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The exploitation of raised bogs in Ireland for fuel and the consequent exposure of many acres of shallow peat poses a number of microbiological problems. A description is given of some aspects of the microbial ecology of uncut bogs and cutaway peatland. The use of several proven complementary methods has shown that cut-away peat is not rapidly colonized by a diversity of micro-organisms which finding is of significance in planning the future reclamation of this potential agricultural land.
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The Irish Turf Board, responsible for peat exploitation.
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Dickinson, C.H., Dooley, M.J. The microbiology of cut-away peat. Plant Soil 27, 172–186 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01373388
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