The peat deposits of Minnesota

Constructing deposition chronologies for peat deposits using radiocarbon dating

Radiocarbon dating is one of the main methods used to establish peat chronologies. This article reviews the basis of the method and its application to dating of peat deposits. Important steps in the radiocarbon dating procedure are described, including selection and extraction of material (and fractions) for dating, chemical and physical preparation of media suitable for measurements, measureme...

Accumulation of Radionuclides in Peat Deposits of Bog Ecosystems in the Urals

Studies of the last decades have shown that peat and peat-bogs function as an important factor for environment protection. Due to good take-up and filtering qualities, peat-bog deposits perform to absorb petroleum products, different natural and human-made chemical and radioactive pollutants. Due to low salinity of bog water and turf humic acids, the peat-bed is capable to extract cations of ca...

Peat Formation Concentrates Arsenic Within Sediment Deposits of the Mekong Delta

Leaf size indices and structure of the peat swamp forest

Leaf size indices of the tree species in the peatland of Agusan del Sur in Mindanao in Philippines was examined to deduce the variation of forest structure and observed forest zonation.  Using raunkiaer and webb’s leaf size classification, the leaf morphometrics of seven tree species consistently found on the established sampling plots were determined.  The species includes Ternstroemia phi...

Influence of Substitution of Peat with Iranian Zeolite(Clinoptilolite) In Peat Medium on Ficus Benjamina Growth

This experiment was designed to characterize the effects of size and concentration of an Iranian clinoptilolite zeolite on the growth ofFicus benjamina (starlight) in peat base media. Ficus benjamina was stock rooted and grown in a peat consisting perlite (2: 1 v/v) (P: Pe), zeolite (10, 20, 30 and 40 v/v %, two sizes 0.5-3 mm and 3-8 mm) instead of peat in P: Pe (2: 1 v/v) media. Ficus benjami...