Association of postfire peat accumulation and microtopography in boreal bogs

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2188-2193

  Benscoter, Brian W ^a   Vitt, Dale H ^a   Wieder, R Kelman ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; FIRES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

MICROTOPOGRAPHIC GRADIENTS; MICROTOPOGRAPHY;

PEAT;

ACCUMULATION; BOG; FIRE; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; ORGANIC MATTER; PEATLAND;

PEAT; SWAMPS;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 29844456406     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x05-115     Document Type: Conference Paper

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