Swamplands : tundra beavers, quaking bogs, and the improbable world of peat
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- ISBN: 9781642830804 (hardcover)
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xiii, 297 pages : map, illustrations ; 24 cm - Publisher: Washington, DC : Island Press, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Preface -- Introduction -- The Great Dismal Swamp -- Central Park -- Peat and endangered species -- Tropical peat -- Ash meadows, ancient bogs, and desert fens -- Sasquatches of the swamps -- Peat and reptiles -- Mountain peat -- Ring of fire : the Hudson Bay lowlands -- Pingos, polygons, and frozen peat -- Tundra beavers, saltwater trout, and barren-ground grizzly bears -- Portals to the Otherworld -- "Growing peat" -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- About the author. |
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Subject: | Swamp ecology Peatland ecology Bog ecology |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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The Pas Campus Library | QH 541.5 .B63 S77 2021 (Text) | 58500001153204 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |
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