Morphological studies of the pollen grains of the semi-arid region of Egypt. Flora 190, 115-133. As a consequence, their conservation and management is a high priority. Study of the peat stratigraphy provides a basis for the understanding of mire succession and development and can also supply indications of past climate change. Charcoal layers allow the study of former fire regimes, and the analysis of microfossils in the peat, including pollen grains, algal spores and testate amoebae, permits the detailed reconstruction of local environmental conditions.
Current work is centred upon the mires of Wales and of Latvia.
The origin of blanket mires revisited. Climate Change and Human Impact on the Landscape. Biological processes controlling the development of modern peat-forming ecosystems. International Journal of Coal Geology 28, 99-110. This page maintained by L. Richards for the Division of L ife Sciences.