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Swamplands : tundra beavers, quaking bogs, and the improbable world of peat / / Edward Struzik
| Swamplands : tundra beavers, quaking bogs, and the improbable world of peat / / Edward Struzik |
| Autore | Struzik Edward <1954-, > |
| Edizione | [1st edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : Island Press, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 297 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 577.68 |
| Soggetto topico |
Swamp ecology
Peatland ecology |
| ISBN |
9781642830811
1-64283-081-X 9781642830804 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795381203321 |
Struzik Edward <1954-, >
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| Washington, D.C. : , : Island Press, , 2021 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Swamplands : tundra beavers, quaking bogs, and the improbable world of peat / / Edward Struzik
| Swamplands : tundra beavers, quaking bogs, and the improbable world of peat / / Edward Struzik |
| Autore | Struzik Edward <1954-, > |
| Edizione | [1st edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : Island Press, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 297 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 577.68 |
| Soggetto topico |
Swamp ecology
Peatland ecology |
| ISBN |
9781642830811
1-64283-081-X 9781642830804 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824267603321 |
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Struzik Edward <1954-, >
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| Washington, D.C. : , : Island Press, , 2021 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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