Using & modifying UK environments

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In the UK, extensive areas of upland blanket bog have been modified by the digging of drainage ditches (known as 'gripping') to lower the water table for agriculture and forestry.

Explain the ecological and environmental impacts of draining UK upland peatlands.

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Question 1

In the UK, extensive areas of upland blanket bog have been modified by the digging of drainage ditches (known as 'gripping') to lower the water table for agriculture and forestry.

Explain the ecological and environmental impacts of draining UK upland peatlands.

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Using & modifying UK environments

Question 1

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Using & modifying UK environments

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Using & modifying UK environments

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Using & modifying UK environments Questions

Using & modifying UK environments

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Using & modifying UK environments Questions