Peatlands and Environmental Change

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    Peatlands and Environmental Change Author: Format: Paperback / softback First Published: Published By: John Wiley & Sons Inc
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    Pages: 320 Language: English ISBN: 9780470844106 Categories: ,

    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: aeo Peat and peatlands aeo Peat landforms and structure aeo Peatland hydrology and ecology aeo Origins and pest initiation aeo Peat accumulation aeo The peatland archive: palaeoenvironmental evidence aeo Autogenic change aeo Allogenic change aeo Peatland — environmental feedbacks aeo Values, exploitation and human impacts aeo Conservation management and restoration

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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)

    Author Biography

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