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Encyclopedia of Coastal Science

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  1. Department of Geography, University of Durham, Durham, UK

    Ian Shennan

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  1. Coastal Education & Research Foundation, Fletcher, NC, USA

    Charles W. Finkl

  2. Coastal Education & Research Foundation , Coconut Creek, FL, USA

    Christopher Makowski

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Shennan, I. (2018). Peat. In: Finkl, C., Makowski, C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Coastal Science . Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48657-4_242-2

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