Mineral content in Sphagnum mosses from ombrotrophic bogs of southwestern Poland: pattern in species and elements

Major elements (N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Na, Fe) were analyzed in 11 Sphagnum species from ombrotrophic bogs in southwestern Poland. The material included species from wet to dry microsites. The highest levels of elements were recorded for S. lindbergii, whereas S. balticum and S. cuspidatum were poorest in...

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Published inActa Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae Vol. 62; no. 3-4; pp. 203 - 208
Main Author Wojtuń, Bronisław
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Warsaw Polish Botanical Society 01.01.2014
Subjects
Bogs
Bryophyta
major elements
Microenvironments
Nutrients
ombrotrophic bogs
Phosphorus
southwestern Poland
Species
Sphagnum
Sphagnum mosses
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Summary:Major elements (N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Na, Fe) were analyzed in 11 Sphagnum species from ombrotrophic bogs in southwestern Poland. The material included species from wet to dry microsites. The highest levels of elements were recorded for S. lindbergii, whereas S. balticum and S. cuspidatum were poorest in elements. The microhabitat gradient from hummock to hollow species is clearly reflected by decreasing concentrations of Ca and Mg, and increasing concentration of Na. Phosphorus, K and N were much more enriched into moss tissues than the remaining elements. These three nutrients were also accumulated in the upper green parts of mosses, while the concentrations of Na and Fe were higher in the bottom brown parts. There were no differences in Ca and Mg between the green and brown segments.
ISSN:0001-6977
2083-9480
DOI:10.5586/asbp.1993.032