Dissolved organic carbon in New Zealand peatlands.

Authors :: Moore, Tim R.
Clarkson, Beverley R.
Source :: New Zealand Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research. Mar2007, Vol. 41 Issue 1, p137-141. 5p.
Publication Year :: 2007
Abstract: The article presents a study that determines the concentration of dissolve organic carbon (DOC) and the specific ultraviolet absorbance of 193 samples of water collected from groundwater, porewater, drainage ditches, and streams at peatlands in New Zealand. Results from the study shows that there was a wide range in DOC concentration in peatlands where there appeared to be large amount of iron. Also, DOC concentrations were large in ombrotrophic, or rain-fed peatlands.