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Author : Bowman, P.W.
Date : 1931.
Title : Study of a peat bog near the Matamek River, Quebec, Canada by the method of pollen analysis
Publication : Ecology
Issue : 12
Page(s) : 694-708
Abstract
Cores of peat were taken from a Quebec bog, and samples selected at 6-inch intervals were stained and mounted on slides for study. At least 1,000 spores were counted from each sample, and a record made of the number of each kind present. Curves were drawn to show the relative density of each kind of spore at each level. The curves show this to be an ocean type bog, with sedge present in the lower levels and Sphagnum in the upper. The curves also suggest that the bog went through an open marsh stage to one of closed forest. Each curve shows an individual trend and a set of secondary oscillations common to nearly all. ...we may estimate the greatest possible age of this bog to be under 2,500 years. (Author's summary)
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