A protocol for plant macrofossil analysis of peat deposits

Analyses of plant macrofossils can be used to reconstruct the development of the local vegetation on peatlands, and thus to elucidate successional processes. In the case of ombrotrophic peatlands, such analyses can also be used to generate palaeoclimate data. Identification of plant macrofossils in...

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Main Authors: D. Mauquoy, P.D.M. Hughes, B. van Geel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Mire Conservation Group and International Peat Society 2010-11-01
Series:Mires and Peat
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Online Access:http://www.mires-and-peat.net/map07/map_07_06.pdf