DECOMPOSITION IN AN OMBROTROPHIC BOG AND A MINEROTROPHIC FEN IN MINNESOTA
- 1 May 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Soil Science
- Vol. 145 (5) , 353-358
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00010694-198805000-00005
Abstract
Using mass-loss and CO2-evolution techniques, we evaluated the decomposition of peat in an ombrotrophic bog in northern Minnesota. We also compared decomposition potentials, using uniform material (cellulose), between the bog and a nearby minerotrophic fen. Mass loss decreased with increasing depth in the peat due to environmental and substrate limitations. Mass-loss from cellulose was greater in the fen than in the bog. © Williams & Wilkins 1988. All Rights Reserved.Keywords
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