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A. Peatland basin analysis: evolution and structure
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A. Peatland basin analysis: evolution and structure Section A deals with the evolution and structure of selected peatland basins, with emphasis on examples from medium to high latitude. The most recent work done on the vast boreal to subarctic peatlands of North America and Eurasia is summarized in two chapters (Chapters 2 and 3) and a first approximation of the potential carbon release is made, for the eventuality that present global-climatic warming continues. Setting, structure, geochemistry and usefulness are examined for peatlands from less well-known localities [mires of the mountainous areas of NW Spain (Chapter 4) and Tierra del Fuego, Argentina (Chapters 5 and 6)] and are closely tied to geomorphologic features. Finally, the characteristics and plight of a tropical example is included from South East Asia (Chapter 7).
A. Peatland basin analysis: evolution and structure Section A deals with the evolution and structure of selected peatland basins, with emphasis on examples from medium to high latitude. The most recent work done on the vast boreal to subarctic peatlands of North America and Eurasia is summarized in two chapters (Chapters 2 and 3) and a first approximation of the potential carbon release is made, for the eventuality that present global-climatic warming continues. Setting, structure, geochemistry and usefulness are examined for peatlands from less well-known localities [mires of the mountainous areas of NW Spain (Chapter 4) and Tierra del Fuego, Argentina (Chapters 5 and 6)] and are closely tied to geomorphologic features. Finally, the characteristics and plight of a tropical example is included from South East Asia (Chapter 7).