Peatlands: Ecology, Conservation and Heritage

ISBN-13: 9781138343214 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 208 str.

Ian D. Rotherham

Opis

This book provides an introduction to peatlands for the non-specialist student reader and those concerned about environmental protection. The book provides a wide-ranging but concise overview of peatlands from both a natural and social science perspective, and will be invaluable for students of ecology, geography, environmental studies and history.

Recenzje

"Ian Rotherham provides a welcome, yet novel, blend of the science and history of peatlands as he elegantly explains their importance from the past and into the future. As he says 'the human history of peatlands is central to understanding both their loss, and in some cases, their survival'" — Simon Caporn, Professor in Ecology & Environmental Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom 

Spis treści

1. Introduction & overview: peat & peatlands  2. Global peat resources  3. Temperate peatlands - their ecology, wildlife, & functioning  4. Tropical & sub-tropical peatlands  5. Peatland ecosystem services  6. The hydrology & chemistry of peatlands  7. The people of the bogs & fens – history, heritage & peatlands  8. Peatlands & human conflicts  9. Some detailed case-studies of peat & conflict  10. Peat removal & peatland destruction – Part 1: the lowlands  11. Reclaiming the peatlands  12. Peat removal & destruction – Part 2: the British uplands  13. The peatland industries  14. Conservation & restoration  15. Fenscape & peat bog: a future nature

O autorze

Ian D. Rotherham is a Professor of Environmental Geography, Reader in Tourism and Environmental Change and International Research Coordinator at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. For several years he was the chair and secretary of the British Ecological Society’s Peatlands Research Special Interest Group. He is the author or editor of numerous books on topics in ecology, environmental studies and environmental history. These include: The Rise and Fall of Countryside Management (Routledge, 2016); Trees, Forested Landscapes and Grazing Animals (Routledge, 2013); and Invasive and Introduced Plants and Animals (Routledge, 2011).