Moss production in a boreal, forestry-drained peatland

0369305 - BÚ 2012 RIV FI eng J - Journal Article
Laiho, R. - Ojanen, P. - Ilomets, M. - Hájek, Tomáš - Tuittila, E. S.
Moss production in a boreal, forestry-drained peatland.
Boreal Environment Research. Roč. 16, č. 5 (2011), 441-449. ISSN 1239-6095. E-ISSN 1797-2469
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z60050516
Keywords : Mosses * peatland * production
Subject RIV: EF - Botanics
Impact factor: 1.803, year: 2011

We studied the growth and biomass production of moss species typical of boreal pine-dominated drained peatland forests to evaluate their role in the carbon cycle of such sites. Both height growth and biomass production were higher at mesotrophic than ombrotrophic site, while biomass estimates did not show distinct difference between sites. Variation in production within each dominant species was considerable. A simulation with our production values and published estimates of decomposition rates showed that these species have the potential to contribute significantly to soil carbon storage in drained peatlands.
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