Peatland Biogeochemistry and Watershed Hydrology at the Marcell Experimental Forest

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Randall Kolka Stephen Sebestyen

Peatland Biogeochemistry and Watershed Hydrology at the Marcell Experimental Forest

Randall Kolka, Stephen Sebestyen, Elon S. Verry , Kenneth Brooks

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CRC Press Inc
22 February 2011

Freshwater biology, limnology; Applied ecology

The Marcell Experimental Forest (MEF) in Minnesota serves as a living laboratory and provides scientists with a fundamental understanding of peatland hydrology, acid rain impacts, nutrient and carbon cycling, trace gas emissions, and controls on mercury transport in boreal watersheds. Its important role in scientific research continues to grow as the data gathered offers invaluable insight into environmental changes over the last century and goes far in answering many of today's pressing questions at landscape and global scales. Synthesizing five decades of research, Peatland Biogeochemistry and Watershed Hydrology at the Marcell Experimental Forest includes hundreds of research publications, dozens of graduate theses, and even some previously unpublished studies. Research at the MEF has been at the forefront of many scientific disciplines and these 15 chapters offer the depth and breadth of long-term studies on hydrology, biogeochemistry, ecology, and forest management on peatland watersheds at the MEF.

Focusing on peatlands, lakes, and upland landscapes, the book begins with the pioneering research on hydrology done during the 1960s. It presents the innovative 1970's studies of atmospheric deposition; the 1980's research into nutrient cycles including carbon, nitrogen, and methane emissions; and the 1990's investigations into mercury deposition. The book concludes with a look at the latest and on-going studies such as this century's research into controls on methylmercury production and landscape-level carbon storage and cycling.

Covering 50 years of research and written by a veritable who's who in peatland and forestry science, this important milestone in the collection of ecological data highlights bright prospects for future research, including the continuation of existing long-term measurements, the initiation of new monitoring programs, and plans for unprecedented studies on climate change.

Edited by: Randall Kolka, Stephen Sebestyen, Elon S. Verry, Kenneth Brooks
Imprint: CRC Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 861g
ISBN: 9781439814246
ISBN 10: 1439814244
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 22 February 2011
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Randall K. Kolka is Team Leader and Research Soil Scientist for the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station.

Reviews for Peatland Biogeochemistry and Watershed Hydrology at the Marcell Experimental Forest

This book should be read-and frequently returned to-by everyone with interests in either peatland or forest processes (or in both). It is perhaps on the expensive side for undergraduate purchase and, therefore, also a 'must' acquisition for libraries supporting peatland courses. -Olivia Bragg, Mires and Peat, Book Review 2013.02, February 2013