.png){kind=logo}
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Peatlands and Environmental Change
Dan Charman
€ 116.50
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Peatlands and Environmental Change
Paperback. Considering peatlands as a whole ecosystem, Peatland Systems and Environmental Change provides a unique, timely look at the consequences of the functioning of peatlands to the paleoenvironmental record, carbon cycling, and conservation issues. Num Pages: 312 pages, maps. BIC Classification: RBGB; RNF; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 186 x 244 x 19. Weight in Grams: 596.
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.
Contents include:
* Peat and peatlands
* Peat landforms and structure
* Peatland hydrology and ecology
* Origins and pest initiation
* Peat accumulation
* The peatland archive: palaeoenvironmental evidence
* ... Read more
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.
Contents include:
* Peat and peatlands
* Peat landforms and structure
* Peatland hydrology and ecology
* Origins and pest initiation
* Peat accumulation
* The peatland archive: palaeoenvironmental evidence
* ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470844106
SKU
V9780470844106
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Dan Charman
Dan Charman is the author of Peatlands and Environmental Change, published by Wiley.
Reviews for Peatlands and Environmental Change
"...an ideal introduction to peatlands..." (Journal of Soils &Sediments, Vol.2, No.3, 2002) "...a welcome and timely addition..." (Land Degradation andDevelopment, November/December 2002) "...a comprehensive summary of peatland science...it willbroaden specialists' and students' knowledge..." (InternationalJournal of Environment Studies, Vol.60, No.2, 2003) "...certainly a book that should be on the shelves of allpeatland ... Read more