Ecological Archives E080-012-A2

Barbara L. Bedford, Mark R. Walbridge, and Allison Aldous. 1999. Patterns in nutrient availability and plant diversity of temperate North American wetlands. Ecology 80:2151-2169.

Appendix B

Data from the 22 studies used in the analysis of wetland soil chemistry.

Reference Location Site Description Wetland type† Substrate‡ Hydrology§ Soil depth (cm) Organic matter (%) Nitrogen (%) Phosphorus (%) N:P Ratio
Bares and Wali 1979 Minnesota, USA Picea mariana - dominated moderate fen F P N 30 80.1 2.03 0.14 14.8
  Minnesota, USA Larix laricina - dominated rich fen R P N 30 84.8 2.28 0.13 18.0
                     
Bartsch and Schwintzer 1994 Maine, USA Ombrotrophic bog (Caribou Bog) B P N 30 nd 0.57 0.03 22.8
  Maine, USA Shrub poor fen (Caribou Bog) P P N 30 nd 0.87 0.06 15.1
                     
B. Bedford unpublished data New York, USA Cattail-sedge rich fen (East Malloryville) R P N 32 79.1 2.13 0.10 22.1
  New York, USA Herbaceous-sedge rich fen (East Malloryville) R P N 32 72.5 2.07 0.10 20.6
  New York, USA Forested rich fen (East Malloryville) R P N 32 85.7 2.02 0.08 24.2
  New York, USA Cattail-sedge rich fen (Fish Fen) R P N 32 85.6 1.81 0.09 20.9
  New York, USA Grass-sedge-cattail rich fen (McLean Preserve) R P N 25 70.8 1.68 0.11 15.8
  New York, USA Herbaceous sedge rich fen (McLean Preserve) R P N 25 90.5 2.14 0.08 26.5
  New York, USA Herbaceous sedge rich fen (Mrs. Baker's) R P N 32 86.3 2.36 0.10 24.8
                     
B. Bedford, N. Slack, and F.R. Wesley unpublished data New York, USA Dwarf shrub bog (Bay Pond Bog) B P N 15 97.1 1.14 0.08 15.0
  New York, USA Patterned peatland (Spring Pond Bog) P P N 15 98.1 0.96 0.05 20.9
  New York, USA Medium fen (Dunham Bay Marsh) F P N 15 90.9 2.78 0.10 28.7
  New York, USA Medium fen (Mt. Riga) F P N 15 70.0 1.86 0.09 20.0
  New York, USA Medium fen (Rainbow Shores) F P N 15 91.4 1.53 0.06 27.8
  New York, USA Marl fen (Bergen Swamp 1) R P N 15 12.3 0.43 0.01 30.7
  New York, USA Rich graminoid fen (Bergen Swamp 2) R P N 15 29.7 1.13 0.03 36.5
  New York, USA Marl fen (White Lake Swamp) R P N 15 49.1 1.64 0.08 21.6
  New York, USA Coastal plain poor fen (Bow Drive Marsh) P P N 15 64.0 1.77 0.10 18.1
  New York, USA Coastal plain poor fen (Cranberry Bog Co. Pk.) P P N 15 79.0 1.75 0.04 40.7
  New York, USA Inland poor fen (Hosford Pond Bog) P P N 15 98.7 0.70 0.03 24.1
  New York, USA Medium fen (Massawepie Mire) P P N 15 97.2 0.96 0.06 16.6
  New York, USA Rich graminoid fen (Fiddler's Green) R P N 15 91.3 1.71 0.09 18.2
  New York, USA Rich shrub fen (Glen Lake Fen) R P N 15 86.7 2.40 0.08 28.9
  New York, USA Rich shrub fen (Great Swamp Pawling) R P N 15 72.1 2.33 0.12 19.4
  New York, USA Rich graminoid fen (Hidden Lake Fen) R P N 15 86.8 2.31 0.07 32.1
  New York, USA Rich sloping fen (Ohio Fen) R P N 15 24.7 1.11 0.05 23.6
  New York, USA Rich sloping fen (Malloryville Swamp #1) R P N 15 43.0 1.43 0.11 13.6
  New York, USA Rich shrub fen (Malloryville Swamp #2) R P N 15 85.8 2.52 0.11 23.8
  New York, USA Rich graminoid fen (Quaker Pond Fen) R P N 15 81.9 2.49 0.10 25.2
                     
