Peatlands and Environmental Change

Due to an awareness of peatlands as a diminishing resource,peatland conservation and rehabilitation has become an importantstudy area. Peatlands and Environmental Change offers a newapproach by considering peatlands as a whole ecosystem, and therebyprovides a better understanding of the importance and theconsequences of the functioning of peatlands.<br> <br> Contents include:<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> * Peat and peatlands<br> * Peat landforms and structure<br> * Peatland hydrology and ecology<br> * Origins and pest initiation<br> * Peat accumulation<br> * The peatland archive: palaeoenvironmental evidence<br> * Autogenic change<br> * Allogenic change<br> * Peatland – environmental feedbacks<br> * Values, exploitation and human impacts<br> * Conservation management and restoration