Understanding these functions is key to appreciating what is lost when wetlands are destroyed” — Milton Walker Jr. MARRERO, ...

Globally, soils store more than twice as much carbon as the atmosphere. Therefore, carbon uptake and release by soils ...

This slow-going subsidence is measured in just a handful of millimeters per year, but rising sea levels due to climate change ...

Subsidence can also be caused by natural events like earthquakes, sinkholes, erosion, soil compaction and more, according to the National Ocean Association. Most often, extracting groundwater can ...

depth and important aspects of the condition of England’s peat, including vegetation, gullies and man-made as well as natural draining channels. It found that peaty soil covers roughly 8.5% of ...

That team-first mentality has paid dividends for the Panthers who have won the past four State B team championship titles and will be looking to complete a five-peat at the Class B-C meet in Missoula.

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Other groupings identified in the map legend are Peat, Undifferentiated and Water Bodies. Peat soils have greater than 30% organic matter and are greater than 40 cm thick. Undifferentiated soils refer ...