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Valuation of natural assets of some raised peat bogs against a background of Bieszczady Mts. landscape of the Lutowiska district

open access: yesEnvironmental Protection and Natural Resources, 2014
Na terenie „Krainy dolin” w Bieszczadach Zachodnich zachodzą obecnie niekorzystne zmiany sukcesyjne polegające między innymi na wymieraniu cennych gatunków roślin, a niekiedy nawet całych zespołów roślinnych oraz zanik mozaikowego układu biocenotycznego.
Malec Magdalena   +2 more
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The Use of Plant Macrofossils for Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions in Southern European Peatlands

open access: yesQuaternary, 2019
The analysis of plant macrofossils in peatland ecosystems has been widely used for the climatic and ecological reconstruction of the Holocene in the high latitudes of the northern hemisphere.
Martin Souto   +3 more
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Regional patterns and controlling factors in plant species composition and diversity in Canadian lowland coastal bogs and laggs [PDF]

open access: yesMires and Peat, 2016
Inventories of natural assemblages of plant species are critical when planning ecological restoration of bogs. However, little is known about the regional variation in plant communities at the margins (laggs) of bogs, even though they are an integral ...
S.A. Howie   +2 more
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Iberian acid peatlands: types, origin and general trends of development [PDF]

open access: yesMires and Peat, 2017
In the present study we reviewed the genesis, development and classification of peatlands in the Iberian Peninsula by conducting chronostratigraphic analysis of 108 of these ecosystems. The findings are summarised as follows: 1.
X. Pontevedra-Pombal   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

On the role of peat bogs as components of Indigenous cultural landscapes in Northern North America

open access: yesArctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 2022
This article explores uses of peat bogs and associated plants and other resources by drawing on the published ethnobotanical and archeological literature pertaining to Indigenous groups that lived and continue to live on the Northwest Coast, the Interior/
Jeffrey Speller, Véronique Forbes
doaj   +1 more source

Pinus mugo shrubs on peat bogs in the Tatra National Park

open access: yesPlant and Fungal Systematics, 2021
Pinus mugo shrubs on peat bogs in the Tatra National Park (TNP) were for the first time described as a separated plant association by Obidowicz (1975) from only two mires.
Anna Maria Ociepa   +2 more
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Substratum sedimentology and topography of two riparian peat bogs in the Bieszczady Mountains (Carpathians) [PDF]

open access: yesMires and Peat, 2020
The valley of the upper course of the San River in the Bieszczady Wysokie mountain range is, after the Orawa-Nowy Targ Basin, the area with the largest number of peat bogs in the Polish Carpathians.
J. Kukulak, M. Szubert
doaj   +1 more source

Spatial differentiation and temporal dynamics of drained raised bogs in Western Siberia [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2021
This study analysed the influence of drainage on the vegetation cover of raised bogs in the taiga zone of Western Siberia. The study was based on a temporal analysis of Landsat satellite imagery data using the normalised difference vegetation index (NDVI)
Sinyutkina Anna
doaj   +1 more source

Methods for determining peat humification and for quantifying peat bulk density, organic matter and carbon content for palaeostudies of climate and peatland carbon dynamics [PDF]

open access: yesMires and Peat, 2011
Quantitative palaeostudies of climate change and carbon dynamics are reliant on precise and accurate laboratory measurements. Here we present laboratory protocols for the colorimetric determination of peat humification and for bulk density and organic ...
F.M. Chambers, D.W. Beilman, Z. Yu
doaj  

Boards of Governors’ Roles and Management of Government Aided Secondary Schools in Kyenjojo District, Uganda

open access: yesInterdisciplinary Journal of Education, 2018
This study sought to establish the relationship between boards of governors’ (BOGs) roles and management of government aided secondary schools in Kyenjojo District.
Hellen Wataba, Nafiu Lukman Abiodun
doaj   +1 more source

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