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Paleohydrological Implications of Holocene Peatland Development in Northern Michigan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Norton G. Miller  and
Richard P. Futyma
Norton G. Miller
Affiliation:
Biological Survey, New York State Museum, The State Education Department, Albany, New York 12230
Richard P. Futyma
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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Abstract

Sediment, pollen, and plant macrofossil stratigraphies from two small oligotrophic Chamaedaphne-Sphagnum peatlands provide data about local hydrologic changes in northern Michigan during the Holocene. Gleason Bog started about 8000 yr B.P. as a shallow pond that supported rich fen vegetation. After it was partly filled with peat and sand (about 4000 yr B.P.), the vegetation changed to oligotrophic bog. At Gates Bog paludification starting about 3800 yr B.P. caused peat accumulation over sand without an initial pond phase. The onset of peat accumulation at both sites is attributed to a rise in the water table resulting from the onset of cool and moist late Holocene climates. The water table of Gleason Bog is linked to the water level of adjacent Douglas Lake, which may have undergone a simultaneous rise. The results emphasize the individuality of hydrological conditions and hydroseral development in northern Michigan peatlands.

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Research Article
Information
Quaternary Research , Volume 27 , Issue 3 , May 1987 , pp. 297 - 311
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University of Washington

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