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

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• 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.