Works on Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
Published research works tagged with the topic “Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology”.
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Five new species and one new record of the genus Phaenocarpa Foerster (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Alysiinae) from South K…
Five new species of the genus Phaenocarpa Foester, 1863 (Braconidae: Alysiinae) are described and illustrated: P. acutidentata Sohn & van Achterberg, sp. nov., P. tacitoides Sohn …
Character of woodland fragments affects distribution of myriapod assemblages in agricultural landscape
Fragments of woodland fulfil many irreplaceable functions in the agricultural landscape including being the main source of biodiversity of soil invertebrates. Due to intensive far…
Discovery of Fissidens pokhrensis (Fissidentaceae) in China and an updated key to Chinese species with semilimbate leav…
Fissidens is one of the most diverse genera of mosses in China. Most members of this genus are terrestrial, with a few preferring tree trunks as substrates. Fissidens pokhrensis i…
Spatial distribution and seasonal changes of mayflies (Insecta, Ephemeroptera) in a Western Balkan peat bog
Peat bogs are unique wetland ecosystems of high conservation value all over the world, yet data on the macroinvertebrates (including mayfly assemblages) in these habitats are stil…
First Alaskan records and a significant northern range extension for two species of Diplura (Diplura, Campodeidae)
Species in the class Diplura are recorded from Alaska for the first time. Two species, Tricampa rileyi Silvestri from Dall and Prince of Wales Islands in the Alexander Archipelago…
Dataset on bryophyte species distribution across an elevational gradient on Flores Island
A bryophyte diversity survey was carried out from July 29 to 1 August 2013, in Santa Cruz das Flores, Flores Island (Azores) (39.471185 N Latitude; -31.184692 W Longitude), along …
Floodplains and coastal wetlands as nutrient sinks: a restoration perspective
Floodplains and coastal wetlands provide essential ecosystem services such as flood protection, water quality enhancement, carbon sequestration, and the production of raw material…
Hydrological regime and forest development have indirect effects on soil fauna feeding activity in Central European ha…
Soil fauna act as regulators of decomposition processes via their feeding activity, thereby playing an important role in regulating carbon cycling and sequestration. Hardwood floo…
Water bodies created by peatland restoration are potential habitats for amphibians and reptiles
In Lower Austria’s Waldviertel region, artificial drainage ditches were constructed in the last century in order to use peatlands for forestry, agriculture, and peat extraction. B…
Didymodon changbaiensis (Pottiaceae, Musci), a new species from Changbai Mountain, China and its phylogenetic position…
Changbai Mountain, located in northeast China, is one of the areas with the most complete natural ecosystem preservation in China. A new species, Didymodon changbaiensis C.Feng, J…
A new propaguliferous species of Pohlia (Mielichhoferiaceae, Bryopsida) from Tibet, China
A new propaguliferous moss species, Pohlia tibetana X.R.Wang & X.M.Shao (Mielichhoferiaceae), from Tibet, southwest China, is described. The new species differs most saliently fro…
Didymodon manhanensis (Pottiaceae, Bryophyta), a new species from Inner Mongolia steppe, China and its phylogenetic po…
Inner Mongolia steppe is one of the suitable habitats for Didymodon species and a new species, Didymodon manhanensis C. Feng & J. Kou from Manhan Mountain in semi-arid region in I…
Haplodontium altunense (Bryaceae, Bryopsida), a new moss species from Northwest China
Haplodontium altunense X.R.Wang & S.Mamtimin, a new moss species of the family Bryaceae from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China is described and illustrated. Genetic analysis…
Revision of Gymnomitriaceae (Marchantiophyta) in the Korean Peninsula
This paper provides a revision of Gymnomitrion and Marsupella in the Korean Peninsula based on a study of the collections housed in the herbaria of Jeonbuk National University (JN…
Welcome to the Czech Republic again! Rare northern mosses Calliergon megalophyllum and Drepanocladus sordidus (Amblyste…
Two aquatic moss species, Calliergon megalophyllum and Drepanocladus sordidus (Amblystegiaceae, Bryophyta), which had been considered extinct in the Czech Republic, were found in …
Biodiversity of testate amoebae in Sphagnum bogs: the dataset from forest-steppe ecotone (Middle Volga Territory, Russi…
Testate amoebae are a polyphyletic group of unicellular eukaryotic organisms that are characterised by a rigid shell and inhabit mostly freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems. They…
DNA-based occurrence dataset on peatland fungal communities studied by metabarcoding in north-western Siberia
