In this book I hope you can find some information about your topic of interest:
Zinck & Huber Editors. Peatlands of the Western Guayana Higlands, Venezuela. Properties and Paleogeographic Significance of Peats. Ecological Studies, Vol 217. Springer-Verlag 2011,
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low in nutrients (Siefferman et al., 1988). Tropical peat, which is formed from rainforest trees, contains higher lignin and nitrogen and lower ash, carbohydrate ...