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Proulx, Annie.
Subjects
Fens.
Fens -- Climatic factors.
Bogs.
Bogs -- Climatic factors.
Peatlands.
Peatlands -- Climatic factors.
Swamps.
Swamps -- Climatic factors.
Wetlands.
Wetlands -- Climatic factors.
Fen ecology.
Peatland ecology.
Wetland ecology.
Peatland conservation.
Wetland conservation.
Swamp ecology.
Climatic changes.
Environmental degradation.
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Proulx, Annie.
Fens.
Fens -- Climatic factors.
Bogs.
Bogs -- Climatic factors.
Peatlands.
Peatlands -- Climatic factors.
Swamps.
Swamps -- Climatic factors.
Wetlands.
Wetlands -- Climatic factors.
Fen ecology.
Peatland ecology.
Wetland ecology.
Peatland conservation.
Wetland conservation.
Swamp ecology.
Climatic changes.
Environmental degradation.
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Fen
,
bog
, and
swamp
: a
short
history
of
peatland
destruction
and
its
role
in the
climate
crisis
/ Annie Proulx.
by
Proulx, Annie.
Scribner, 2022.
Call #:
577.68 P968f
Subjects
Fens.
Fens -- Climatic factors.
Bogs.
Bogs -- Climatic factors.
Peatlands.
Peatlands -- Climatic factors.
Swamps.
Swamps -- Climatic factors.
Wetlands.
Wetlands -- Climatic factors.
Fen
ecology.
Peatland
ecology.
Wetland ecology.
Peatland
conservation.
Wetland conservation.
Swamp
ecology.
Climatic changes.
Environmental degradation.
ISBN:
9781982173357 (hc)
Edition:
1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Description:
196 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-196).
Summary:
"A lifelong environmentalist, Annie Proulx brings her wide-ranging research and scholarship to the subject of wetlands and the vitally important yet little understood
role
they play in preserving the environment -- by storing the carbon emissions that greatly contribute to
climate
change. Fens, bogs, swamps, and marine estuaries are the earth's most desirable and dependable resources, and in four stunning parts, Proulx documents the long-misunderstood
role
of these wetlands in saving the planet. Taking us on a fascinating journey through
history
, Proulx shows us the fens of 16th-century England to Canada's Hudson Bay lowlands, Russia's Great Vasyugan Mire, America's Okeefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, and the 19th-century explorers who began the
destruction
of the Amazon rainforest. Along the way, she writes of the diseases spawned in the wetlands -- the Ague, malaria, Marsh Fever -- and the surprisingly significant
role
of peat in industrialization. A sobering look at the degradation of wetlands over centuries and the serious ecological consequences, this is a stunningly important work and a rousing call to action by a writer whose passionate devotion to understanding and preserving the environment is on full and glorious display."--Publisher.
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