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

The Guayana Highlands in northeastern tropical America, rising from lowland rain forests and savannas up to 3000 m elevation, are characterized by ancient tablelands called tepuis. The peatlands that developed on the tepuis constitute unique and fascinating ecosystems and are the focus of this volum...

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Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Zinck, Joseph Alfred (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Huber, Otto (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Σειρά:Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis, 217
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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505 0 |a 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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