Format:
Online-Ressource (XVII, 295p. 92 illus., 44 illus. in color, digital)
ISBN:
9783642201387
Series Statement:
Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis 2113
Content:
Otto Huber
Content:
This volume is composed of 10 chapters covering a variety of features including geology, geomorphology, vegetation and soils that characterize the biophysical environment of tepui summits in the western Guayana Highlands, southern Venezuela. The core subject concentrates on the properties, age record, and paleogeographic significance of the peats that have deposited during the Holocene in pseudokarstic depressions on siliceous sedimentary and igneousmetamorphic rocks
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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CONTENTS; 1 Introduction; References; 2 Tropical and Subtropical Peats: An Overview; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Peat Extent and Distribution; 2.3 Peat Formation and Development; 2.4 Features of Peats and Peatlands; 2.5 Peat Classification; 2.6 Peat and Peatland as Resources; 2.7 Conclusion; References; 3 The Venezuelan Guayana Region and the Study Areas:Geo-ecological Characteristics; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Geology and Paleoecology; 3.3 Physiography, Climate, and Vegetation; 3.4 Study Areas; 3.5 Conclusions; References; Appendix; 4 Tepui Peatlands: Setting and Features; 4.1 Introduction
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4.2 Rock Substratum4.3 Geomorphic Landscape; 4.4 Peatland Types; 4.5 Peatland Patterns; 4.6 Conclusions; References; 5 Laboratory Methods for Characterization of Peat Materials; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Criteria Used for the Recognition of Organic Soils in the SoilTaxonomy; 5.3 Laboratory Methods Specific for Organic Soils; 5.4 Testing Laboratory Methods on Selected Venezuelan Histosols; 5.5 Laboratory Determinations Performed on the Guayana Histosols; 5.6 Conclusions; References; 6 Properties and Classification of the Tepui Peats; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Morphological Features
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6.3 Physical Properties6.4 Chemical Properties; 6.5 Spatial Variations; 6.6 Taxonomic Classification; 6.7 Conclusions; References; 7 Tepui Peatlands: Age Record and Environmental Changes; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Sampling and Dating Method; 7.3 Site Description and Age Record; 7.4 Interpretations and Correlations: Peat Formationand Environmental Changes; 7.5 Conclusions; References; 8 Origin of Organic Matter Leading to Peat Formationin the Southeastern Guayana Uplands and Highlands; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Site Description; 8.3 Results: Relationship Between o 13 C Values and Peat Age
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8.4 Discussion8.5 Conclusion; References; 9 Synthesis: The Peatscape of the Guayana Highlands; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Why Do Peatlands and Peats Matter?; 9.3 Setting and Formation of the Peatlands: The Peatscape; 9.4 Morphological, Physical, Chemical, and TaxonomicCharacteristics of the Peats; 9.5 Vegetation of the Peatlands: Present and Past; 9.6 Environmental Changes: Diachronic Inception and PolygeneticEvolution of Peats; 9.7 The Highland-Lowland Connection: A System Approach; 9.8 Concluding Remark; Reference; Appendix: Site and Profile Characteristics; Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783642201370
Additional Edition:
Buchausg. u.d.T. Peatlands of the Western Guayana highlands, Venezuela Berlin : Springer, 2011 ISBN 3642201377
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783642201370
Language:
English
Subjects:
Biology
Keywords:
Venezolanisch-Guayana
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Moor
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Venezolanisch-Guayana
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Moor
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-642-20138-7
URL:
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Author information:
Zinck, Joseph Alfred 1938-2021
