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Peat decomposition – shaping factors, significance in environmental studies and methods of determination; a literature review Cover

Peat decomposition – shaping factors, significance in environmental studies and methods of determination; a literature review

Geologos
Volume 22 (2016): Issue 1 (March 2016)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/logos-2016-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2080-6574 | Journal ISSN: 1426-8981
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Language: English
Page range: 61 - 69
Submitted on: Mar 6, 2015
Accepted on: Feb 1, 2016
Published on: Apr 18, 2016
Published by: Adam Mickiewicz University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
plant remains,
humification,
microscopic view of peat,
humidity of mire surface,
palaeoclimate
Related subjects:
Geosciences,
Geology and mineralogy

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