Sustainable use of Estonian peat reserves and environmental challenges

Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 87-93

  Orru, Mall ^a   Orru, Hans ^b  

^a Geological Survey of Estonia   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Estonia; Peat; Peatland; Production; Protection

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; NATURE RESERVE; PEATLAND; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRACE ELEMENT;

BALTIC STATES; ESTONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 46649087975     PISSN: 17364728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3176/earth.2008.2.04     Document Type: Conference Paper

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