The resistance and short‐term resilience of a restored extracted peatland ecosystems post‐fire: an opportunistic study after a wildfire

• Published in: Restoration ecology Vol. 30; no. 4
• Main Authors: Blier‐Langdeau, Ariane, Guêné‐Nanchen, Mélina, Hugron, Sandrine, Rochefort, Line
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, USA Wiley Periodicals, Inc 01.04.2022; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Aquatic plants; bog; Bogs; Bryophyta; capillarity; Carpets; ecological restoration; Eriophorum vaginatum; Evaluation; fire; Fire resistance; Fires; Growing season; growth habit; humidity; lawns and turf; Mosses; peatland; Peatlands; Plant communities; Reintroduction; Resilience; resistance; Restoration; Scirpus cyperinus; Species; Sphagnum; vegetation; Wildfires

Bogs are known to be relatively resistant and resilient to fire, due to the dominance of wet Sphagnum mosses. Indeed, Sphagnum mosses by holding water, ensure bog resistance, and by regenerating from any fragments left post‐fire, ensure bog resilience. The return of several ecological attributes has...