (EarthSurface Processes & Landforms, Spetember 2003)
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