Peatlands and Environmental Change - Softcover

"...an ideal introduction to peatlands..." (Journal of Soils & Sediments, Vol.2, No.3, 2002) "...a welcome and timely addition..." (Land Degradation and Development, November/December 2002) "...a comprehensive summary of peatland science...it will broaden specialistsa and studentsa knowledge..." (International Journal of Environment Studies, Vol.60, No.2, 2003) "!certainly a book that should be on the shelves of all peatland researchers!" (Environmental Conservation, Vol.30, No.1, 2003) !."Overall, this is an outstanding book. Peatlands and Environmental Change is very highly recommended both for personal and library use, and should be on a range 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 ..." (Earth Surface Processes & Landforms, Spetember 2003)

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