Title: PHOTOSYNTHESIS OF SPHAGNUM IN DIFFERENT MICRO HABITATS ON A SUBARCTIC MIRE
Abstract:The photosynthetic rates of Sphagnum fuscum and Sphagnum balticum were compared on three occasions during the vegetation period on a subarctic mire in northern Sweden. The mosses were studied in their...The photosynthetic rates of Sphagnum fuscum and Sphagnum balticum were compared on three occasions during the vegetation period on a subarctic mire in northern Sweden. The mosses were studied in their microhabitats where each species formed pure stands and in one habitat where they grew in mixture. Both species had the highest photosynthetic rate in late August and Sphagnum balticum always had the higher rate of the two. The limited amount of data precluded the possibility of deriving good dose-response patterns between photosynthesis and the climatic variables. In the natural stand most of the photosynthetic activity (98%) o? Sphagnum fuscum was found in the capitulum (the apical rosettes of leaves) but in Sphagnum balticum 40 % of the activity was found in the lower parts of the shoot.Read More
Publication Year: 1980
Publication Date: 1980-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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