Mires : process, exploitation, and conservation

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Mires : process, exploitation, and conservation

revised and amended by A.L. Heathwaite ; edited by K. Göttlich ; translated by John Cooke

Wiley, c1993

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Other Title

Moor- und Torfkunde

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First published in 3976, under the title Moor- und Torfkunde, by E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung

Original contributors to Moor- und Torfkunde: F.R. Averdiecke ... et al.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This volume brings together recent research on the processes in mires, including their physical, chemical, hydrological and palaeoenvironmental properties. This research is examined in the context of the exploitation of the peat resource and more recently the attempts to conserve and regenerate the remaining mire remnants. The contributors attempt to integrate the basis of mires research with the practical requirements of understanding how peat resources have been used and how they might be protected and best managed

Table of Contents

  • Mires - definitions and forms
  • mire distribution
  • the chronology of mire development
  • physical processes and properties of mires
  • mire chemistry
  • the microbiology of peat
  • mire utilization
  • ecohydrology, mire drainage and mire conservation.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA21453710
  • ISBN
    • 0471933538
  • LCCN
    92046774
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    ger
  • Place of Publication
    Chichester ; New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    x, 506 p.
  • Size
    26 cm
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