Title: Seasonal vartadoosln the nutrtent content of carpets of<i>Acrocladium cuspidatum</i>(Hedw.)Lindb.
Abstract: 1. Seasonal variations in the percentaae of potassium, sodium, calcium and phosphorus in the current season's growth segment of Acrocladium cuspidatum at three different habitats are presented.2. The results show that the nutrient content of the moss carpet varies with time of year and also between habitats. For this reason comparisons between the nutrient content of moss carpets from different habitats are unlikely to be valid unless made at the same time of year or during comparable stages in the annual growth cycle of the species concerned.3. In conditions where the moss becomes inundated by natural waters having a high concentration of calcium ions, the moss accumulates calcium to abnormally high levels.4. Comparison of the nutrient content of the moss on open downland and under scrub shows a greater accumulation of potassium in the moss carpet of the scrub habitat. The monthly differences between the potassium contents from the two sites are positively correlated with the monthly rainfall as are also the actual percentages of potassium present in the moss carpet beneath the scrub.
Publication Year: 1965
Publication Date: 1965-07-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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