[H+] high 



I 



Inhibition of 

 Bacterial Action 



I 



Organic Material 

 Not Decomposed 



Undecomposed 

 Sedinnents ( peat) 



r^^ ++T low, absent 

 [Mg J 



I 



Productivity low 



Low DO 



^ 



LowN.P 

 Available 



Decomposers Absent 

 in Sediments 



Colored Water 



Low Light 

 Penetration 



Nutrient 

 Absorption 



Figure 23. Cedar wetland dynamics. Flow diagram indicates proposed interrelationships of physical, chemical and 

 biological properties of Atlantic white cedar wetland waters (modified from Laderman 1980). 



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