Not all Sphagnum moss manages water in the same way.
Tag - sphagnum
Alex Assiry
Sphagnoid areolation pattern in leaves of Palaeozoic protosphagnalean mosses
Palaeozoic Protosphagnales constitute the largest group of extinct mosses of a still uncertain affinity. Their leaf areolation resembles that of modern Sphagna, which is strikingly different from any other mosses...
Associations between shoot-level water relations and photosynthetic responses to water and light in 12 moss species
In vascular plants, water and carbon economics are closely coupled. In mosses, this relationship has been little studied but a strong coupling is expected because photosynthesis depends heavily on water content in these...
William Salter
Fort McMurray researchers find forests highlight the high fire risk areas
The larger the tree, the drier the peat and so the greater the fire risk.
Dale Maylea
Single peat moss individuals include most of the allelic diversity in Sphagnum
Allopolyploids exhibit both different levels and patterns of genetic variation than are typical of diploids. Hitherto, little attention has been given to the apportioning of allelic diversity in such species...
botanyone
Organellar phylogenomics of Sphagnum
Sphagnum (peatmoss) is rapidly developing as a model for ecological genomics research. Twenty or more species of Sphagnum often co-exist within peatlands and sort themselves relative to abiotic niche gradients...
Life, death and what sphagnum does afterwards
Decomposition of sphagnum moss isn't just about phylogenetics. Research shows habitat plays an important role.
Alun Salt