Title: Boreal peatland ecosystems /
Authors: Wieder, R. Kelman.; Vitt, Dale H. 1944-
Publisher: Springer,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Tiaga ecology.; Peatland ecology.; Ecology Arctic regions.; Ecology Polar regions.; Peatlands Arctic regions.; Peatlands Polar regions.
Contents: 1. Peatlands and the boreal forest / R. Kelman Wieder, Dale H. Vitt, and Brian W. Benscoter -- 2. Functional characteristics and indicators of boreal peatlands / Dale H. Vitt -- 3. The postglacial development of boreal and subartic peatlands / Peter Kuhry and Jukka Turunen -- 4. The role of sphagnum in peatland development and persistence / Hakan Rydin, Urban Gunnarsson, and Sebastian Sunberg -- 5. Peatland Fauna / Andre Desrochers and Gert-Jan Van Duinen -- 6. The role of fungi in boreal peatlands / Markus N. Thormann -- 7. Decomposition in boreal peatlands / Tim Moore and Nate Basiliko -- 8. Primary production in boreal peatlands / R. Kelman Wieder -- 9. Carbon in boreal peatlands / Harri Vasander and Anu Kettunen -- 10. The nitrogen cycle in boreal peatlands / Juul LImpens, monique M.P.D. Heijmans, and Frank Berendse -- 11. Phosphorus in boreal peatlands / Mark R. Walbridge and John A Navaratnam -- 12. Sulfur cycling in boreal peatlands: from acid rain to global climate change / Melanie A. Vile and Martin Novak -- 13. The hydrology of boreal peatlands / Donald I. Siegel and Paul Glaser -- 14. Modeling ecosystem processes and peat accumulatio in boreal peatlands / Zicheng Yu -- 15. Forestry and boreal peatlands / Jukka Laine, Raija Laiho, Kari Minkkinen, and Harri Vasander -- 16. Disturbance in boreal peatlands / Merritt R. Turetsky and Vincent L. St. Louis -- 17. Restoration of degraded boreal peatlands / Line Rochefort and Elve Lode -- 18. Boreal Peatland ecosystems: our carbon heritage / Dale H. Vitt and R. Kelman Wieder.