Concepts of fen and bog re-examined in relation to bryophyte cover and the acidity of surface waters
Studies of surface-water pH and bryophyte assemblages in 440 plots from five peatland regions across northern North America reveal a very distinct, two-fold division into fens with a pH mode at 6.76-7.00, in which Amblystegiaceae are prominent, and bogs with a pH mode at 4.01-4.25, in which Sphagnac...
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| description | Studies of surface-water pH and bryophyte assemblages in 440 plots from five peatland regions across northern North America reveal a very distinct, two-fold division into fens with a pH mode at 6.76-7.00, in which Amblystegiaceae are prominent, and bogs with a pH mode at 4.01-4.25, in which Sphagnaceae are dominant. The relevance of the data to past and current views on peatland classification is explored. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-85534d78da0c43a5b10c95afa015efeb2022-12-21T19:06:55ZengPolish Botanical SocietyActa Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae2083-94802014-01-0161172010.5586/asbp.1992.001890Concepts of fen and bog re-examined in relation to bryophyte cover and the acidity of surface watersEville Gorham0Jan A. Janssens1University of MinnesotaUniversity of MinnesotaStudies of surface-water pH and bryophyte assemblages in 440 plots from five peatland regions across northern North America reveal a very distinct, two-fold division into fens with a pH mode at 6.76-7.00, in which Amblystegiaceae are prominent, and bogs with a pH mode at 4.01-4.25, in which Sphagnaceae are dominant. The relevance of the data to past and current views on peatland classification is explored.https://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/asbp/article/view/1154peatlandclassificationfenbogwater aciditybryophyte |
| spellingShingle | Eville Gorham Jan A. Janssens Concepts of fen and bog re-examined in relation to bryophyte cover and the acidity of surface waters Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae peatland classification fen bog water acidity bryophyte |
| title | Concepts of fen and bog re-examined in relation to bryophyte cover and the acidity of surface waters |
| title_full | Concepts of fen and bog re-examined in relation to bryophyte cover and the acidity of surface waters |
| title_fullStr | Concepts of fen and bog re-examined in relation to bryophyte cover and the acidity of surface waters |
| title_full_unstemmed | Concepts of fen and bog re-examined in relation to bryophyte cover and the acidity of surface waters |
| title_short | Concepts of fen and bog re-examined in relation to bryophyte cover and the acidity of surface waters |
| title_sort | concepts of fen and bog re examined in relation to bryophyte cover and the acidity of surface waters |
| topic | peatland classification fen bog water acidity bryophyte |
| url | https://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/asbp/article/view/1154 |
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