Microform-scale variations in peatland permeability and their ecohydrological implications

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 531-544

  Baird, Andy J ^a   Milner, Alice M ^b   Blundell, Antony ^a   Swindles, Graeme T ^a   Morris, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acrotelm catotelm model; Ecological memory; Microform; Peatland; Permeability; Persistence; Plant soil (below ground) interactions; Raised bog

Indexed keywords

ACROTELM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON ISOTOPE; CATOTELM; ECOHYDROLOGY; PALEOECOLOGY; PEATLAND; PERMEABILITY; PERSISTENCE; RAISED BOG; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 84959010613     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12530     Document Type: Article

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