Title: Data from: Lichens: a limit to peat growth? (2013-2014)
Citation: Harris, L. I., Moore, T. R., Roulet, N. T., & Pinsonneault, A. J. (2019). Data from: Lichens: a limit to peat growth? [Data set]. Dryad. http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.s136dc8
Study Site: Peatlands of the Hudson Bay Lowland (HBL) in Canada
Purpose: The fruticose lichens Cladina stellaris and Cladina rangiferina, form thick mats that can cover large areas of northern peatlands (above ~ 50° latitude), including the extensive peatlands of the Hudson Bay Lowland (HBL) in Canada, where lichens may cover up to 50 % of the landscape. Despite the abundance of lichens in northern peatlands, our understanding of their role within peatland ecosystems, and peat accumulation in particular, is limited. We investigate the potential effect of these mat-forming lichens on peat production and decomposition processes, using field data from an ombrogenous bog in the HBL and laboratory analyses.
Abstract: CO2, percentage cover for species, chemical analyses, dry bulk density
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Research:
Further Info: Harris, Lorna I.; Moore, Tim R.; Roulet, Nigel T.; Pinsonneault, Andrew J. (2018), Lichens: A limit to peat growth?, Journal of Ecology, Article-journal, https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12975
Status: Complete
Keywords:
peat properties,
carbon dioxide,
Sphagnum,
Lichens,
leachates,
Geographical coordinates: North: 52.856206544540676, South: 52.70047177941428 East: -83.91462304460296 West: -83.9530318437757
Bounding Temporal Extent: Start Date: 2013-06-10, End
Date: 2014-08-31
