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

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Zinck, Joseph Alfred. (Editor), Huber, Otto. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Edition:1st ed. 2011.
Series:Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis, 217
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 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.