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Dynamics of biochemical processes and redox conditions in geochemically linked landscapes of oligotrophic bogs

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The biological activity in oligotrophic peatlands at the margins of the Vasyugan Mire has been studied. It is shown found that differently directed biochemical processes manifest themselves in the entire peat profile down to the underlying mineral substrate. Their activity is highly variable. It is argued that the notion about active and inert layers in peat soils is only applicable for the description of their water regime. The degree of the biochemical activity is specified by the physical soil properties. As a result of the biochemical processes, a micromosaic aerobic–anaerobic medium is developed under the surface waterlogged layer of peat deposits. This layer contains the gas phase, including oxygen. It is concluded that the organic and mineral parts of peat bogs represent a single functional system of a genetic peat profile with a clear record of the history of its development.

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Original Russian Text © L.I. Inisheva, L. Szajdak, M.A. Sergeeva, 2016, published in Pochvovedenie, 2016, No. 4, pp. 505–513.

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Inisheva, L.I., Szajdak, L. & Sergeeva, M.A. Dynamics of biochemical processes and redox conditions in geochemically linked landscapes of oligotrophic bogs. Eurasian Soil Sc. 49, 466–474 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1064229316040050

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