Preface ; 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 ; Glossary
H�kan Rydin is professor in Plant Ecology at Uppsala University,
where he teaches ecology courses.
His research focusses on the ecology of peatlands and the biology
of bryophytes, both in peatlands and in other ecosystems. Over the
years he has used peatlands to discuss ecological topics such as
plant community structure, succession, and vegetation dynamics. His
studies on the peat mosses (Sphagnum) cover ecophysiology,
competition, niche relations, and dispersal. In more applied
projects Rydin has dealt with the effects of nitrogen deposition
and increased levels of carbon dioxide on mire ecosystems across
Europe, and also worked with experiments on the restoration of
drained peatlands. John Jeglum, recently retired, was Professor in
Forest Peatland Science at the Swedish University of Agricultural
Sciences in Ume�, where he taught wetland ecology and peatland
forestry. His research dealt with forest and peatland succession,
and GIS analysis of peatland distribution in relation to state
factors. Jeglum has studied peatlands in Canada (Saskatchewan,
Ontario, Hudson-James Bay Lowlands), Sweden, Finland, and
Ireland.
Contributing authors have provided sections by on tropical and
southern hemisphere peatlands
"The book is a pleasure to read and an excellent resource for beginners and advanced students alike. ...Look forward to a new generation of interdisciplinary research stimulated by this book." -- The Bryologist"If I were still teaching a course on peatlands, I would use this volume as a textbook."--The Quarterly Review of Biology
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