Book ID: 21618
Radforth,N.W.and C.O.Brawner(eds.)
Muskeg and the Northern Environment in Canada. 1977. many figs. tabs. 2 maps. (1 col.) .X, 399 p. gr8vo. Cloth.
Contents: Part I: Description of Muskeg: (Postglacial History of Canadian Muskeg/ Classification of Muskeg/ Peatland Survey and Inventory/ Physical and Chemical Properties of Peat/ Muskeg Hydrology/ Muskeg and Permafrost)/ Part II: Utilization of Muskeg: (Forest,Muskeg, and Organic Terrain in Canada/ Canadian Muskegs and Their Agricultural Utilization/ Industrial Utilization of Peat)/ Part III:Environmental Considerations: (Transportation/ Pipelines/ Water Resources/ Waste Disposal/ Wildlife, Conservation, and Recreation).