C.A. Weber and the Raised Bog of Augstumal

"One hundred years have passed since the publication of C.A. Webers's (1902) seminal work on the vegetation and the development of the Augstumal raised bog. Yet even today this work retains its importance for understanding the main trends in peatland ecology of the 20th century. Webers's monograph was widely influential Europe, but because of its limited distribution many knew of its contents only from scholarly reviews. Reading this superb new translation may therefore be both an exhilarating and humbling experience for many ecologists."
Paul Glaser
Carl Albert Weber

Contents

Preface by Hans Joosten 3 - 4
C.A. Weber's Benchmark Treatise on the Augstumal Raised Bog by Paul Glaser 6 - 21
The Role of C.A. Weber in the Development of Russian Mire Science by Andrey Sirin & Tatiana Minayeva 22 - 29
Studies on the Nemunas Delta and the Augstumalmoor in the 20th Century by Rimvydas Kunskas 30 - 35
C.A. Weber - A Life in Science by Jürgen Schwaar translated by Hans Joosten 36 - 48
Curriculum Vitae 49
Translator's Note by John Couwenberg 50 - 51
On the Vegetation and Development of the Raised Bog of Augstumal in the Memeldelta including comparative views on other raised bogs of the World. A biological- historical and geological study by Dr. C.A. Weber (translation by John Couwenberg) 52 - 270
Appendix 1: Geographic names and their modern equivalents 270 - 272
Appendix 2: Common English plant names with German and Latin equivalents 272 - 273
Appendix 3: Latin names with modern eqivalents 273 - 278

Bibliographic Information

Couwenberg, John & Joosten, Hans (eds.):
C.A. Weber and the Raised Bog of Augstumal - with a translation of the 1902 monograph by Weber on the "Vegetation and Development of Raised Bog of Augstumal in the Memel delta"
278 pp., 31 figs, 1 col. plate, 2 b&w plates.
International Mire Conservation Group
ISBN 5-8125-0232-3
PPE (Publishing and Printing Enterprise)
Grif & K Tula, Russia


Order Information

The hardcover book can be ordered for a price of 20 Euros for IMCG members (30 Euros for non-members) plus postage and packing via Philippe Julve: philippe.julve@wanadoo.fr
For members from countries with currency problems special arrangements are made. Please contact Tatiana Minaeva: tminaeva@wwf.ru
presentation
Presentation of the new Weber book during the Symposium "Between Conservation and Use: C.A. Weber and the Augstumal Bog" in Juknaiciai, Lithuania on 2 - 6 October organized by the DGMT (German Chapter of the International Peat Society) and IMCG in co-operation with the Nemunas Delta Regional Park.
augstumal Pinus

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