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Decomposition in an ombrotrophic bog and a minerotrophic fen in Minnesota

Journal Article · · Soil Sci.; (United States)
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Using mass-loss and CO/sub 2/-evolution techniques, the authors evaluated the decomposition of peat in an ombrotrophic bog in northern Minnesota. They 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.

Research Organization:
Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston (USA)
OSTI ID:
5986915
Journal Information:
Soil Sci.; (United States), Journal Name: Soil Sci.; (United States) Vol. 145:5; ISSN SOSCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

510200* -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
ENERGY SOURCES
FEDERAL REGION V
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
MINNESOTA
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC MATTER
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PEAT
SOILS
USA