Boreal Peatland Ecosystems
Title | Boreal Peatland Ecosystems PDF eBook |
Author | R.K. Wieder |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 448 |
Release | 2006-10-16 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 3540319131 |
This is the first truly ecosystem-oriented book on peatlands. It adopts an ecosystems approach to understanding the world's boreal peatlands. The focus is on biogeochemical patterns and processes, production, decomposition, and peat accumulation, and it provides additional information on animal and fungal diversity. A recurring theme is the legacy of boreal peatlands as impressive accumulators of carbon as peat over millennia.
Studies of Boreal Peatland Ecosystems in Britain and Newfoundland. --
Title | Studies of Boreal Peatland Ecosystems in Britain and Newfoundland. -- PDF eBook |
Author | Frederick C. Pollett |
Publisher | |
Pages | 638 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | Peat bogs |
ISBN |
Peatland Restoration and Ecosystem Services
Title | Peatland Restoration and Ecosystem Services PDF eBook |
Author | Aletta Bonn |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 517 |
Release | 2016-06-23 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1107025184 |
An interdisciplinary book tackling the challenges of managing peatlands and their ecosystem services in the face of climate change.
The Biology of Peatlands, 2e
Title | The Biology of Peatlands, 2e PDF eBook |
Author | Håkan Rydin |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 397 |
Release | 2013-07-18 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0199602999 |
This book provides a comprehensive and up to date overview of peatland ecosystems. It examines the entire range of biota present in this habitat and considers management, conservation, and restoration issues.
The Patterned Peatlands of Minnesota
Title | The Patterned Peatlands of Minnesota PDF eBook |
Author | Herbert Edgar Wright |
Publisher | U of Minnesota Press |
Pages | 506 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Human ecology |
ISBN | 9781452903057 |
Restoration and Reclamation of Boreal Ecosystems
Title | Restoration and Reclamation of Boreal Ecosystems PDF eBook |
Author | Dale Vitt |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 427 |
Release | 2012-09-20 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1107015715 |
Provides the conceptual backbone and specific information necessary for the ecologically sound restoration and sustainable development of boreal ecosystems.
Predictive Species and Habitat Modeling in Landscape Ecology
Title | Predictive Species and Habitat Modeling in Landscape Ecology PDF eBook |
Author | C. Ashton Drew |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 319 |
Release | 2010-11-25 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1441973907 |
Most projects in Landscape Ecology, at some point, define a species-habitat association. These models are inherently spatial, dealing with landscapes and their configurations. Whether coding behavioral rules for dispersal of simulated organisms through simulated landscapes, or designing the sampling extent of field surveys and experiments in real landscapes, landscape ecologists must make assumptions about how organisms experience and utilize the landscape. These convenient working postulates allow modelers to project the model in time and space, yet rarely are they explicitly considered. The early years of landscape ecology necessarily focused on the evolution of effective data sources, metrics, and statistical approaches that could truly capture the spatial and temporal patterns and processes of interest. Now that these tools are well established, we reflect on the ecological theories that underpin the assumptions commonly made during species distribution modeling and mapping. This is crucial for applying models to questions of global sustainability. Due to the inherent use of GIS for much of this kind of research, and as several authors’ research involves the production of multicolored map figures, there would be an 8-page color insert. Additional color figures could be made available through a digital archive, or by cost contributions of the chapter authors. Where applicable, would be relevant chapters’ GIS data and model code available through a digital archive. The practice of data and code sharing is becoming standard in GIS studies, is an inherent method of this book, and will serve to add additional research value to the book for both academic and practitioner audiences.