A baseline soil survey of two peatlands associated with a lithium-rich salt flat in the Argentine Puna: physico-chemical characteristics, carbon storage and biota

High-elevation peatlands are valuable because of their capacity to store high quantities of carbon (C) in their soils, but they are also vulnerable to disturbance caused by human activity. In the High Andean plateau, lithium mining is a growing industry that could have an unknown impact on peatlands...

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Published in:	Mires and Peat
Main Authors:	M. Fernanda Chiappero, María V. Vaieretti, Andrea E. Izquierdo
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	International Mire Conservation Group and International Peatland Society 2021-05-01
Subjects:	andean peatlands lithium mining soil carbon soil mesofauna soil microbial communities
Online Access:	http://mires-and-peat.net/media/map27/map27_16.pdf