A paleoecological perspective of vegetation succession on raised bog microforms

Ecological Monographs

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-77

  McMullen, J Andy ^a   Barber, Keith E ^b   Johnson, Brian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c Bishop's Hull   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Microform; Paleoecology; Plant communities; Raised bog; Succession

Indexed keywords

PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOHYDROLOGY; PLANT COMMUNITY; RAISED BOG; SUCCESSION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

BRYOPHYTA; CALLUNA; ERIOPHORUM VAGINATUM; SPHAGNUM; SPHAGNUM AURICULATUM; SPHAGNUM CUSPIDATUM; SPHAGNUM MAGELLANICUM; SPHAGNUM PAPILLOSUM; SPHAGNUM TENELLUM;

EID: 23744490885     PISSN: 00129615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/02-4046     Document Type: Review

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