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Author:   Ian D. Rotherham
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.589kg
ISBN:  

9781138343207

ISBN 10:   113834320
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   18 May 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

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

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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

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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).

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