Abstract
Boreal peatlands within the interior of North America have developed vegetation landforms that simulate the shape of geologic landforms, such as islands and river channels. The genesis and development of these vegetation landforms can be inferred from spatial transitions from one landform pattern to another and from the quantitative analysis of their shapes in plan view. The bog islands seem to be equilibrium forms that represent a stable adjustment to the alkalinity and volume of runoff in the water tracks. -from Author
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 402-413 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Arctic & Alpine Research |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - Jan 1 1987 |