Geogr. Kolloquium Prof. Dr.Dr.h.c. Hans JOOSTEN

Mittwoch, 11. November 2015, 18:15 - 20:00 iCal

Protecting European Peatlands

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Universitätsstraße 7/5, 1010 Wien

Vortrag

Peatlands are valuable for biodiversity both on the ecosystem level and

on the species level. Over 90% of peatlands are in the temperate and

cold belt in the Northern Hemisphere. The value of peatlands for

biodiversity is linked to the specific circumstances in which peat is

formed, which also make peatlands vulnerable to degradation. Peatland

ecosystems are char-acterised by waterlogged and nutrient poor

conditions. They harbour characteristic species of plants, birds,

mammals and insects, although the variety of species within each

particular area may not be great. Destroying the peatlands destroy the

habitat of these peatland-related species, leading to loss of biodiversity.

Biodiversity can only be protected through the conserva-tion of the

ecosystems on which biodiversity is based.

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Hans JOOSTEN heads the Department for Peatland Studies and

Paleoecology at the Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald. He and

his staff has specialised on studying lesser-known mire (percolation,

spring, and self-sealing mires) and peat types (e.g. alder wood and

brown moss peat) and runs research projects in several European

countries as well as Siberia, Georgia (Transcaucasia), and Tierra del

Fuego. His Department runs the Secretariat of the International Mire

Conservation Group (IMCG), which is a global network of mire and

peatland conservationists. This Secretariat edits and compiles the

quarterly IMCG Newsletter. As such the group has been instrumental in

developing globally valid "Wise Use" concepts for mires and peatlands.

Furthermore, the group has worked in developing conservation

strategies in Central and Eastern Europe as well as the Russian

Federation. Besides a worldwide overview on distribution and state of

peatlands, a volume on classification, distribution, state, and

conservation of peatlands in Europe is in preparation.

Aleksandra Tyjan
Institut für Geographie und Regionalforschung
Geoökologie
48606
aleksandra.tyjan@univie.ac.at

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