## Abstract High demand for horticultural peat has increased peatland drainage and peat extraction in Canada. The hydrology and carbon cycling of these cutover peatlands is greatly altered, necessitating active restoration efforts to permit the regeneration of Sphagnum mosses and the reβestablishme
Sphagnumproduction and decomposition in a restored cutover peatland
β Scribed by J.M. Waddington; L. Rochefort; S. Campeau
- Book ID
- 110413427
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 190 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0923-4861
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