Moore European Mires

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4832-7247-4
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 378 Seiten, Web PDF

European Mires brings together in a single volume the various ideas and approaches to the classification and nomenclature of mire types, set out in a single language, namely English. It provides a set of clear explanations of how ecologists view their mires in different parts of Europe. In addition, each account provides a summary and a survey of relevant literature in a variety of languages, which should prove of great value to English speaking students of mire systems. The book contains nine chapters and begins with a discussion of the classification of mires in Europe. This is followed by separate chapters on Finnish mires types, Estonian bogs, the mire types of the German Democratic Republic; and the vegetation and development of Central European mires. Subsequent chapters deal with the vegetation and development of blanket mires, British fens, Welsh mires, and wetland communities in Ireland. It is hoped that this present volume will assist in the dismantling of some international barriers and will provide a basis for further work. It may also help foster a global climate of scientific understanding in such a way as to permit the recrudescence of international mire research.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Moore, Peter D.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;European Mires;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;10
5;List of Contributors;6
6;Preface;8
7;Chapter 1. The Classification of Mires: an Introduction;12
7.1;Some General Considerations;13
7.2;Classification of Mires in Europe;16
7.3;References;19
8;Chapter 2. Key to Finnish Mire Types;22
8.1;Preface;22
8.2;Introduction;22
8.3;Guidelines for the Use of the Keys;23
8.4;Ecological Variables;24
8.5;Regional Distribution of the Mire Complex Types;37
8.6;The Finnish Mire Complexes and Mire Type System: An Example in Detail of This Classification;47
8.7;The Species List;54
8.8;Mire Type Identification Key;73
8.9;I Spruce mires (1a-c);77
8.10;II Räme vegetation (hummock-level bogs/pine mires) (la-b);82
8.11;III Neva vegetation (poor fens/flark- or intermediate-level bogs) (la-c);88
8.12;IV Rich fens (la-b);96
8.13;V Combination types (la-b);102
8.14;VI Swamps (la-c);108
8.15;VII Spring vegetation and seepage areas (la-b);110
8.16;Fertility Indices and Fertility Classes of the Mire Types;115
8.17;Acknowledgments;116
8.18;Glossary of Terms;116
8.19;References;119
8.20;Appendix;124
9;Chapter 3. Estonian Bogs: Plant Cover, Succession and Classification;130
9.1;Introduction;130
9.2;Different approaches to the description of bog plant communities;132
9.3;Heterogeneity of the Sphagnum cover;144
9.4;Development of hummocks and hummock ridges;145
9.5;Hollow and pool development;148
9.6;Mire sites;149
9.7;Location of sites in bogs and bog size classes;150
9.8;Mire systems;154
9.9;The problem of regional division (regionalization);155
9.10;References;158
10;Chapter 4. The mire types of the German Democratic Republic;160
10.1;Introduction;160
10.2;Hydrologic-biogenetical classification;161
10.3;Ecological mire types;169
10.4;On the age of the hydrologic-biogenetical mire types;181
10.5;References;185
11;Chapter 5. The Vegetation and Development of Central European Mires;188
11.1;Introduction;188
11.2;General conditions for the existence of mires;189
11.3;Position of the Central European mires among other bogs and fens of Europe;190
11.4;The present vegetation;191
11.5;Development and stratigraphy;202
11.6;Summary;208
11.7;Acknowledgements;209
11.8;References;209
12;Chapter 6. The Vegetation and Development of Blanket Mires;214
12.1;Blanket Mire Vegetation;214
12.2;The Blanket Mire Complex;216
12.3;Stratigraphy of Blanket Mires;220
12.4;Pollen Diagrams from Blanket Mires;223
12.5;References;243
13;Chapter 7. British Fens: A Review;248
13.1;Introduction;248
13.2;Basin Fens;264
13.3;Valley Fens;274
13.4;Spring Fens and Soakways;281
13.5;Acknowledgements;286
13.6;References;286
14;Chapter 8. Welsh Mires: their range of form— a descriptive account;294
14.1;Introduction;294
14.2;Intersite Relationships;304
14.3;Pressures and Changes;308
14.4;References;310
15;Chapter 9. Wetland communities in Ireland: a phytosociological review ;314
15.1;Introduction;314
15.2;Sources and Methodology;319
15.3;Wetland Communities;320
15.4;Discussion;366
15.5;Acknowledgements;369
15.6;References;369
16;Appendix;372
17;Index;376