Bowden 1984 Massachusetts, USA Marsh M P T 30 57.1 1.72 0.16 10.6
                     
Bridgham et al. 1998 Minnesota, USA Poor fen hummock/hollow (Marcel) P P N 25 42.3 1.53 0.04 34.6
  Minnesota, USA Bog hollow (Alborn) B P N 25 38.9 2.61 0.08 32.0
  Minnesota, USA Moderate fen hollow (Red Lake) F P N 25 43.3 2.43 0.08 31.9
  Minnesota, USA Bog hollow (Toivola) B P N 25 42.2 1.12 0.04 28.5
  Minnesota, USA Bog hollow (Alberg) B P N 25 41.7 1.26 0.04 28.3
  Minnesota, USA Cedar swamp hollow (Meadowlands) S P N 25 44.0 2.04 0.08 25.8
  Minnesota, USA Tamarack swamp hollow (Ash River) S P N 25 42.9 1.98 0.08 25.5
  Minnesota, USA Cedar swamp hollow (Isabella) S P N 25 42.6 1.85 0.08 24.4
  Minnesota, USA Cedar swamp hollow (Ash River) S P N 25 42.4 1.88 0.08 24.4
  Minnesota, USA Bog hummock/hollow (Ash River) B P N 25 43.9 2.12 0.09 23.3
  Minnesota, USA Tamarack swamp hollow (Meadowlands) S P N 25 42.6 2.57 0.11 22.5
  Minnesota, USA Bog hollow (Pine Island) B P N 25 43.5 1.14 0.06 20.7
  Minnesota, USA Poor fen hollow (McGregor) P P N 25 42.7 1.39 0.08 18.0
  Minnesota, USA Bog hollow (Red Lake) B P N 25 42.7 1.05 0.06 16.6
  Minnesota, USA Beaver meadow - marsh hollow (Voyageurs) M M N 25 23.8 1.59 0.12 13.8
  Minnesota, USA Beaver meadow - marsh hollow (Voyageurs) M M N 25 21.1 1.53 0.13 12.0
  Minnesota, USA Black ash swamp hollow Normana Rd. S P N 25 34.7 2.58 0.27 9.7
                     
Bridgham and Richardson 1993 North Carolina, USA Short pocosin bog (Croatan Nat'l For.) B P N 30 95.8 1.45 0.03 46.7
  North Carolina, USA Tall pocosin moderate fen (Croatan Nat'l For.) F P N 30 82.2 1.13 0.04 31.4
  North Carolina, USA Gum swamp (Croatan Nat'l For.) S P N 30 61.0 1.34 0.13 10.3
                     
Brinson et al. 1981 North Carolina, USA Alluvial swamp (Tar River) S M N 10 nd 1.10 0.12 9.2
                     
Feustel and Byers 1930 Maine, USA Oligotrophic Sphagnum bog (Cherryfield) B P N 5 98.3 0.82 0.04 23.5
  North Carolina, USA Mesotrophic Ericaceous shrub moderate fen (Beaufort) F P N 7 96.6 1.49 0.03 55.3
                     
Grigal 1991 Minnesota, USA 3 Perched bogs (Marcell Exp'tal For.) B P N 30 nd 0.93 0.08 11.6
  Minnesota, USA 3 Raised bogs (Bena/Sturgeon/Big Falls) B P N 30 nd 0.95 0.08 12.6
                     
Hall and Bedford unpublished data New York, USA Rich fen (Beaver Brook Hatfield) R P N 15 nd 2.62 0.10 25.0
  New York, USA Mixed herbaceous forested fen (Dryden/Slaterville) R P N 15 nd 2.37 0.11 21.4
  New York, USA Rich fen (Malloryville Michael) R P N 15 nd 1.63 0.08 20.9
  New York, USA Rich fen (Mud Creek - Eames) R P N 15 nd 3.00 0.17 18.0
  New York, USA Rich fen (Belle School) R P N 15 nd 2.16 0.14 15.7
                     
Kemp and Day 1981 Louisiana, USA Cypress/tupelo swamp S M N nd nd 1.10 0.10 11.0
                     
Lieffers 1988 Alberta, Canada Treed moderate fen F P N 20 nd 2.51 0.12 20.9
                     
Lunz et al. 1978 Virginia, USA Marsh (Herring Creek) M M T nd nd 1.50 0.70 2.1
                     
Pakarinen and Gorham 1983 Minnesota, USA Continental Bog B P N 25 nd 0.92 0.04 20.5
  Minnesota, USA Continental Bog B P N 25 nd 0.48 0.03 17.1
  Minnesota, USA Continental Bog B P N 25 nd 0.61 0.04 15.7
  Manitoba, Canada Continental Bog B P N 25 nd 0.53 0.03 18.4
  Ontario, Canada Continental Bog B P N 25 nd 0.70 0.03 20.6
                     
Richardson and Marshall 1986 Michigan, USA Minerotrophic moderate fen (Houghton Fen) F P N 20 54.9 2.22 0.07 31.7
                     
Richardson et al. 1988 North Carolina, USA Alluvial Swamp (Brown Marsh Swamp) S M N 15 17.1 0.57 0.08 7.6
  North Carolina, USA Alluvial Swamp (Cashie Swamp) S M N 20 17.6 0.57 0.12 4.8
  North Carolina, USA Alluvial Swamp (Wahton Swamp) S M N 20 3.2 0.13 0.03 4.6
                     
