Boreal Peatland Ecosystems
Description
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.
Keywords
ScienceLife SciencesEcologyEarth SciencesGeologyTechnology & EngineeringAgricultureForestryNatureEnvironmental Conservation & ProtectionBiology
2006Book
Author(s)Dale H. Vitt, R. Kelman Wieder
PublisherSpringer Berlin Heidelberg
ISBN9783540319122
LanguageEnglish
