| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 343 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
The biology of habitats
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Biology of habitats.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-328) and index. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
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 |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Peatland plants.
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Peatland plants. |
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Peatland ecology.
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Peatland ecology. |
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Peatlands.
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Peatlands. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Jeglum, J. K.
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Hooijer, Aljosja.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Rydin, Håkan. Biology of peatlands. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006 0198528728 019852871X (DLC) 2006006151 (OCoLC)63395758 |
| ISBN |
9781429469920 (electronic book) |
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1429469927 (electronic book) |
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9780191513671 (electronic book) |
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0191513679 (electronic book) |
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128236569X |
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9781282365698 |
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0198528728 (Paper) |
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019852871X (hardback) |
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9780198528722 |
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9780198528715 |
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