Uniquely, an Australian subtropical peatland ecosystem exists that is not only resilient to the frequent bushfires, but actually needs fire to survive.
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The bog does not neatly divide traces of the distant and recent past. Archaeology and forensic science still have much to learn from each other.
Cranberries add color and acidity to Thanksgiving menus, but they also have many interesting botanical and genetic features.
Peatlands have always had a place in art, writing and poetry. In times of global warming these cultural reflections can help open up debate about the biodiversity and climate crisis.
The swamp has not yet been drained everywhere.
Peatlands store more soil carbon than any other terrestrial ecosystem, including tropical forests. But they have been heavily exploited and damaged. Now, scientists are working to restore them.
Wetlands in drylands seem impossible, but their benefits to people and wildlife are very real.
A swampy area the size of England stores as much carbon as 20 years of US fossil fuel emissions.
Principais colaboradores
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Lecturer, Environmental Science, University College Cork
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Lecturer in Environmental Archaeology, University College Cork
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Associate Professor, Macquarie University
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Professor of Physical Geography, Aberystwyth University
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Professor in Natural Sciences, Bangor University
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Lecturer in English, University College Cork
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NSERC Industrial Research Chair Colleges, Peatland Restoration, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
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Assistant Professor of Geosciences, Midwestern State University
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Ph.D. Candidate in Genetics and Genomics, Texas A&M University
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Lecturer in Forensic Archaeology, Cranfield University
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Professor of Global Change Science at University of Leeds, UCL
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Professor of Ecology, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Tropical Peatlands, University of Leeds
