Hydrological feedbacks in northern peatlands

Ecohydrology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 113-127

  Waddington, J M ^a   Morris, P J ^b   Kettridge, N ^c   Granath, G ^a,d   Thompson, D K ^e   Moore, P A ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^e NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ecohydrology; Ecosystem resilience; Peat; Water table

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; GROUNDWATER; LAND USE; PEAT; WETLANDS;

CHANGING CLIMATE; CLIMATE REGIONS; ECO-HYDROLOGY; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; LAND-USE CHANGE; RELATIVE STRENGTH; WATER TABLES;

ECOSYSTEMS;

EID: 84921601997     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.1493     Document Type: Article

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