The sensitivity of peat-covered upland landscapes

Catena

Volumn 42, Issue 2-4, 2001, Pages 345-360

  Bragg, O M ^a   Tallis, J H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blanket mire; Bog; Cultural influence; Environmental change; Ombrogenous mire; Peat erosion

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; MIRE; PEAT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER LEVEL;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035127680     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0341-8162(00)00146-6     Document Type: Article

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