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Expedition in the bog at Harvard Pond

• HF-ID: HF1989-10
• Category: Research Files
• Creator:
  • Ch'ien, Evelyn

• Date: 1989
• Location: Tom Swamp Tract (Harvard Forest), TS VII
• Media: Paper
• Contents:
  • Student report (Freshman Seminar). 1 file folder. 8.5 inches x 11 inches.

• Keywords: wetlands
• Abstract:
  • A floating bog in Harvard Pond was studied. Vegetation samples were taken. Depth samplings were made and at some sites a coring device was used at different depths to determine the makeup of the peat or soil. This information was used to make conclusions about the development of the bog.

• Related Items:
  • Research file: HF1989-05 Harvard Pond bog vegetation and cores

• Archives Location: Middle Room
• Access: Active