Peat-forming bogs and fens of the Snowy Mountains of NSW

Geoffrey Hope; Rachael Nanson; Peter Jones

Peat-forming bogs and fens of the Snowy Mountains of NSW

Geoffrey Hope, Rachael Nanson, Peter Jones

Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

Abstract

The most extensive expression of peatlands in south-eastern Australia occur in the NSW Snowy Mountains and form up to 6,037 hectares of the higher altitude land cover in Kosciuszko National Park. These peatlands are vital areas of moist habitat, and of high scientific significance biogeographically. Additionally, their slowly accumulating peat is an archive of past change in vegetation and fire regimes. Their significance and sensitivity has been acknowledged in their listing on both State and Commonwealth legislation for protection. This report provides the first comprehensive mapping of regional peatlands, including the first measurements of extent, volume and peatland carbon storage for the Snowy Mountains

Original language	English
Commissioning body	NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
Publication status	Published - 2012

Cite this

@book{62b4512dc3aa4efe8042744bb1b7d658,

title = "Peat-forming bogs and fens of the Snowy Mountains of NSW",

abstract = "The most extensive expression of peatlands in south-eastern Australia occur in the NSW Snowy Mountains and form up to 6,037 hectares of the higher altitude land cover in Kosciuszko National Park. These peatlands are vital areas of moist habitat, and of high scientific significance biogeographically. Additionally, their slowly accumulating peat is an archive of past change in vegetation and fire regimes. Their significance and sensitivity has been acknowledged in their listing on both State and Commonwealth legislation for protection. This report provides the first comprehensive mapping of regional peatlands, including the first measurements of extent, volume and peatland carbon storage for the Snowy Mountains",

author = "Geoffrey Hope and Rachael Nanson and Peter Jones",

year = "2012",

language = "English",

}

TY - BOOK

T1 - Peat-forming bogs and fens of the Snowy Mountains of NSW

AU - Hope, Geoffrey

AU - Nanson, Rachael

AU - Jones, Peter

PY - 2012

Y1 - 2012

N2 - The most extensive expression of peatlands in south-eastern Australia occur in the NSW Snowy Mountains and form up to 6,037 hectares of the higher altitude land cover in Kosciuszko National Park. These peatlands are vital areas of moist habitat, and of high scientific significance biogeographically. Additionally, their slowly accumulating peat is an archive of past change in vegetation and fire regimes. Their significance and sensitivity has been acknowledged in their listing on both State and Commonwealth legislation for protection. This report provides the first comprehensive mapping of regional peatlands, including the first measurements of extent, volume and peatland carbon storage for the Snowy Mountains

AB - The most extensive expression of peatlands in south-eastern Australia occur in the NSW Snowy Mountains and form up to 6,037 hectares of the higher altitude land cover in Kosciuszko National Park. These peatlands are vital areas of moist habitat, and of high scientific significance biogeographically. Additionally, their slowly accumulating peat is an archive of past change in vegetation and fire regimes. Their significance and sensitivity has been acknowledged in their listing on both State and Commonwealth legislation for protection. This report provides the first comprehensive mapping of regional peatlands, including the first measurements of extent, volume and peatland carbon storage for the Snowy Mountains

M3 - Commissioned report

BT - Peat-forming bogs and fens of the Snowy Mountains of NSW

ER -

Peat-forming bogs and fens of the Snowy Mountains of NSW

Abstract

Fingerprint

Cite this