02903nam 22006254a 450 991096868620332120250627172115.01-282-36569-X97866123656900-19-151367-91-4294-6992-7(CKB)1000000000401506(EBL)430479(OCoLC)609830036(SSID)ssj0000112072(PQKBManifestationID)11142785(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000112072(PQKBWorkID)10086810(PQKB)10286818(MiAaPQ)EBC430479(EXLCZ)99100000000040150620060224d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe biology of peatlands /Hakan Rydin and John K. Jeglum ; with contributions from Aljosja Hooijer ... [et al.]1st ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Press20061 online resource (354 p.)The biology of habitatsDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-852871-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-328) and index.CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; 1 Peatland habitats; 2 Diversity of life in peatlands; 3 Adaptations to the peatland habitat; 4 Sphagnum - the builder of boreal peatlands; 5 Peat and organic soil; 6 The peat archives; 7 Peatland succession and development; 8 Hydrology of peatlands; 9 Nutrients, light, and temperature; 10 Peatland patterns and landforms; 11 Peatlands around the world; 12 Productivity and carbon balance; 13 Uses, functions, and management of peatlands; REFERENCES; GLOSSARY; INDEXThe Biology of Peatlands provides a comprehensive overview of peatland ecosystems. Coverage is international although there is a focus on boreal and north temperate peatlands. As well as thoroughly referencing the latest research, the authors expose a rich older literature where an immense repository of natural history has accumulated. The book begins with an overview of the main peatland types (marsh, swamp, fen and bog), which provides the basis for a deeper understanding of the subject. Chapters then follow on the diversity of the entire range of biota present (microbes, invertebrates, planBiology of habitats.Peatland plantsPeatland ecologyPeatlandsPeatland plants.Peatland ecology.Peatlands.577.68/7Rydin Håkan1830597Jeglum J. K1830598Hooijer Aljosja1830599MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910968686203321The biology of peatlands4401057UNINA