The biology of peatlands /

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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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rydin, Håkan
Otros Autores: Jeglum, J. K., Hooijer, Aljosja
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Colección:Biology of habitats.
Temas:
Peatland plants.
Peatland ecology.
Peatlands.
Flore des tourbières.
Écologie des tourbières.
Tourbières.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science (see also Chemistry > Environmental)
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Wilderness.
NATURE > Ecology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
Biotop
Moorlandschaft
Ökologie
Ökosystem
Moor
Veengronden.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Peatland habitats
  • Diversity of lie in peatlands
  • Adaptations to the peatland habitat
  • Sphagnum: the builder of boreal peatlands
  • Peat and organic soil
  • The peat archives
  • Peatland succession and development
  • Hydrology of peatlands
  • Nutrients, light, and temperature
  • Peatland patterns and landforms
  • Peatlands around the world
  • Productivity and carbon balance
  • Uses, functions, and management of peatlands
  • Glossary.

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