Table 1.

Microbial biomass C and N within peat soil at three depths from cores collected from three James Bay peatlands (n = 1).

Peatland	Sample depth (cm)	MB-C (μg g−1)	MB-N (μg g−1)	C:N
Kinoje Bog	0–10	1463	75.5	19.7
	50–60	211	14.9	14.7
	100–110	61	6.5	10.7
Victor Bog	0–10	254	9.9	26.8
	50–60	431	22.6	19.5
	100–110	92	4.6	22.8
Victor Fen	0–10	210	17.7	11.8
	50–60	9	5.9	13.5
	100–110	80	14.8	5.5