The ecology of peatland bryophytes - adaptations and competition in alkaline fens
Abstrakt
This dissertation thesis studies adaptations and competition of peatland
bryophytes in alkaline fens. Specifically, it examines the existence of
plant-plant interactions through volatile organic compounds in peatland
bryophytes and surveys impacts of water chemistry on composition of
bryophyte communities and species survival. It also aims to resolve
principles behind calcicole-calcifuge behaviour of peatland bryophytes
and mechanisms behind calcium toxicity.