The archives of the peat bogs /
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| Author / Creator: | Godwin, Harry, Sir, 1901- |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1981. |
| Description: | 229 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/441467 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Introduction: Quaternary research and mires
- 2. Living raised bog
- 3. Raised bog stratigraphy: first steps
- 4. Blanket bog
- 5. Plants of the bogs: Sphagnum
- 6. Plants of the bogs: sedges and such
- 7. Plants of the bogs: dwarf shrubs etc.
- 8. Recent peat of Somerset: a double inundation
- 9. Trackways in context
- 10. Geology of levels and lakes: marine transgressions and lake settlements
- 11. Old peat and Neolithic culture
- 12. Disforestation and agriculture
- 13. Pollen zones and sea-level changes absolutely dated
- 14. Climatic registration
- 15. The archive appraised
- References
- Short glossary
- Index