Biochemical characteristics of peat sampled on three types of peatlands (mean ± standard deviation). Different letters in rows indicate statistically significant differences between peatland types (P < 0.05)
| BOG | SSF | FEN | |||||||
| C (%) | 47.94 ± 1.5a | 44.51 ± 0.9b | 43.45 ± 0.2b | ||||||
| N (%) | 1.86 ± 0.4a | 1.32 ± 0.3b | 1.72 ± 0.1ab | ||||||
| C/N | 26.87 ± 5.3a | 35.14 ± 7.7b | 25.45 ± 1.8ab | ||||||
| WT (cm) | −8.21 ± 4.0a | −13.55 ± 5.2a | −8.56 ± 1.2a | ||||||
| pH | 4.08 ± 0.2a | 4.19 ± 0.1a | 5.10 ± 0.2b | ||||||
| Bulk density (g cm−3) | 0.12 ± 0.03a | 0.06 ± 0.02b | 0.07 ± 0.01b | ||||||
| PTOT (mg g−1) | 0.65 ± 0.1a | 0.70 ± 0.2a | 1.17 ± 0.1b | ||||||
| POX (mg g−1) | 0.08 ± 0.03a | 0.04 ± 0.01b | 0.17 ± 0.04c | ||||||
| SOC (mg g−1) | 0.99 ± 0.3a | 1.64 ± 0.5b | 1.41 ± 0.2ab | ||||||
| TON (mg g−1) | 0.08 ± 0.01a | 0.11 ± 0.06a | 0.13 ± 0.01a | ||||||
| TIN (mg g−1) | 0.15 ± 0.03a | 0.14 ± 0.05a | 0.17 ± 0.04a | ||||||
| Cmic (mg g−1) | 5.94 ± 1.1a | 2.94 ± 1.1b | 9.05 ± 1.6c | ||||||
| Nmic (mg g−1) | 0.68 ± 0.1a | 0.52 ± 0.2a | 1.11 ± 0.2b | ||||||
| CO2 aerobic production rate (μL g−1 hod−1) | 8.85 ± 3.6a | 11.70 ± 3.0a | 23.19 ± 5.8b | ||||||
| CH4 anaerobic production rate (μL g−1 hod−1) | 0.11 ± 0.2a | 1.55 ± 0.5b | 3.99 ± 0.5c | ||||||
| Number of samples for peat analysis | 8 | 12 | 4 | ||||||
| Number of samples for DNA analysis | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| BOG | SSF | FEN | |||||||
| C (%) | 47.94 ± 1.5a | 44.51 ± 0.9b | 43.45 ± 0.2b | ||||||
| N (%) | 1.86 ± 0.4a | 1.32 ± 0.3b | 1.72 ± 0.1ab | ||||||
| C/N | 26.87 ± 5.3a | 35.14 ± 7.7b | 25.45 ± 1.8ab | ||||||
| WT (cm) | −8.21 ± 4.0a | −13.55 ± 5.2a | −8.56 ± 1.2a | ||||||
| pH | 4.08 ± 0.2a | 4.19 ± 0.1a | 5.10 ± 0.2b | ||||||
| Bulk density (g cm−3) | 0.12 ± 0.03a | 0.06 ± 0.02b | 0.07 ± 0.01b | ||||||
| PTOT (mg g−1) | 0.65 ± 0.1a | 0.70 ± 0.2a | 1.17 ± 0.1b | ||||||
| POX (mg g−1) | 0.08 ± 0.03a | 0.04 ± 0.01b | 0.17 ± 0.04c | ||||||
| SOC (mg g−1) | 0.99 ± 0.3a | 1.64 ± 0.5b | 1.41 ± 0.2ab | ||||||
| TON (mg g−1) | 0.08 ± 0.01a | 0.11 ± 0.06a | 0.13 ± 0.01a | ||||||
| TIN (mg g−1) | 0.15 ± 0.03a | 0.14 ± 0.05a | 0.17 ± 0.04a | ||||||
| Cmic (mg g−1) | 5.94 ± 1.1a | 2.94 ± 1.1b | 9.05 ± 1.6c | ||||||
| Nmic (mg g−1) | 0.68 ± 0.1a | 0.52 ± 0.2a | 1.11 ± 0.2b | ||||||
| CO2 aerobic production rate (μL g−1 hod−1) | 8.85 ± 3.6a | 11.70 ± 3.0a | 23.19 ± 5.8b | ||||||
| CH4 anaerobic production rate (μL g−1 hod−1) | 0.11 ± 0.2a | 1.55 ± 0.5b | 3.99 ± 0.5c | ||||||
| Number of samples for peat analysis | 8 | 12 | 4 | ||||||
| Number of samples for DNA analysis | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
