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Title Mires and peatlands of Europe : status, distribution and conservation / Hans Joosten, Franziska Tanneberger, Asbjorn Moen (eds.).

Publication Info. Stuttgart : Schweizerbart Science Publishers, [2017]
©2017

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Description 1 online resource (794 pages)
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Contents Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Table of Content -- Foreword by the Council of Europe -- Foreword by the International Mire Conservation Group -- I. General Part -- 1 Introduction Part I / Hans Joosten, Franziska Tanneberger and Asbjørn Moen -- 2 Mire diversity in Europe: mire and peatland types / Hans Joosten, Asbjørn Moen, John Couwenberg and Franziska Tanneberger -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Principles of classification -- 2.2.1 The purpose of classification and terminology -- 2.2.2 Classification and variables -- 2.2.3 Resolution, hierarchy, and organisational level
2.3 Early mire descriptions and classification -- 2.4 Topological classification -- 2.4.1 Introduction -- 2.4.2 Water table in relation to peat formation -- 2.4.3 The origin of the water -- 2.4.4 pH and base saturation -- 2.4.5 Nutrient availability -- 2.4.6 Vegetation composition -- 2.4.7 Physiognomy and Finnish mire site types -- 2.4.8 Ecological mire types and the vegetation form concept -- 2.4.9 Habitat types -- 2.4.10 Peat types and stratigraphy -- 2.4.11 Peat accumulation and peatland degradation -- 2.5 The classification of mire areas and patterns -- 2.5.1 Principles and history
2.5.2 Mire eros (picotope) -- 2.5.3 Mire features (nanotope) -- 2.5.4 Mire sites (microtope) -- 2.6 The classification of mire massifs (mesotope) -- 2.6.1 Principles of mire massif classification -- 2.6.2 Topographic (geomorphic) classification -- 2.6.3 (Hydro-)morphic classification -- 2.6.4 Hydrogeomorphic classification -- 2.6.5 Hydrogenetic mire classification -- 2.7 The classification of mire complexes (macrotope) -- 2.8 Towards integration? -- 3 Mire and peatland terms and definitions in Europe / Hans Joosten, John Couwenberg, Asbjørn Moen and Franziska Tanneberger -- 3.1 Introduction
3.2 The justification of chosen definitions -- 3.3 Peatland terms: origins and relations -- 3.3.1 Introduction -- 3.3.2 The diversity and history of peoples in Europe -- 3.3.3 The diversity and history of languages in Europe -- 3.3.4 Peatland terms in Europe -- 3.4 The glossary -- Annex -- 4 Mire diversity in Europe: mire regionality / Asbjørn Moen, Hans Joosten and Franziska Tanneberger -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The abiotic background of spatial diversity -- 4.2.1 Development of mires -- 4.2.2 Climate -- 4.2.3 Landform and elevation -- 4.2.4 Bedrock and substrate
4.3 Vegetation as an indicator of spatial diversity -- 4.3.1 Introduction: phytogeography and vegetation regions -- 4.3.2 Floristic phytogeography -- 4.3.3 Vegetational phytogeography -- 4.3.4 Vegetation zones (including belts) -- 4.3.5 Vegetation sections -- 4.3.6 Vegetation ecological regions (zone-sections) -- 4.4 The distribution of peatland/organic soil in Europe -- 4.5 Phytogeography of mire plant species -- 4.5.1 Mire species in general -- 4.5.2 Floristic groups of mire species in Europe -- 4.6 Phytogeography of mire vegetation types -- 4.6.1 Introduction
Summary This book provides--for the first time in history--a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of mires and peatlands in biogeographic Europe. Written by 134 authors, the book describes mire and peatland types, terms, extent, distribution, use, conservation, and restoration individually for each country and integrated for the entire continent.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Bogs -- Europe.
Bogs.
Europe.
Bog ecology -- Europe.
Bog ecology.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Joosten, Hans, editor.
Tanneberger, Franziska, 1978- editor.
Moen, Asbjørn, editor.
Other Form: Print version: Joosten, Hans Mires and peatlands of Europe : Status, distribution and conservation Stuttgart : Schweizerbart,c2020
ISBN 9783510655007 (e-book)
3510655001
9783510653836