Mechanisms behind species-specific water economy responses to water level drawdown in peat mosses | Zendy

Fia Bengtsson | Zendy; Gustaf Granath | Zendy; Nils Cronberg | Zendy; Håkan Rydin | Zendy

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Mechanisms behind species-specific water economy responses to water level drawdown in peat mosses

Author(s) -

Fia Bengtsson,

Gustaf Granath,

Nils Cronberg,

Håkan Rydin

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

annals of botany

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 1095-8290

pISSN - 0305-7364

DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcaa033

Subject(s) - peat , biology , drawdown (hydrology) , ecology , water level , groundwater , aquifer , geotechnical engineering , cartography , geography , engineering

The ecosystem engineers Sphagnum (peat mosses) are responsible for sequestering a large proportion of carbon in northern peatlands. Species may respond differently to hydrological changes, and water level changes may lead to vegetation shifts in peatlands, causing them to revert from sinks to sources of carbon. We aimed to compare species-specific responses to water level drawdown within Sphagnum, and investigate which traits affect water economy in this genus.

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