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Physical and hydrological properties of peatland substrates from different hydrogenetic wetland types on the Maputaland Coastal Plain, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Franziska Faul --- Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Germany Marvin Gabriel --- Faculty of Life Science, Germany Niko Roßkopf --- Faculty of Life Science, Germany Jutta Zeitz --- Faculty of Life Science, Germany Cornelius W van Huyssteen --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, South Africa Mathilde L Pretorius --- Centre for Environmental Management, South Africa Piet-Louis Grundling --- Centre for Environmental Management, South AfricaThe Maputaland Coastal Plain in KwaZulu-Natal province is home to 60% of all peatlands occurring in South Africa. These ecosystems are increasingly threatened by unsustainable agricultural utilisation, a growing population and climate change. The aim of the study was, therefore,...