Conserving bogs : the management handbook

Author(s)

• Stoneman, R. E.
• Brooks, Stuart M.

Bibliographic Information

Conserving bogs : the management handbook

edited by Rob Stoneman and Stuart Brooks

The Stationery Office, 1997

Note

Include bibliography references and index

At foot of title page: Scottish Natural Heritage, Scottish Wildlife Trust, RSPB, Life

Description and Table of Contents

Description

In Europe bogs have been damaged and modified, leaving only fragmentery remains in some countries, and making raised bogs one of the rarest habitats in Britain. Legislative protection is not enough. To conserve a site, management is needed, and this manual provides practical information on the correct management solutions for bogs. It also includes 29 case studies from across Europe to illustrate all the methods and techniques described.

Table of Contents

• The values and uses of bogs
• distribution and ecology
• planning conservation management
• monitoring and site management
• methods and techniques for management
• practical examples of bog management. Appendices: Latin and English plant names
• site assessment of bogs from the damage sustained
• health and safety
• common methods
• suppliers.

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Details

• NCID: BA40238624
• ISBN:
  • 011495836X
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Edinburgh
• Pages/Volumes: xiii, 286 p.
• Size: 26cm
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 333.918160941
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Peat bogs -- Great Britain -- Conservation
  • LCSH : Peat bogs -- Great Britain