Deforesting and Restoring Peat Bogs
Author | : Russell Anderson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Peat bog ecology |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Russell Anderson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Peat bog ecology |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Russell Anderson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 8 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Peat bog ecology |
ISBN | : 9780855387969 |
Author | : Ian D. Rotherham |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 2020-04-28 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0429799527 |
This book provides an introduction to peatlands for the non-specialist student reader and for all those concerned about environmental protection, and is an essential guide to peatland history and heritage for scientists and enthusiasts. Peat is formed when vegetation partially decays in a waterlogged environment and occurs extensively throughout both temperate and tropical regions. Interest in peatlands is currently high due to the degradation of global peatlands which is disrupting hydrology and contributing to greenhouse gas emissions. This book opens by explaining how peat is formed, its properties and worldwide distribution, and defines related terms such as mires, wetlands, bogs and marshes. There is discussion of the ecology and wildlife of peatlands as well as their ability to preserve pollen and organic remains as environmental archives. It also addresses the history, heritage and cultural exploitation of peat, extending back to pre-Roman times, and the degradation of peatlands over the centuries, particularly as a source of fuel but more recently for commercial horticulture. Other chapters discuss the ecosystem services delivered by peatlands, and how their destruction is contributing to biodiversity loss, flooding or drought, and climate change. Finally, the many current peatland restoration projects around the world are highlighted. Overall the book provides a wide-ranging but concise overview of peatlands from both a natural and social science perspective, and will be invaluable for students of ecology, geography, environmental studies and history.
Author | : Bryan D. Wheeler |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : |
This report is concerned largely with ombrotrophic peatlands (mires irrigated directly and more-or-less exclusively by precipitation inputs, ie., rain, snow, fog, etc.) and particularly with those known as raised bogs, although some consideration is also given to restoration of fen peat workings. The report provides guidance on the potential for the restoration of worked-out or damaged bogs to regenerate, maintain or increase their nature conservation value and on the possible approaches, practicality, and requirements that may be appropriate to facilitate this process. It provides background information and scientific advice for formulating and implementing restoration strategies for the after-use of currently worked or abandoned cut-over bogs.
Author | : Nicholas Turner |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 114 |
Release | : 1784 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Eckehard G. Brockerhoff |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2010-07-23 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9048128072 |
1 Plantation forests and biodiversity: Oxymoron or opportunity? Forests form the natural vegetation over much of the Earth’s land, and they are critical for the survival of innumerable organisms. The ongoing loss of natural forests, which in some regions may have taken many millennia to develop, is one of the main reasons for the decline of biodiversity. Preventing the further destruction of forests and protecting species and ecosystems within forests have become central issues for environmental agencies, forest managers, and gove- ments. In this di?cult task science has an important role in informing policy and management as to how to go about this. So how do industrial and other pl- tation forests ?t into this? Plantation forests, comprised of rows of planted trees that may be destined for pulp or sawmills after only a few years of growth, appear to have little to c- tribute to the conservation of biodiversity. Yet there is more to this than meets the eye (of the casual observer), and there are indeed numerous opportunities, and often untapped potential, for biodiversity conservation in plantation forestry. With plantation forests expanding at a rate of approximately three million hectares per year, it is crucial to understand how plantations can make a positive contribution to biodiversity conservation and how the potentially negative impacts of this land use can be minimised. That is the topic of this book.
Author | : Håkan Rydin |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 397 |
Release | : 2013-07-18 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0199602999 |
This book provides a comprehensive and up to date overview of peatland ecosystems. It examines the entire range of biota present in this habitat and considers management, conservation, and restoration issues.
Author | : Nature Conservancy Council |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 10 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Nature conservation |
ISBN | : 9780861391936 |
Author | : William Smith |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 1806 |
Genre | : Drainage |
ISBN | : |
Author | : M. G. C. Schouten |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : |
Contributions to the symposium "Peatlands in perspective", organised by WWF, Staatsbosbeheer, Natuurmonumenten and the Dutch Foundation for Conservation of Irish Bogs