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01917aam a2200361 4500 001 7B85516633C611EC9E13F8E726ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20211023010008 008 210501s2021 dcu 000 0 eng d 020 $a 9781642830804 020 $a 1642830801 035 $a (OCoLC)1249086538 040 $a YDX $b eng $c YDX $d BDX $d UKMGB $d BIB $d IOU $d SILO 082 04 $a 577.68 $2 23 100 1 $a Struzik, Edward, $d 1954- 245 10 $a Swamplands : $b tundra beavers, quaking bogs, and the improbable world of peat / $c Edward Struzik. 246 30 $a Tundra beavers, quaking bogs, and the improbable world of peat 264 1 $a Washington, D. C. : $b Island Press, $c [2021] 300 $a 296 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 520 $a In a world filled with breathtaking beauty, we have often overlooked the elusive charm and magic of certain landscapes. A cloudy river flows into a verdant Arctic wetland where sandhill cranes and muskoxen dwell. Further south, cypress branches hang low over dismal swamps. Places like thesecollectively known as swamplands or peatlandsoften go unnoticed for their ecological splendor. They are as globally significant as rainforests, and function as critical carbon sinks for addressing our climate crisis. Yet, because of their reputation as wastelands, they are being systematically drained and degraded to make way for oilsands, mines, farms, and electricity. 650 0 $a Swamp ecology. 650 0 $a Peatland ecology. 941 $a 8 952 $l OZAX845 $d 20240525041944.0 952 $l ALPE516 $d 20240417015921.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010030224.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20221129011336.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20220202012515.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20220104014556.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20220104010626.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20211023010159.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=7B85516633C611EC9E13F8E726ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search