Authors:
Étienne Paradis, Line Rochefort
Book:
Proceedings of the 14th International Peat Congress
Venue:
Stockholm
Keywords:
biological-interactions, carex-trisperma, dicranum-polysetum, nemopanthus-mucronatus, sphagnum-fallax
Documentfile:
Paradis, Rochefort 2012: Ecological Restoration of Lagg-Swamp Species on Cutover Peatlands
Summary:
Theme V. Restoration, rehabilitation and after-use of disturbed peatlands
SUMMARY
A relatively more recent challenge in restoration of cutover peatlands is the restoration of the lagg-swamp. That is, the minerotrophic band surrounding the dome in natural raised bogs. In our study, we follow three objectives: 1) to characterize the effects of shade on the regeneration of two typical moss species of natural lagg-swamps when reintroduced in cutover peatlands; 2) to characterize the effects of shade and presence of a moss carpet on the germination of one sedge species and one shrub species; 3) to characterize the effects of shade, presence of a moss carpet and fertilization on the growth and survival of shrub seedlings.