The peatland 'nurseries' of Peru give new insights for conservation

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Apr 13, 2026, 8:00 am126 ptsTrending
New research from the University of St Andrews has shown that an important group of peatlands in the western Amazonia region of Peru developed more recently than many other peatlands in the tropics. Published in the journal Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, the study analyzed more than 150 new…

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