Spontaneous revegetation of cutaway peatlands of North America

Wetlands

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 28-39

  Graf, Martha D ^a   Rochefort, Line ^a   Poulin, Monique ^a  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fens; Milled peatlands; Restoration; Succession; Vacuum harvest

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FEN; PEATLAND; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; REVEGETATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION; WATER TABLE;

CANADA; MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CAREX; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 55949120994     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/06-136.1     Document Type: Article

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