Grabovik,
S.I. & L.E. Nazarova. Linear increment of Sphagnum mosses on Karelian
mires (Russia)
Arctoa (2013) 22: 23-26
Linear increment of Sphagnum majus, S. fallax, S. balticum,
S. obtusum, and S. subsecundum was examined in 2001-2010. The study
was carried out in the mid-taiga subzone, in Koivu-Lambasuo mire conservation
area (61° 48' N and 33° 35' E), Karelia, Russia. The greatest linear increment
was observed for all of the Sphagnum mosses studied during favorable
vegetation periods with warm spring and warm, humid summer. The growing seasons
in 2002 and 2010 showed a significant decrease in growth for S. balticum,
S. fallax and S. obtusum. Such a decline is
likely to result from dehydration of moss capitula.