Ecohydrological analysis of a groundwater influenced blanket bog: occurrence of Schoenus nigricans in Roundstone Bog, Connemara, Ireland
Since the late 1960s, the occurrence of Schoenus nigricans in Irish blanket bogs has been attributed to inputs of salt spray to the blanket bogs, due to their proximity to the coast and the predominant westerly winds from the Atlantic Ocean. To test this hypothesis we carried out an ecohydrological...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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International Mire Conservation Group and International Peatland Society
2016-04-01
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Series: | Mires and Peat |
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Online Access: | http://mires-and-peat.net/media/map18/map_18_10.pdf |