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. 2012 Jan 23;3:15. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00015

Table A1.

Ecological variables of Lakkasuo sites in the beginning (0 day) and the end (28 days) of the transplantation experiment.

Site Sphagnum species WTa (cm)
Peat temperature (°C)
CH4 concentration in the pore water (ppm)
Start End Start End Start End
A S. papillosum −5 −3 13.1 15.7 390 51.5
B S. papillosum −4 −8 13.8 15.7 3960 915
C S. papillosum −5 −6 13 15.1 5710 689
D S. cuspidatum −6 −5 12.1 14.8 397 201
E S. cuspidatum −7 −7 13 15.7 205 4.22
F S. majus −5 −5 13.3 15.4 3460 274
0 S. rubellum −12 −22 15.0 15.3 16800 8740

aWT = water table level as measured from the peat surface.

Sites A–F = active sites where inactive original Sphagna were transplanted from site O.