Water retention and pore size distribution in organic soils from tropical mountain peatlands under forest and grassland

Peatland soils can store large amounts of water and their retention capacity depends upon soil structure, vegetation type and degree of decomposition. In the Serra do Espinhaço Meridional (south-eastern Brazil), numerous peatlands occur in the headwaters of several watercourses that feed rivers of u...

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Main Authors: Diego Tassinari, Pablo G.S. Soares, Camila R. Costa, Uidemar M. Barral, Ingrid Horák-Terra, Alexandre C. Silva, William J. Carmo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Mire Conservation Group and International Peatland Society 2022-05-01
Series:Mires and Peat
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Online Access:http://mires-and-peat.net/media/map28/map28_12.pdf