Title: Geochemistry of Old Black Spruce Fen (OBS3 C3) peat core from Canada
Citation: Bauer, Ilka E (2021): Geochemistry of Old Black Spruce Fen (OBS3 C3) peat core from Canada [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.928186
Study Site: Boreal Ecosystem Research and Monitoring sites, Central Saskatchewan
Purpose: Peatland-margin habitats with organic matter accumulation of 40–150 cm make up a significant but poorly quantified portion of Canada’s boreal forest region. Spanning the transition between non-wetland forest and fen proper, these ecosystems represent a zone of complex environmental and vegetation change, yet little is known about their ecological function or development. We here use vegetation and macrofossil analysis, traditional 14C, bomb-spike 14C, and 210Pb dating to investigate the development, organic matter accumulation, and recent vegetation history of peat margin communities at two sites in central Saskatchewan, Canada.
Abstract: Sediment/rock depth, sample thickness, dry bulk density, total carbon, total organic carbon, loss on ignition, and carbon of a high-resolution peat core from the Past Global Changes - Carbon in Peat on Earth through Time (PAGES_C-PEAT) Project
Supplemental Information Summary: Bauer, Ilka E (2021): Age determination of Old Black Spruce Fen (OBS3 C3) peat core from Canada [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.934725
Bauer, Ilka E (2021): Calibrated ages of Old Black Spruce Fen (OBS3 C3) peat core from Canada [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.929778
Research: Past Global Changes - Carbon in Peat on Earth through Time (PAGES_C-PEAT) Project
Further Info: Bauer, Ilka E; Bhatti, Jagtar S; Swanston, Christopher; Wieder, R Kelman; Preston, Caroline M (2009): Organic Matter Accumulation and Community Change at the Peatland–Upland Interface: Inferences from 14C and 210Pb Dated Profiles. Ecosystems, 12(4), 636-653, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-009-9248-2
Status: Complete
Keywords:
soil carbon,
peat properties,
Geographical coordinates: North: 53.998300, South: 53.998300 East: -105.115300 West: -105.115300
Bounding Temporal Extent: Start Date: 2004-05-01, End
Date: 2004-10-31
