Peatlands of the Western Guayana Highlands, Venezuela Properties and Paleogeographic Significance of Peats /

The Guayana Highlands in northeastern tropical America, rising from lowland rain forests and savannas up to 3000 m elevation, are characterized by ancient tablelands called tepuis. The peatlands that developed on the tepuis constitute unique and fascinating ecosystems and are the focus of this volum...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Zinck, Joseph Alfred (Editor ), Huber, Otto (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Edición:1st ed. 2011.
Colección:Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis, 217
Temas:
Biotic communities.
Geomorphology.
Conservation biology.
Ecology .
Plant ecology.
Biogeography.
Soil science.
Ecosystems.
Conservation Biology.
Plant Ecology.
Biogeosciences.
Soil Science.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Tropical and subtropical peats: an overview
  • The Guayana region and the study areas: geo-ecological characteristics
  • Tepui peatlands: setting and features
  • Laboratory methods for characterization of peat materials
  • Properties and classification of the tepui peats
  • Tepui peatlands: age record and environmental changes
  • Origin of organic matter leading to peat formation in the southeastern Guayana uplands and highlands
  • Synthesis: the peatscape of the Guayana Highlands
  • Appendix: Site and profile characteristics.

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