Significance of large peat blocks for river channel habitat and stream organic budgets

This paper examines the significance of large peat blocks in Trout Beck, an upland gravel-bed river in northern England. An inventory was made of all in-channel peat blocks over a 1.5 km reach of the river in order to characterise the distribution of the blocks, and benthic organic matter and periph...

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Main Authors: S. Crowe, J. Warburton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Mire Conservation Group and International Peat Society 2007-05-01
Series:Mires and Peat
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Online Access:http://www.mires-and-peat.net/map02/map_02_04.pdf