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Title: Decomposition in an ombrotrophic bog and a minerotrophic fen in Minnesota

Journal Article · · Soil Sci.; (United States)

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), Vol. 145:5
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English