Boreal Peatland Ecosystems

Boreal Peatland Ecosystems
Author: R.K. Wieder
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2006-10-16
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3540319131

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This is the first truly ecosystem-oriented book on peatlands. It adopts an ecosystems approach to understanding the world's boreal peatlands. The focus is on biogeochemical patterns and processes, production, decomposition, and peat accumulation, and it provides additional information on animal and fungal diversity. A recurring theme is the legacy of boreal peatlands as impressive accumulators of carbon as peat over millennia.