Muskeg and the Northern Environment in Canada / / ed. by N.W. Radforth, C.O. Brawner.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• MitwirkendeR: Aitcin, P.,; Brown, R. J. E.,; Burwash, A. L.,; Chornet, S.,; Cossette, M.,; Coupal, B.,; Fee, A. E.,; Goode, D. A.,; Korpijaakko, Erkki O.,; Lawrence, N. A.,; Marsan, A. A.,; Meeres, R. D.,; Michaud, J.-R.,; Moffatt, A. C.,; Muir, R. D.,; Radforth, J. R.,; Radforth, N. W.,; Rennie, P. J.,; Ruel, M.,; Stanek, W.,; Stanek, Walter,; Stewart, J. M.,; Terasmae, J.,; Walmsley, M. E.,; Woolnough, David F.,
• HerausgeberIn: Brawner, C.O. ,; Radforth, N.W. ,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]; ©1977
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Heritage
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (420 p.)

Muskeg and the Northern Environment in Canada provides a wealth of information for the wide range of specialists -- scientists, engineers, foresters, agriculturalists, and environmentalists -- who deal with this unusual and remarkable resource. Continental water, northern forest resources, and petro...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• Contributors
• Introduction
• PART I. Description of Muskeg
• 1. Postglacial History of Canadian Muskeg
• 2. Classification of Muskeg
• 3. Peatland Survey and Inventory
• 4. Physical and Chemical Properties of Peat
• 5. Muskeg Hydrology
• 6. Muskeg and Permafrost
• PART II. Utilization of Muskeg
• 7. Forests, Muskeg, and Organic Terrain in Canada
• 8. Canadian Muskegs and Their Agricultural Utilization
• 9. Industrial Utilization of Peat Moss
• PART III. Environmental Considerations
• 10. Transportation
• 11. Pipelines
• 12. Water Resources
• 13. Waste Disposal
• 14. Wildlife, Conservation, and Recreation
• Appendix: A List of Terms and Definitions
• Index