Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo Print version ISSN
0100-0683 CAMPOS, José Ricardo da Rocha et al. Pedochronology
and development of peat bog in the environmental protection area
pau-de-fruta - Diamantina, Brazil. Rev. Bras. Ciênc. Solo
[online]. 2010, vol.34, n.6, pp. 1965-1975. ISSN 0100-0683.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0100-06832010000600021. In the region
of the Serra do Espinhaço Meridional, peat bog is formed in
hydromorphic environments developed in sunken areas on the plain
surfaces with vegetation adapted to hydromorphic conditions,
favoring the accumulation and preservation of organic matter.
This pedoenvironment is developed on the regionally predominant
quartzite rocks. Peat bog in the Environmental Protection Area -
APA Pau-de-Fruta, located in the watershed of Córrego das
Pedras, Diamantina,Brazil, was mapped and three representative
profiles were morphologically characterized and sampled for
physical, chemical and microbiological analyses. The organic
matter was fractionated into fulvic ac