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Examines recent research into processes in mires, in the context of the exploitation of the peat resource and the attempts to conserve and regenerate the remaining mire remnants. Considers how peat resources might be best protected and managed.
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Mires - definitions and forms; mire distribution; the chronology of mire development; physical processes and properties of mires; mire chemistry; the microbiology of peat; mire utilization; ecohydrology, mire drainage and mire conservation.
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