Boreal Peatland Ecosystems

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wieder, R. Kelman (Editor), Vitt, Dale H. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Series: Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis, 188
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Geobiology.; Ecology.; Ecosystems.; Forestry.; Nature conservation.; Life Sciences.; Biogeosciences.; Terrestial Ecology.; Nature Conservation.

Table of Contents:

• Peatlands and the Boreal Forest
• Functional Characteristics and Indicators of Boreal Peatlands
• The Postglacial Development of Boreal and Subarctic Peatlands
• The Role of Sphagnum in Peatland Development and Persistence
• Peatland Fauna
• The Role of Fungi in Boreal Peatlands
• Decomposition in Boreal Peatlands
• Primary Production in Boreal Peatlands
• Carbon in Boreal Peatlands
• The Nitrogen Cycle in Boreal Peatlands
• Phosphorous in Boreal Peatlands
• Sulfur Cycling in Boreal Peatlands: from Acid Rain to Global Climate Change
• The Hydrology of Peatlands
• Modeling Ecosystem Processes and Peat Accumulation in Boreal Peatlands
• Forestry and Boreal Peatlands
• Disturbance in Boreal Peatlands
• Restoration of Degraded Boreal Peatlands
• Boreal Peatland Ecosystems: Our Carbon Heritage.