Fen, Bog & Swamp
A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis
Waterville, ME : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2023.
Format: Large Print
Edition: Large print edition.
Description: 291 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm.
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Series: Thorndike Press large print nonfiction series.
Subjects:
Fens.
Fens -- Climatic factors.
Swamps.
Swamps -- Climatic factors.
Bogs.
Bogs -- Climatic factors.
Peatlands.
Peatlands -- Climatic factors.
Wetlands.
Wetlands -- Climatic factors.
Large type books.
Fens.
Fens -- Climatic factors.
Swamps.
Swamps -- Climatic factors.
Bogs.
Bogs -- Climatic factors.
Peatlands.
Peatlands -- Climatic factors.
Wetlands.
Wetlands -- Climatic factors.
Large type books.
ISBN:
9798885786232
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LP SCIENCE Pro | Main (Downtown) | Second Level, Large Print Nonfiction | Out (Due: 5/8/2024) |
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Originally published: New York : Scribner, 2022.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-288).
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-288).