Fens and Bogs in the Netherlands: Vegetation, History, Nutrient Dynamics and Conservation

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Verhoeven, Jos T.A. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1992, 1992
Edition:1st ed. 1992
Series:Geobotany
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Holocene peat formation in the lower parts of the Netherlands
  • III. Climatological, stratigraphic and palaeo — ecological aspects of mire development
  • IV. Draining-digging-dredging; the creation of a new landscape in the peat areas of the low countries
  • V. Plant communities and synecology of bogs and heath pools in the Netherlands
  • VI. Types of terrestrializing fen vegetation in the Netherlands
  • VII. Terrestrializing fen vegetation in former turbaries in the Netherlands
  • VIII. Carr vegetation: plant communities and succession of the dominant tree species
  • IX. Nutrient dynamics in mires of various trophic status: nutrient inputs and outputs and the internal nutrient cycle
  • X. Conservation and management of bog and fen reserves in the Netherlands
  • List of contributors