Muskeg and the Northern Environment in Canada /
Muskeg and the Northern Environment in Canada provides a wealth of information for the wide range of specialists -- scientists, engineers, foresters, agriculturalists, and environmentalists -- who deal with this unusual and remarkable resource. Continental water, northern forest resources, and petro...
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto :
University of Toronto Press,
[2019]
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Colección: | Heritage
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Contributors
- Introduction
- PART I. Description of Muskeg
- 1. Postglacial History of Canadian Muskeg
- 2. Classification of Muskeg
- 3. Peatland Survey and Inventory
- 4. Physical and Chemical Properties of Peat
- 5. Muskeg Hydrology
- 6. Muskeg and Permafrost
- PART II. Utilization of Muskeg
- 7. Forests, Muskeg, and Organic Terrain in Canada
- 8. Canadian Muskegs and Their Agricultural Utilization
- 9. Industrial Utilization of Peat Moss
- PART III. Environmental Considerations
- 10. Transportation
- 11. Pipelines
- 12. Water Resources
- 13. Waste Disposal
- 14. Wildlife, Conservation, and Recreation
- Appendix: A List of Terms and Definitions
- Index