Spontaneous vegetation succession in extracted peatlands: a multi-site study

0353210 - BÚ 2011 RIV CZ eng J - Journal Article
Konvalinková, Petra - Prach, Karel
Spontaneous vegetation succession in extracted peatlands: a multi-site study.
Preslia. Roč. 82, č. 4 (2010), s. 423-435. ISSN 0032-7786. E-ISSN 0032-7786
R&D Projects: GA AV ČR IAA600050702
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z60050516
Keywords : succession * vascular plants * bryophytes
Subject RIV: EF - Botanics
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Despite rather high vegetation variability, especially among industrially harvested sites, a general tendency for spontaneous recovery of peatland vegetation was observed, especially in the case of the traditionally harvested sites, which all were, however, older than 50 years. Still younger industrially harvested sites exhibited only a certain tendency to this. All investigated environmental variables exhibited at least some significant effects on the vegetation pattern, among them, especially soil pH, water table, nitrates, successional age and geographical location were most important. Abiotic site factors together, and geographical location appeared to be more important in determining species composition than successional age.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0192518