Peatlands of the Western Guayana Highlands, Venezuela : Properties and Paleogeographic Significance of Peats /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores:	Zinck, Joseph Alfred. (Editor ), Huber, Otto. (Editor )
Formato:	eBook
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Edición:	1st ed. 2011.
Colección:	Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis, 217
Materias:	Ecosystems. Geomorphology. Conservation biology. Ecology . Plant ecology. Geobiology. Soil science. Soil conservation. Conservation Biology/Ecology. Plant Ecology. Biogeosciences. Soil Science & Conservation.

Tabla de Contenidos:

Introduction
Tropical and subtropical peats: an overview
The Guayana region and the study areas: geo-ecological characteristics
Tepui peatlands: setting and features
Laboratory methods for characterization of peat materials
Properties and classification of the tepui peats
Tepui peatlands: age record and environmental changes
Origin of organic matter leading to peat formation in the southeastern Guayana uplands and highlands
Synthesis: the peatscape of the Guayana Highlands
Appendix: Site and profile characteristics.

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