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

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.