Peatlands and Environmental Change
Download or Read eBook Peatlands and Environmental Change PDF written by Dan Charman and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2002-11-22 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Dan Charman |
| Publisher | : Wiley |
| Total Pages | : 312 |
| Release | : 2002-11-22 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0471969907 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780471969907 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Peatlands and Environmental Change by : Dan Charman
Book excerpt: Due to an awareness of peatlands as a diminishing resource, peatland conservation and rehabilitation has become an important study area. Peatlands and Environmental Change offers a new approach by considering peatlands as a whole ecosystem, and thereby provides a better understanding of the importance and the consequences 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
