The biology of peatlands /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2006.
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| Series: | The biology of habitats
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| Online Access: | http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=192115 |
Table of Contents:
- Peatland habitats
- Diversity of lie in peatlands
- Adaptations to the peatland habitat
- Sphagnum: the builder of boreal peatlands
- Peat and organic soil
- The peat archives
- Peatland succession and development
- Hydrology of peatlands
- Nutrients, light, and temperature
- Peatland patterns and landforms
- Peatlands around the world
- Productivity and carbon balance
- Uses, functions, and management of peatlands
- Glossary.