Bog surface oscillation (mire breathing): A useful measure in raised bog restoration

Office of Climate Action and Environment, City of Delta, 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, BC V4K 3E2, Canada School of Environmental Studies and School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2, Canada Correspondence Sarah A. Howie, Office of Climate Action and Environment, City of Delta, 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, BC V4K 3E2, Canada. Email: showie@delta.ca

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