| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 343 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
The biology of habitats |
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Biology of habitats.
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| 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 |
| Summary |
With growing awareness that peatlands are a key component of the carbon cycle in their role as a carbon sink, this book provides a concise introduction to peatland ecology with an emphasis on organisms that dominate peatland habitats |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-328) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Peatland plants.
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Peatland ecology.
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Peatlands.
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SCIENCE -- Environmental Science (see also Chemistry -- Environmental)
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NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Wilderness.
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NATURE -- Ecology.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Ecology.
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Peatland ecology
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Peatland plants
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Peatlands
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Biotop
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Moorlandschaft
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Ökologie
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Ökosystem
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Moor
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Veengronden.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Jeglum, J. K.
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Hooijer, Aljosja.
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| ISBN |
9781429469920 |
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1429469927 |
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9780191513671 |
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0191513679 |
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9786612365690 |
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6612365692 |
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