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From an analysis of the processes involved in peat growth, a mathematical model is constructed and used to predict bulk density and age profiles which are compared with observed ones. Given only bulk density and age profiles of the peat, it is possible, alternatively, to estimate the model parameters of growth, decay, compression, and consolidation.
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Clymo, R.S. (1978). A Model of Peat Bog Growth. In: Heal, O.W., Perkins, D.F. (eds) Production Ecology of British Moors and Montane Grasslands. Ecological Studies, vol 27. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66760-2_9
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