Ökosystemmanagement für Niedermoore

Ecosystem Management of Mires –Strategies and Procedures for RestorationOwing to drainage and cultivation, ecologically intact mires have almost entirely vanished from our landscape. Many of the plants and animals that live in these mires are threatened or have already died out. Hence, it is one of the most urgent tasks of conservation to protect the mire remnants that we still have. However, passive protection of the relics of these valuable ecosystems alone is no longer sufficient. The development of active strategies for mire restoration is urgently required. This book was developed from a federal research project and hence presents definite and authoritative guidelines for mire restoration. The book’s interdisciplinary and practically orientated approach ensures that planners working in all relevant fields are addressed, whether in government departments, planning consultancies, water resource management or agriculture, or otherwise engaged in conservation on an honorary basis.