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Caloric Values of Organic Matter in Woodland, Swamp, and Lake Soils
Author(s) -
Gorham Eville,
Sanger Jon
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.144
H-Index - 294
eISSN - 1939-9170
pISSN - 0012-9658
DOI - 10.2307/1932684
Subject(s) - swamp , macrophyte , soil water , woodland , environmental science , organic matter , ecology , biology
Caloric values were determined on an ash—free dry—weight basis for organic matter in woodland, swamp, and lake soils and in certain plants. Mean values in kilocalories per gram are: 11 woodland soils, 5.04; 20 swamp soils, 4.87; 9 lake sediments, 5.24; 10 tree—leaf samples, 5.22; 9 samples of aboveground parts of the ground flora, 4.65; 4 aquatic algae, 5.23; and 4 aquatic macrophytes, 4.31.