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Table 1 Characteristics of the sampling sites

From: Formation and decay of peat bogs in the vegetable belt of Switzerland

Site

Coordinates

Altitude

Land use

Soil type (IUSS Working Group WRB 2014)

°N

°E

m a.s.l

1

47° 02′ 06״

7° 10′ 22״

438

Agriculture land (vegetables)

Folic Histosol

2

47° 01′ 32״

7° 12′ 19״

439

Agriculture land (vegetables)

Histic Fluvisol

3

47° 01′ 49״

7° 12′ 09״

439

Agriculture land (vegetables)

Skeletic Fluvisol Humic

4

47° 01′ 45״

7° 12′ 03״

439

Agriculture land (vegetables)

Folic Fluvisol

S1

46° 58′ 57״

7° 05′ 33״

432

Forest (pine, spruce)

Fibric Histosol

S2

46° 59′ 06״

7° 05′ 34״

432

Forest (beech, larch)

Fibric Histosol

S

46° 59′ 06״

7° 05′ 23״

431

Agriculture land (vegetables)

Folic Histosol

P33

46° 59′ 13״

7° 05′ 05״

431

Agriculture land (vegetables)

Folic Histosol