Peat in the mountains of New Guinea
Peatlands are common in montane areas above 1,000 m in New Guinea and become extensive above 3,000 m in the subalpine zone. In the montane mires, swamp forests and grass or sedge fens predominate on swampy valley bottoms. These mires may be 4–8 m in depth and up to 30,000 years in age. In Papua New...
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| Language: | English |
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International Mire Conservation Group and International Peatland Society
2015-11-01
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| Series: | Mires and Peat |
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| Online Access: | http://mires-and-peat.net/pages/volumes/map15/map1513.php |