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Fen

A unit of length in China approximately equivalent to 3.33 millimeters.

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gw] values and fens and swamps would have higher [f.

The relative importance of groundwater and its ecological implications in diverse glacial wetlands

The Manea Fen community was established in January 1839 by William Hodson, a local Cambridgeshire landowner.

"A monument of union": social change and personal experience at the Manea Fen community, 1839-1841

On Anglesey, our largest fen site is the main source of drinking water on the island and Welsh Water spends a lot of money taking the brown out.

Wetlands need intensive care to save their 'crucial' ecology; CLIMATECHANGETHREATENS TODRYOUTVITALCARBONSINK

Estonian fens have been mown and grazed by cattle, drained, and turned into pastures, hayfields, and crop fields since the middle of the 17th century.

Species composition and structure of vascular plants and bryophytes on the water level gradient within a calcareous fen in North Estonia/Pohja-Eesti kaltsiumirikka madalsoo soontaime- ja samblaliikide koostis ning struktuur veetaseme gradiendil

agricultural operations on nearly all sides of the fen, road and roadside ditching for draining, and ditching of the actual fen in the past.

The vascular flora and plant communities of the Bennett wetland complex in Henry County, Indiana

Sunila said she had looked for a play with parts for her student company of two men and four women but in the end chose Fen, which has 21 characters.

Spot of bother, but the show goes on

Society chief executive Graham Wynne said: "We have made a start, lost fens have been recreated, with benefits for rare nesting birds such as bitterns.

Wetland rescue for birds

The contemporary fens are characterized by hummock and hollow surface relief (Fig.

The annual carbon budget for fen and forest in a wetland at Arctic treeline

ENVIRONMENTALISTS waging war on plans to run a motorway through one of Ireland's most precious natural fens have pledged to put their full resources into a battle against the plans.

ROADWAY TO THE FUTURE THREATENS ANCIENT FEN

The most readily testable predictions (numbers 1, 2, 4, and 5) were evaluated by comparing species-richness and community-composition patterns within two northeastern Iowa refugia: algific talus slopes (paleorefugia) and fens (neorefugia).

Paleorefugia and Neorefugia: The Influence of Colonization History Pattern and Process

However, there are few definitive studies that explain how fens are recharged or clearly illustrate the total hydrogeologic picture, according to Janet DiMaggio, a senior hydrogeologist with WDNR.

Landfill expansion requires groundwater modeling

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