FW 5510 Peatlands

	Instructor: Rod A. Chimner Office #114,  SFRES Phone: 487-1464 rchimner@mtu.edu   Goals In this class you will develop an in-depth knowledge of peatland process, forms and classifications from local to global scales.   Course Structure This is a graduate level discussion course.  Each student in the class will lead a discussion during the semester and I expect all students to participate in and prepare two questions for each discussion.
	Peatland Links   Peatnet Society of Wetland Scientists and Wetlands Wetland Ecology and Management International Mire Conservation Group (IMCG) International Peat Society         Global Peatland Initiative (GPI) RAMSAR           Wetlands International Irish Peatland Conservation Council IUCN Suoseura Finnish Peatland Society      German Peat Society DGMT British Ecological Society Mires Research Group The Wise Use of Mires and Peatlands   Required Text: The Biology of Peatlands. Hakan Rydin and John K Jeglum. 2006. Oxford University Press. ISBN13: 9780198528715, ISBN10: 019852871X (The brown book (B)) Recommended Texts: Boreal Peatland Ecosystems. 2006. Wieder, R.K.; Vitt, D.H. (Eds.). Ecological Studies , Vol. 188. 435 p. ISBN: 978-3-540-31912-2. $179.00. (The green book (G)). Developments in Earth Surface Processes #09: Peatlands: Evolution and Records of Environmental and Climate Changes. 2007. I.P. Martini, A. Martinez Cortizas, W. Chesworth (Eds.). Elsevier Science. # ISBN-10: 0444528830, # ISBN-13: 978-0444528834. $181.00 (The orange book (O)).

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