Fens and Bogs in the Netherlands [electronic resource] : Vegetation, History, Nutrient Dynamics and Conservation /

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.

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Main Authors: Verhoeven, Jos T. A. editor., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Texto biblioteca
Language:eng
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1992
Subjects:Life sciences., Ecology., Plant science., Botany., Nature conservation., Soil science., Soil conservation., Life Sciences., Plant Sciences., Soil Science & Conservation., Nature Conservation.,
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7997-1
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Summary: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.