Peatlands Experiment Begins in Minnesota (IMAGE)

USDA Forest Service - Northern Research Station

Peatlands Experiment Begins in Minnesota

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Ten open-topped enclosures built over about 7 acres of bog on the Marcell Experimental Forest will allow scientists to manipulate conditions to simulate a variety of hypothetical climate change scenarios and record a range of effects.

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Photo courtesy of Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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