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The peatland vegetation of Lewis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

D. A. Goode  and
R. A. Lindsay
D. A. Goode
Affiliation:
Nature Conservancy Council, London
R. A. Lindsay
Affiliation:
Nature Conservancy Council, London
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The vegetation of the peatland of Lewis is described. Several different types of mire are distinguished according to their morphological features. The gradual transition from minerotrophic conditions within valley mires to fully ombrotrophic conditions in the blanket mires of watersheds is demonstrated. Whilst most of the blanket mire of Lewis is affected by severe peat erosion, examples were chosen to demonstrate the nature of the flora and vegetation within those mire systems at present unaffected by erosion, as well as the more characteristic eroded peatland.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 77: The Natural Environment of the Outer Hebrides , 1979 , pp. 279 - 293
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1979

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