The paper represents the first DNA-based occurrence dataset on peatland fungal communities published for north-western Siberia, the first for Russia and complements several existi…
The MOVECLIM – AZORES project: Bryophytes from Pico Island along an elevation gradient
In September 2012, a comprehensive survey of Pico Island was conducted along an elevational transect, starting at Manhenha (10 m a.s.l.) and culminating at the Pico Mountain calde…
The diversity of macromycetes in peatlands: nine years of plot-based monitoring and barcoding in the raised bog "Mukhri…
Peatland ecosystems are defined by soils with sufficient under-decomposed organic layer, called peat, formed under anoxic conditions. Peatlands are widespread around the world, wi…
Bryophytes Occurrences Dataset Based On SYKO Herbarium Moss Collection
The dataset with 49,726 bryophytes occurrences (49261 moss occurrences and 465 liverworts occurrences) located predominantly on the territory European North-East Russia was descri…
Studies on the moss flora of the Bío-Bío Region of Chile: Part 3
This is the final report on the moss flora of the Bío-Bío Region (Región VIII) in south-central Chile where collections were made in 2001–2003. Reported in this paper are one spec…
Frullania knightbridgei, a new liverwort (Frullaniaceae, Marchantiophyta) species from the deep south of Aotearoa-New Z…
Frullania is a large and taxonomically complex genus. A new liverwort species, Frullania knightbridgei sp. nov. from southern New Zealand, is described and illustrated. The new sp…
A new Neoplatyura Malloch from Finland (Diptera, Keroplatidae)
The genus Neoplatyura Malloch is globally represented by 50 species, of which four are European species. In this article a new European Neoplatyura from Finland is described. The …
Carbon storage and long-term rate of accumulation in high-altitude Andean peatlands of Bolivia.
1. (1) The high-altitude (4,500+ m) Andean mountain range of north-western Bolivia contains many peatlands. Despite heavy grazing pressure and potential damage from climate change…
Rapid development of an unusual peat-accumulating ecosystem in the Chilean Altiplano
AbstractStratigraphic relationships, radiocarbon dating, sediment and peat characteristics, and rates of peat and carbon accumulation from a soligenous peatland, or “bofedal,” in …
Drivers of Peatland Water Table Dynamics in the Central Andes, Bolivia and Peru
AbstractCushion plant dominated peatlands are key ecosystems in tropical alpine regions of the Andes in South America. The cushion plants have formed peat bodies over thousands of…
Effects of grazing pressure on plant species composition and water presence on bofedales in the Andes mountain range of…
Bofedales are high-Andean peatland plant communities with high capacity for water retention, which are regarded as oases of biodiversity. These areas have great social and economi…
Long-term carbon accumulation in two tropical mountain peatlands, Andes Mountains, Ecuador
Tropical peatlands form in at least two distinct altitudinal zones, namely lowlands and high mountains. Unlike lowland tropical peatlands, which are typically…
A Multiscale Productivity Assessment of High Andean Peatlands across the Chilean Altiplano Using 31 Years of Landsat Im…
The high Andean peatlands, locally known as “bofedales”, are a unique type of wetland distributed across the high-elevation South American Altiplano plateau. This extensive peatla…
Interannual lake fluctuations in the Argentine Puna: relationships with its associated peatlands and climate change
High elevation ecosystems are likely more sensitive to climate change. But, due to paucity of instrumental records, such effects are poorly studied, particularly in mountains outs…
Ecology of a paramo cushion mire
A pollen diagram of a 225 cm long core from a small Plantago rigida cushion mire (Turbera de Calostros) in the grassparamo belt at 3730m altitude in the Paramo de Chingaza, Easter…
A phytoremediation approach using Calamagrostis ligulata and Juncus imbricatus in Andean wetlands of Peru
Emergent plant species growing in Andean natural wetlands have shown efficient phytoremediation capabilities in wetlands polluted by acid mine drainage. However, the types and amo…
The influence of climate change on recent peat accumulation patterns of Distichia muscoides cushion bogs in the high-el…
extensive cushions of Distichia muscoides found at high elevations in the Andes form deep deposits of peat and function as peatland. The location of Distichia peatlands at the hig…
Response curves and the environmental limits for peat-forming species in the northern Andes
Peatlands, with organic soils, are usually dominated by one or a few species. Above and belowground ecological processes are regulated by the characteristics of the dominant speci…
The effect of drainage on organic matter accumulation and plant communities of high-altitude peatlands in the Colombian…
The tropical Andes store and regulate water outflow that serves nearly 60 million people. Most of the water is for un-managed agricultural irrigation. In this work I report how th…