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Boreal Peatland Ecosystems

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Editors:
  1. R. Kelman Wieder

    1. Department of Biology, Villanova University, Villanova, USA

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  2. Dale H. Vitt

    1. Department of Plant Biology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, USA

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  • The first truly ecosystem-oriented book on peatlands
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies (ECOLSTUD, volume 188)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XX
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  2. Peatlands and the Boreal Forest

    • R. Kelman Wieder, Dale H. Vitt, Brian W. Benscoter
    Pages 1-8

  3. Functional Characteristics and Indicators of Boreal Peatlands

    • Dale H. Vitt
    Pages 9-24

  4. The Postglacial Development of Boreal and Subarctic Peatlands

    • Peter Kuhry, Jukka Turunen
    Pages 25-46

  5. The Role of Sphagnum in Peatland Development and Persistence

    • Håkan Rydin, Urban Gunnarsson, Sebastian Sundberg
    Pages 47-65

  6. Peatland Fauna

    • André Desrochers, Gert-Jan van Duinen
    Pages 67-100

  7. The Role of Fungi in Boreal Peatlands

    • Markus N. Thormann
    Pages 101-123

  8. Decomposition in Boreal Peatlands

    • Tim Moore, Nate Basiliko
    Pages 125-143

  9. Primary Production in Boreal Peatlands

    • R. Kelman Wieder
    Pages 145-164

  10. Carbon in Boreal Peatlands

    • Harri Vasander, Anu Kettunen
    Pages 165-194

  11. The Nitrogen Cycle in Boreal Peatlands

    • Juul Limpens, Monique M. P. D. Heijmans, Frank Berendse
    Pages 195-230

  12. Phosphorous in Boreal Peatlands

    • Mark R. Walbridge, John A. Navaratnam
    Pages 231-258

  13. Sulfur Cycling in Boreal Peatlands: from Acid Rain to Global Climate Change

    • Melanie A. Vile, Martin Novák
    Pages 259-287

  14. The Hydrology of Peatlands

    • Donald I. Siegel, Paul Glaser
    Pages 289-311

  15. Modeling Ecosystem Processes and Peat Accumulation in Boreal Peatlands

    • Zicheng Yu
    Pages 313-329

  16. Forestry and Boreal Peatlands

    • Jukka Laine, Raija Laiho, Kari Minkkinen, Harri Vasander
    Pages 331-357

  17. Disturbance in Boreal Peatlands

    • Merritt R. Turetsky, Vincent L. St. Louis
    Pages 359-379

  18. Restoration of Degraded Boreal Peatlands

    • Line Rochefort, Elve Lode
    Pages 381-423

  19. Boreal Peatland Ecosystems: Our Carbon Heritage

    • Dale H. Vitt, R. Kelman Wieder
    Pages 425-429

  20. Back Matter

    Pages 431-437
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Biology, Villanova University, Villanova, USA

    R. Kelman Wieder

  • Department of Plant Biology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, USA

    Dale H. Vitt

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Boreal Peatland Ecosystems

  • Editors: R. Kelman Wieder, Dale H. Vitt

  • Series Title: Ecological Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-31913-9

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-31912-2Published: 02 August 2006

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-06869-0Published: 17 November 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-31913-9Published: 16 October 2006

  • Series ISSN: 0070-8356

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-971X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 436

  • Number of Illustrations: 68 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Ecology, Ecosystems, Biogeosciences, Terrestial Ecology, Forestry, Nature Conservation

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