Inference of future bog succession trajectory from spatial chronosequence of changing aapa mires

• Published in: Ecology and Evolution Vol. 13; no. 4; pp. e9988 - n/a
• Main Authors: Kolari, Tiina H. M., Tahvanainen, Teemu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley 01.04.2023; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Aerial photography; Biodiversity Ecology; Bogs; Botany; Carbon sequestration; Climate change; Community Ecology; Ecological function; Ecosystem Ecology; Fens; fen‐bog transition; future ecosystems; Global Change Ecology; Growing season; Hydrology; hydroseral development; Landscape Ecology; patterned fen; peatland; Peatlands; pH effects; Plant communities; plant population and community dynamics; Plants; Scheuchzeria palustris; spatial chronosequence; Species richness; Sphagnum; Sphagnum lindbergii; Strings; succession; Transition zone; Vegetation; vegetation change; Vegetation changes; Water chemistry; Water table; Finland; succession; hydroseral development; plant population and community dynamics; patterned fen; peatland; future ecosystems; spatial chronosequence; vegetation change; Sphagnum; fen‐bog transition

Climate change‐driven vegetation changes can alter the ecosystem functions of northern peatlands. Several case studies have documented fen‐to‐bog transition (FBT) over recent decades, which can have major implications, as increased bog growth would likely cause cooling feedback. However, studies bey...