Mires temperate

Bragg O. M. (1997) Understanding ombrogenous mires of the temperate zone and the tropics an ecohydrologists viewpoint. In Biodiversity and Sustainability of Tropical Peatlands (eds. J. O. Rieley and S. E. Page). Samara Publishing, Cardigan, UK, pp. 135-146. 

Climatic factors play an important role in peat formation because plant production and decay both tend to increase with rising temperature and humidity. So although productivity is higher in tropical than temperate mires (Fig. 3.29), peat accumulation rates can be signif-... 

The major areas of peat formation today are raised mires, which are found in the tropics (e.g. Malaysia and Indonesia) and the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. The boreal raised mires are dominated by moss (Sphagnum), whereas their tropical counterparts bear trees. As the raised mires develop, plant diversity decreases for example, the dipterocarp Shorea alhida is often the only tree on raised mires in north-west Borneo. 

Battarbee, R. W., 1980. Diatoms in lake sediments. In Berglund, B. E. (ed.) Palaeohydrologi-cal Changes in the Temperate Zone in the Last 15,000 years. Subproject B. Lake and Mire Environments, IGCP Project 158. University of Lund, Department of Quaternary Geology. 

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