The distribution and accumulation of chemical elements in five peat cores from the mid-continent to the eastern coast of North America

Wetlands

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 259-278

  Gorham, Eville ^a   Janssens, Joannes A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Lambda Max Ecological Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Accumulation rates; Biogeochemistry; Chemical elements; Mires; North america; Peatlands

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BOG; CHEMICAL ELEMENT; FEN; PEATLAND;

NORTH AMERICA;

SPHAGNUM;

EID: 33646823342     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/3     Document Type: Article

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