The biology of peatlands /
By: Rydin, Håkan.
Contributor(s): Jeglum, J. K | Bennett, Keith D.
Series: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013Edition: 2nd edition.Description: xiii, 382 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 23 cm.Content type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0199602999; 9780199602995; 9780199603008 (pbk.); 0199603006 (pbk.); 0191508284 (electronic bk.); 9780191508288 (electronic bk.).Subject(s): Peatlands -- Peatlands ecology -- Peatlands plants | Peatland plants | Peatland ecology | PeatlandsDDC classification: 577.687Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-367) and index.
Preface to the second edition / Håkan Rydin and John K. Jeglum -- List of contributors -- Peatland habitats -- Diversity of life in peatlands -- Adaptations to the peatland habitat / with contributions from Baptiste Regnery -- Sphagnum : the builder of boreal peatlands -- Peat and organic soil -- The peat archives -- Peatland succession and development -- Peatland hydrology -- Nutrients, light, and temperature -- Hydrological systems, hydromorphology, and peatland patterns -- Peatlands around the world -- Areas of peatland -- Peatland areas used for agriculture, forestry, and peat harvesting -- A brief global survey -- Peatlands in Tierra del Fuego / Dmitri Mauquoy and Keith D. Bennett -- Restiad bogs in New Zealand / Beverley R. Clarkson and Bruce D. Clarkson -- Tropical peatlands in south-east Asia / Aljosja Hooijer -- Productivity and peat accumulation -- Management, conservation, and restoration of peatlands -- Peatlands and climate change -- Glossary -- References -- Index.
With growing awareness that peatlands are a key component of the carbon cycle in their role as a carbon sink, this book provides a concise introduction to peatland ecology with an emphasis on organisms that dominate peatland habitats.