Dublin, Ireland, 2006
Proceedings of the 1st Seminar of the Irish National Committee of the International Peat Society
Editor: Catherine A. Farrell
A4
68 pages
ISBN 0 9514890 3 8

Contents

Message from the IPS Secretary General by Jaakko Silpola
Introduction by John Feehan

Developing & implementing "Wise Use" with respect to mires, peatlands and peat by Donal Clarke
A brief history of the peat industry in Ireland by Donal Clarke
Peatland archeology since 1999: results and areas for future research by Jane Whitaker
Energy peat in Ireland by Patrick Fitzgerald
Peat in horticulture by Munoo Prasad and Michael J. Maher
Bord na Móna industrial cutaway boglands by Tom Egan
Peatland restoration: a review of current practice and applications by Catherine A. Farrell
The IPCC Lodge Bog conservation plan by Caroline Hurley and Catherine O'Connell
Peatland conservation by Caitriona Douglas and James B. Ryan
Northern Ireland peatlands by Roy W. Tomlinson
Bogland project: A research programme to develop a protocol for the sustainable management of peatlands in Ireland by Florence Renou
Climate change, carbon and Irish peatlands by David Wilson
Using GIS and remote sensing to study the Irish peatland resource by John Connolly and Nicholas Holden
High-resolution multi-proxy records from Atlantic peat deposits: Central Ireland. A contribution to the ACCROTELM project by P.O. Oksanen, B. Stefanini, A. Bllundell, D. Charman and F.J.G. Mitchell

Seminar programme
Index to authors, advertisers, keywords and titles

Supported by Klasmann-Deilmann GmbH, Edenderry Power Limited, the Electricity Supply Board, and Bord na Móna

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