2019
DOI: 10.1111/avsc.12454
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Abstract: Question Fens have a well‐developed bryophyte layer covering most of the ground. Non‐sphagnaceous bryophytes, especially the group of so‐called brown mosses, prevail over sphagna under alkaline conditions. In sub‐alkaline conditions, rich fens allow the co‐occurrence of both these functional groups, but sphagna are competitively superior over non‐sphagnaceous bryophytes and seedlings of vascular plants, and they are currently expanding in some regions. We test whether the ratio between the two major bryophyte … Show more

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“…Another reason for compositional differences between Irano‐Turanian and Euro‐Siberian fens is the dry continental climate of the Irano‐Turanian region, which may result in higher concentration of dissolved salts and a more strongly fluctuating water regime. These conditions are unsuitable for many fen species, especially specialised bryophytes that otherwise often form a substantial part of mire communities in Europe (Peterka et al, 2017) and which can play a major role in their functioning, with significant effects on vascular plants (Singh et al, 2019).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Another reason for compositional differences between Irano‐Turanian and Euro‐Siberian fens is the dry continental climate of the Irano‐Turanian region, which may result in higher concentration of dissolved salts and a more strongly fluctuating water regime. These conditions are unsuitable for many fen species, especially specialised bryophytes that otherwise often form a substantial part of mire communities in Europe (Peterka et al, 2017) and which can play a major role in their functioning, with significant effects on vascular plants (Singh et al, 2019).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Compositional change along this gradient is great, governed by different species' adaptations. In acidic, calcium-poor environments, non-specialized species are suppressed by iron or aluminium toxicity, and sometimes also by the deficiency of nitrogen (in bogs) and by strong competitive pressure of Sphagnum mosses preventing among others the germination of some vascular plants [343]. Calcium and magnesium shortage may play roles as well, especially for organisms forming calcareous shells, e.g., molluscs or some testate amoebae [344].…”
Section: Mires (Peatlands): Fens and Bogsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A complex nature of fen and bog ecosystems, including multiple environmental gradients and successional trajectories, crucial effects of Holocene development, the great role of ecosystem engineers belonging to less known groups of organisms such as microorganisms including testate amoebae and diatoms, or bryophytes [50,343,395,396], and high representation of habitat specialists with less known ecological preferences, makes the prediction of the future of mires difficult. Further research should disentangle relationships between individual groups of organisms, and between organisms and their environment, in order to better understand these fascinating ecosystems and to find a way how to preserve them at the largest possible geographical and environmental extent.…”
Section: Mires (Peatlands): Fens and Bogsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Conversely, non-clonal species may not follow this rule and rather than constrained by dispersal, their distribution may be influenced by other biotic and abiotic factors. For example, in fens, non-clonal species trait patterns may be largely determined by either biotic interactions, such as competition between their seedlings and bryophytes (Singh et al, 2019), or higher rates of local extinctions due to temporarily hostile environments (Horsák et al, 2012).…”
Section: Clonal Specialists Are Less Represented In More Insular Systems Yet They Have Enhanced Abilities To Persist Locallymentioning
confidence: 99%