Average peat water properties at the NW and SE clusters in the first year after flooding.

Values are arithmetic means and standard deviations are given in brackets. Differences between NW and SE clusters were tested with one-tailed Wilcox-rank-sum-tests and significance is indicated by:* p*** pWL = water level above ground, EC = electric conductivity, Cl- = concentration of Cl- anions in the peat water, SO42- = concentration of SO42- anions in the peat water, TOC = total organic carbon and TN total bound nitrogen in the peat water; NW = northwest; SE = southeast.Average peat water properties at the NW and SE clusters in the first year after flooding.