Using remote sensing materials to assess the effects of peat extraction on the morphology and vegetation cover of a raised bog (Ludźmierz near Nowy Targ, Southern Poland)
The Orawa - Nowy Targ Basin is one of only a few areas in the Polish Carpathians with high relative cover of peatlands (12 %). This fraction is declining progressively due to several centuries of peat exploitation for fuel, gardening and balneology. The peatland at Ludźmierz near Nowy Targ is region...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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International Mire Conservation Group and International Peat Society
2020-12-01
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Series: | Mires and Peat |
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Online Access: | http://mires-and-peat.net/media/map26/map_26_28.pdf |