LEADER 02903nam 22006254a 450 001 9910968686203321 005 20250627172115.0 010 $a1-282-36569-X 010 $a9786612365690 010 $a0-19-151367-9 010 $a1-4294-6992-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000401506 035 $a(EBL)430479 035 $a(OCoLC)609830036 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000112072 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11142785 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000112072 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10086810 035 $a(PQKB)10286818 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC430479 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000401506 100 $a20060224d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe biology of peatlands /$fHakan Rydin and John K. Jeglum ; with contributions from Aljosja Hooijer ... [et al.] 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (354 p.) 225 1 $aThe biology of habitats 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a0-19-852871-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [289]-328) and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; 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; INDEX 330 $aThe Biology of Peatlands provides a comprehensive overview of peatland ecosystems. Coverage is international although there is a focus on boreal and north temperate peatlands. As well as thoroughly referencing the latest research, the authors expose a rich older literature where an immense repository of natural history has accumulated. The book begins with an overview of the main peatland types (marsh, swamp, fen and bog), which provides the basis for a deeper understanding of the subject. Chapters then follow on the diversity of the entire range of biota present (microbes, invertebrates, plan 410 0$aBiology of habitats. 606 $aPeatland plants 606 $aPeatland ecology 606 $aPeatlands 615 0$aPeatland plants. 615 0$aPeatland ecology. 615 0$aPeatlands. 676 $a577.68/7 700 $aRydin$b Ha?kan$01830597 701 $aJeglum$b J. K$01830598 701 $aHooijer$b Aljosja$01830599 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910968686203321 996 $aThe biology of peatlands$94401057 997 $aUNINA