Sphagnum Macrostructure as an Indicator of Decay and Compaction in Peat Cores from an Ombrotrophic South Swedish Peat-Bog

Decay and compaction can be determined from a quantified analysis of macrostructure of Sphagnum peat in short cores from ombrotrophic peat-bogs. Because stems of Sphagnum fuscum were intact to a depth of 30 cm, compaction of peat in the region can be determined from the increase in the cumulative length of S. fuscum stems per unit peat volume with depth (...)