Linkages between Sphagnum metabolites and peatland CO2 uptake are sensitive to seasonality in warming trends

A Sytiuk, S Hamard, R Céréghino, E Dorrepaal… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Plants produce a wide diversity of metabolites. Yet, our understanding of how shifts in plant
metabolites as a response to climate change feedback on ecosystem processes remains …

Effects of climate warming on Sphagnum photosynthesis in peatlands depend on peat moisture and species‐specific anatomical traits

VEJ Jassey, C Signarbieux - Global Change Biology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change will influence plant photosynthesis by altering patterns of temperature and
precipitation, including their variability and seasonality. Both effects may be important for …

Sphagnum mosses, the impact of disturbances and anthropogenic management actions on their ecological role in CO2 fluxes generated in peatland ecosystems

PA Pacheco‐Cancino, RF Carrillo‐López… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Mosses of the genus Sphagnum are the dominant vegetation in most pristine peatlands in
temperate and high‐latitude regions. They play a crucial role in carbon sequestration, being …

CO2 fertilization of Sphagnum peat mosses is modulated by water table level and other environmental factors

H Serk, MB Nilsson, J Figueira, T Wieloch… - Plant, Cell & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Sphagnum mosses account for most accumulated dead organic matter in peatlands.
Therefore, understanding their responses to increasing atmospheric CO2 is needed for …

Tradeoffs and scaling of functional traits in Sphagnum as drivers of carbon cycling in peatlands

CG Laing, G Granath, LR Belyea, KE Allton, H Rydin - Oikos, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Growth and decomposition of Sphagnum controls turnover of a large global store of soil
organic carbon. We investigated variation in morphological and physiological traits of …

[HTML][HTML] Fresh Air for the Mire-Breathing Hypothesis: Sphagnum Moss and Peat Structure Regulate the Response of CO2 Exchange to Altered Hydrology in a …

A O'Neill, C Tucker, ES Kane - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sphagnum-dominated peatlands store more carbon than all of Earth's forests, playing a
large role in the balance of carbon dioxide. However, these carbon sinks face an uncertain …

Biophysical drivers of seasonal variability in Sphagnum gross primary production in a northern temperate bog

AP Walker, KR Carter, L Gu, PJ Hanson… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Sphagnum mosses are the keystone species of peatland ecosystems. With rapid rates of
climate change occurring in high latitudes, vast reservoirs of carbon accumulated over …

[HTML][HTML] An unexpected role for mixotrophs in the response of peatland carbon cycling to climate warming

VEJ Jassey, C Signarbieux, S Hättenschwiler… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Mixotrophic protists are increasingly recognized for their significant contribution to carbon
(C) cycling. As phototrophs they contribute to photosynthetic C fixation, whilst as predators of …

Rapid loss of an ecosystem engineer: Sphagnum decline in an experimentally warmed bog

RJ Norby, J Childs, PJ Hanson… - Ecology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Sphagnum mosses are keystone components of peatland ecosystems. They facilitate the
accumulation of carbon in peat deposits, but climate change is predicted to expose peatland …

Global-scale pattern of peatland Sphagnum growth driven by photosynthetically active radiation and growing season length

J Loisel, AV Gallego-Sala, Z Yu - Biogeosciences, 2012 - bg.copernicus.org
High-latitude peatlands contain about one third of the world's soil organic carbon, most of
which is derived from partly decomposed Sphagnum (peat moss) plants. We conducted a …