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Wetlands and Global Climate Change at Québec 2000 - Millennium Wetland Event August 6 - 12, 2000 Quebec City, Quebec Canada The mission of Québec 2000: Millennium Wetland Event is to foster the understanding and sustainability of the World's peatlands and wetlands. Details on the Millennium Wetland Event are provided at http://www.cqvb.qc.ca/wetland2000. There are a number of presentations at the MWE that focus on wetlands and global climate change. The United States Geological Survey, a corporate sponsor of the MWE, has supported the construction of this site to improve access to abstracts for papers and poster presentations pertaining to climate change. Below are the relevant symposia, contributed papers, and posters being presented at the Event. Details on the time and location for these sessions is available at the MWE web site. Symposia 1. Global Wetlands and Greenhouse Gases 14. Decomposition in Wetlands, the Role of Litter Quality in Relation to Environmental Change 27. Wetlands and Climate Change: Scientific Knowledge and Management Options 43. Carbon Balance of Peatlands 73. Effects of Elevated CO2 and N Deposition on Vegetation Dynamics and CH4 Emissions of European Bogs: Results of the Bog Ecosystem Research Initiative (BERI) Abstracts from other related symposia Contributed Papers International Peat Congress Society of Wetland Scientists / INTECOL · Session 110 Global Climate Change · Session 124 Peatlands Geochemistry Posters INTECOL Symposium 1. Global Wetlands and Greenhouse Gases INTECOL Symposium 14. Decomposition in Wetlands