Biochemical characteristics of peat sampled on three types of peatlands (mean ± standard deviation). Different letters in rows indicate statistically significant differences between peatland types (P < 0.05)
| BOG | SSF | FEN | |||||||
| C (%) | 47.94 ± 1.5a | 44.51 ± 0.9b | 43.45 ± 0.2b | ||||||
| N (%) | 1.86 ± 0.4a | 1.32 ± 0.3b | 1.72 ± 0.1ab | ||||||
| C/N | 26.87 ± 5.3a | 35.14 ± 7.7b | 25.45 ± 1.8ab | ||||||
| WT (cm) | −8.21 ± 4.0a | −13.55 ± 5.2a | −8.56 ± 1.2a | ||||||
| pH | 4.08 ± 0.2a | 4.19 ± 0.1a | 5.10 ± 0.2b | ||||||
| Bulk density (g cm−3) | 0.12 ± 0.03a | 0.06 ± 0.02b | 0.07 ± 0.01b | ||||||
| PTOT (mg g−1) | 0.65 ± 0.1a | 0.70 ± 0.2a | 1.17 ± 0.1b | ||||||
| POX (mg g−1) | 0.08 ± 0.03a | 0.04 ± 0.01b | 0.17 ± 0.04c | ||||||
| SOC (mg g−1) | 0.99 ± 0.3a | 1.64 ± 0.5b | 1.41 ± 0.2ab | ||||||
| TON (mg g−1) | 0.08 ± 0.01a | 0.11 ± 0.06a | 0.13 ± 0.01a | ||||||
| TIN (mg g−1) | 0.15 ± 0.03a | 0.14 ± 0.05a | 0.17 ± 0.04a | ||||||
| Cmic (mg g−1) | 5.94 ± 1.1a | 2.94 ± 1.1b | 9.05 ± 1.6c | ||||||
| Nmic (mg g−1) | 0.68 ± 0.1a | 0.52 ± 0.2a | 1.11 ± 0.2b | ||||||
| CO2 aerobic production rate (μL g−1 hod−1) | 8.85 ± 3.6a | 11.70 ± 3.0a | 23.19 ± 5.8b | ||||||
| CH4 anaerobic production rate (μL g−1 hod−1) | 0.11 ± 0.2a | 1.55 ± 0.5b | 3.99 ± 0.5c | ||||||
| Number of samples for peat analysis | 8 | 12 | 4 | ||||||
| Number of samples for DNA analysis | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| BOG | SSF | FEN | |||||||
| C (%) | 47.94 ± 1.5a | 44.51 ± 0.9b | 43.45 ± 0.2b | ||||||
| N (%) | 1.86 ± 0.4a | 1.32 ± 0.3b | 1.72 ± 0.1ab | ||||||
| C/N | 26.87 ± 5.3a | 35.14 ± 7.7b | 25.45 ± 1.8ab | ||||||
| WT (cm) | −8.21 ± 4.0a | −13.55 ± 5.2a | −8.56 ± 1.2a | ||||||
| pH | 4.08 ± 0.2a | 4.19 ± 0.1a | 5.10 ± 0.2b | ||||||
| Bulk density (g cm−3) | 0.12 ± 0.03a | 0.06 ± 0.02b | 0.07 ± 0.01b | ||||||
| PTOT (mg g−1) | 0.65 ± 0.1a | 0.70 ± 0.2a | 1.17 ± 0.1b | ||||||
| POX (mg g−1) | 0.08 ± 0.03a | 0.04 ± 0.01b | 0.17 ± 0.04c | ||||||
| SOC (mg g−1) | 0.99 ± 0.3a | 1.64 ± 0.5b | 1.41 ± 0.2ab | ||||||
| TON (mg g−1) | 0.08 ± 0.01a | 0.11 ± 0.06a | 0.13 ± 0.01a | ||||||
| TIN (mg g−1) | 0.15 ± 0.03a | 0.14 ± 0.05a | 0.17 ± 0.04a | ||||||
| Cmic (mg g−1) | 5.94 ± 1.1a | 2.94 ± 1.1b | 9.05 ± 1.6c | ||||||
| Nmic (mg g−1) | 0.68 ± 0.1a | 0.52 ± 0.2a | 1.11 ± 0.2b | ||||||
| CO2 aerobic production rate (μL g−1 hod−1) | 8.85 ± 3.6a | 11.70 ± 3.0a | 23.19 ± 5.8b | ||||||
| CH4 anaerobic production rate (μL g−1 hod−1) | 0.11 ± 0.2a | 1.55 ± 0.5b | 3.99 ± 0.5c | ||||||
| Number of samples for peat analysis | 8 | 12 | 4 | ||||||
| Number of samples for DNA analysis | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
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