BULK DENSITY ESTIMATION OF SEVERAL PEATS IN NORTHERN ONTARIO USING THE VON POST HUMIFICATION SCALE

1 February 1977

journal article
research article
Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Vol. 57 (1) , 75
https://doi.org/10.4141/cjss77-010

Abstract

Bulk density of woody peats is linearly related to the degree of decomposition determined by the von Post method. It increased by 0.02 g/cm3 for each degree of the von Post scale. Within the scale bulk density ranged from 0.07 g/cm3 in undecomposed peats to 0.23 g/cm3 in well decomposed peats.

Keywords

BULK DENSITY

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