{"title":"Introductory Chapter: Introduction to Peat","authors":"B. Topçuoğlu, M. Turan","doi":"10.5772/INTECHOPEN.79418","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The word known peat is growth on organic systems where the plant growth is fast, but soils are defined as a partially decomposed organic matter deposit due to poor aeration and low temperature grades [1]. Peat is also named as turf and turba in different literatures owing to its unique property to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. The formation of such deposits is not related to particular climate regions, but it can occur wherever appropriate conditions are present. Organic soils are presented in all the continents of the world. Organic soils are mainly presented under tropical climates with above 60° northern latitudes, and about 450–500 million hectares of total world reserved areas. It is documented that about 150 million hectares of organic lands and about two-third of the world reserves are found in Russia and Canada [2].","PeriodicalId":48721,"journal":{"name":"Mires and Peat","volume":"63 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5000,"publicationDate":"2018-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"2","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Mires and Peat","FirstCategoryId":"93","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.5772/INTECHOPEN.79418","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The word known peat is growth on organic systems where the plant growth is fast, but soils are defined as a partially decomposed organic matter deposit due to poor aeration and low temperature grades [1]. Peat is also named as turf and turba in different literatures owing to its unique property to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. The formation of such deposits is not related to particular climate regions, but it can occur wherever appropriate conditions are present. Organic soils are presented in all the continents of the world. Organic soils are mainly presented under tropical climates with above 60° northern latitudes, and about 450–500 million hectares of total world reserved areas. It is documented that about 150 million hectares of organic lands and about two-third of the world reserves are found in Russia and Canada [2].
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Mires and Peat is a peer-reviewed internet journal focusing specifically on mires, peatlands and peat. As a truly “free-to-users” publication (i.e. NO CHARGES to authors OR readers), it is immediately accessible to readers and potential authors worldwide. It is published jointly by the International Peatland Society (IPS) and the International Mire Conservation Group (IMCG).
Mires and Peat is indexed by Thomson Reuters Web of Science (2017 Impact Factors: 1.326 [two-year] and 1.638 [five-year]), Elsevier Scopus, EBSCO Environment Complete, CABI Abstracts, CSA Proquest (including their Aquatic Science and Fisheries Abstracts ASFA, Ecology, Entomology, Animal Behavior, Aqualine and Pollution databases) and Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). Mires and Peat also participates in the CABI Full Text Repository, and subscribes to the Portico E-journal Preservation Service (LTPA).
Mires and Peat publishes high-quality research papers on all aspects of peatland science, technology and wise use, including:
ecology, hydrology, survey, inventory, classification, functions and values of mires and peatlands;
scientific, economic and human aspects of the management of peatlands for agriculture, forestry, nature conservation, environmental protection, peat extraction, industrial development and other purposes;
biological, physical and chemical characteristics of peat; and
climate change and peatlands.
Short communications and review articles on these and related topics will also be considered; and suggestions for special issues of the Journal based on the proceedings of conferences, seminars, symposia and workshops will be welcomed. The submission of material by authors and from countries whose work would otherwise be inaccessible to the international community is particularly encouraged.
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