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Table 2 Peat bulk density (BD), total carbon (C) content (%) and carbon to nitrogen ratio (CN) at peatland locations in eastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia

From: Response of soil respiration to changes in soil temperature and water table level in drained and restored peatlands of the southeastern United States

Location

BD

C

CN

Source

GDS

0.2 ± 0.0

52.5 ± 1.1

44.6 ± 3.3

42

HF

0.8 ± 0.1

–

–

41

PLNWR

–

53.1 ± 0.8

44.3 ± 0.8

33

TLRP

0.7 ± 0.1

17.5 ± 2.4

25.0 ± 0.7

19

  1. GDS great dismal swamp national wildlife refuge, HF North Carolina State University Hofmann Forest, PLNWR pocosin lakes national wildlife refuge, TLRP great dismal swamp mitigation bank timberlake restoration project
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Carbon Balance and Management

ISSN: 1750-0680

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