Open AccessThe effect of claying upon the settling of the soil surface on cultivated Sphagnum bogs
Author(s) -
Yrjö Pessi
Publication year - 1960
Publication title -
agricultural and food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.347
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1795-1895
pISSN - 1459-6067
DOI - 10.23986/afsci.71519
Subject(s) - bog , sphagnum , settling , environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , peat , agronomy , geology , ecology , biology , environmental engineering , geotechnical engineering
The present investigation concerns a Sphagnum bog area that has been under cultivation for 35 years. According to the results, the effect of the claying during this time has been the settling of the surface of the soil on an average 12.5 cm more than in unclayed bog.