Peat accumulation in kettle holes: bottom up or top down?
Rapid peat formation in kettle hole-shaped basins may take place either a) by peat forming downwards (top down) from a floating mat under stable water level conditions (terrestrialisation), or b) by peat forming upwards (bottom up) as humus colloids seal off the basin, causing the water level to ris...
Main Authors: | G. Gaudig, J. Couwenberg, H. Joosten |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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International Mire Conservation Group and International Peatland Society
2006-12-01
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Series: | Mires and Peat |
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Online Access: | http://www.mires-and-peat.net/map01/map_1_6.pdf |
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