Mt Wellington - high moor peat profile.
Situated close to the peak (~1067 m. elev.) on the plateau next to the road. It has a very deep organic layer of peat (on solifluction deposits) - the consistently cold and wet anaerobic soil conditions of this perched area does not favour organic breakdown.
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Mt Wellington - high moor peat profile.
Situated close to the peak (~1067 m. elev.) on the plateau next to the road. It has a very deep organic layer of peat (on solifluction deposits) - the consistently cold and wet anaerobic soil conditions of this perched area does not favour organic breakdown.
The story:
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Uploaded on January 25, 2009
Taken on June 4, 2006