Simpson et al. 1983 New Jersey, USA Marsh (Woodbury Creek) M M T 20 nd 0.72 0.14 5.1
                     
Stanek and Jeglum 1977 Canada Mixed vegetation bog #2 B P N 50 nd 1.47 0.06 25.3
  Canada Low shrub bog B P N 50 nd 1.30 0.06 23.3
  Canada Graminoid bog B P N 50 nd 1.23 0.06 20.1
  Canada Mixed vegetation bog #1 B P N 50 nd 1.24 0.06 20.0
  Canada Sphagnum bog B P N 50 nd 0.67 0.04 17.7
  Canada Graminoid moderate fen F P N 50 nd 1.62 0.07 21.9
  Canada Low shrub moderate fen F P N 50 nd 2.01 0.09 21.6
  Canada Meadow marsh - moderate fen F P N 50 nd 1.52 0.13 11.8
  Canada Tamarack/alder swamp S P N 50 nd 1.59 0.07 23.4
  Canada Cedar swamp S P N 50 nd 1.46 0.08 18.9
  Canada Spruce/alder swamp S P N 50 nd 1.44 0.08 18.0
  Canada Spruce/shrub swamp S P N 50 nd 1.09 0.07 16.4
  Canada Spruce/Sphagnum swamp S P N 50 nd 0.90 0.06 16.3
  Canada Spruce/moss swamp S P N 50 nd 0.93 0.06 14.8
  Canada Alder swamp S P N 50 nd 1.15 0.08 14.4
                     
M.R. Walbridge, R.G. Knox, and P.A. Harcombe unpublished data Texas, USA Big Thicket swamp (Neches River Floodplain) S M N 15 2.8 0.27 0.03 7.9
                     
Walbridge 1991 North Carolina, USA Short pocosin - bog (Sheep Ridge Lane A, Croatan Nat'l For.) B P N 15 95.5 1.51 0.03 60.4
  North Carolina, USA Short pocosin - bog (Sheep Ridge Lane B, Croatan Nat'l For.) B P N 15 94.9 1.53 0.03 54.1
  North Carolina, USA Medium pocosin - poor fen (Catfish Lake, Croatan Nat'l For.) P P N 15 94.5 1.39 0.03 45.1
  North Carolina, USA Medium pocosin - poor fen (Hofmann Forest, Croatan Nat'l For.) P P N 15 90.9 1.37 0.03 40.5
  North Carolina, USA Tall pocosin - moderate fen (Great Lake, Croatan Nat'l For.) F P N 15 93.8 1.37 0.04 37.0
  North Carolina, USA Tall pocosin - moderate fen (Mattocks Road, Croatan Nat'l For.) F P N 15 95.1 1.42 0.05 28.7
  North Carolina, USA Bay forest swamp (Great Lake, Croatan Nat'l For.) S P N 15 87.4 1.85 0.10 19.1
  North Carolina, USA Bay forest swamp (Catfish Lake, Croatan Nat'l For.) S P N 15 65.1 1.51 0.08 18.7
                     
Whigham and Richardson 1988 Maryland, USA Bog (Cypress Creek) B P N 50 57.8 1.64 0.07 23.4
  Maryland, USA Bog (Round Bay) B P N 50 56.8 1.27 0.16 7.9
  Maryland, USA Swamp (Cypress Creek) S P N 50 56.9 1.20 0.09 13.3
  Maryland, USA Swamp (Round Bay) S P N 50 68.6 1.70 0.29 5.9
                     
Wieder 1985 West Virginia, USA Polytrichum/Carex poor fen (Big Run Bog) P P N 30 48.0 1.25 0.11 11.4
  West Virginia, USA Polytrichum /shrub poor fen (Big Run Bog) P P N 30 78.3 1.61 0.11 14.6
  West Virginia, USA Sphagnum /sedge poor fen (Big Run Bog) P P N 30 89.0 1.61 0.08 19.9
  West Virginia, USA Sphagnum /shrub poor fen (Big Run Bog) P P N 30 84.3 1.69 0.09 18.1
                     
R.B. Wright and M.R. Walbridge unpublished data Georgia, USA Swamp - high elevation (ridge) microsites (Ogeechee River Floodplain) S M N 15 5.8 0.09 0.02 5.4
  Georgia, USA Swamp - low elevation (swale) microsites (Ogeechee River Floodplain) S M N 15 16.8 0.39 0.05 8.0

†Wetland type: B = bog, P = poor fen, F = moderate-rich fen, R = rich fen, M = marsh, S = swamp.
‡Substrate type: P = peat, M = mineral soil.
§Hydrology: N = nontidal, T = tidal.

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