An interdisciplinary book tackling the challenges of managing peatlands and their ecosystem services in the face of climate change.

Peatlands provide globally important ecosystem services through climate and water regulation or biodiversity conservation. While covering only 3% of the earth's

Peatlands provide globally important ecosystem services through climate and water regulation or biodiversity conservation. While covering only 3% of the earth's

This book provides an introduction to peatlands for the non-specialist student reader and for all those concerned about environmental protection, and is an esse

This is the first truly ecosystem-oriented book on peatlands. It adopts an ecosystems approach to understanding the world's boreal peatlands. The focus is on bi