The Dynamics of Sphagnum in Forest and Peatland Communities in Southeastern Labrador, Canada
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16865696 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dennis R Foster (0000-0003-1171-3762, corresponding author), David R Foster |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 1984-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | ARCTIC (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-0843 • E-ISSN: 1923-1245 |
| Publisher | The Arctic Institute of North America (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.14430/arctic2178 |
| OpenAlex | W2031595094 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 2 |
Long fire rotation, high levels of precipitation, and acidic nature of the bedrock are factors contributing to the dominance of Sphagnum in many upland and peatland communities in southeastern Labrador. Vegetation development induced by local or regional environmental change frequently involves replacement of species assemblages of various bryophytes and lichens by species assemblages dominated by Sphagnum. In upland forests the successional sequence following fire often culminates in a carpet of Sphagnum girgensohnii overgrowing feather mosses. Similarly, following a change in the water table, Sphagnum lindbergii encroaches as a broad carpet over Cladopodiella fluitans and Gymnocolea inflata on recently exposed mud bottoms in bog hollows. On bog hummocks, following fire or changes in the moisture regime, Sphagnum fuscum overtops Cladonia lichens to form a pronounced recurrence horizon.Key words: Sphagnum, vegetation development, fire, Labrador, paludification, succession, bryophytes
Biology · Bog · Dominance (genetics) · Ecological succession · Geography · Lichen · Mire · Moss · Ombrotrophic · Peat · Sphagnum · Vegetation (pathology) · Botany and Plant Ecology Studies · Ecology · Environmental Science · Lichen and fungal ecology · Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2019 (31) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |