Essays about: "feather moss"
Found 3 essays containing the words feather moss.
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1. Nitrogen fixation by cyanobacteria associated to feathermosses : a comparison between Scots pine and Norway spruce stands
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : The limitations of available nutrients are strong in the boreal forest, especially of nitrogen (N). Due to slow mineralization rate of organic soil nitrogen, caused by low temperatures and acidic soils. Few organisms can fixate atmospheric nitrogen. Among those who have the ability there are some that are common in the boreal forest. READ MORE
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2. Nitrogen fixation among boreal feather mosses along a clear-cut chronosequence
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : The Swedish boreal forests are limited by nitrogen (N) availability. While biological N2 fixation by cyanobacteria hosted by pleurocarpous feather mosses are important sources of N input to natural boreal forest ecosystems, little is known about the patterns of N2 fixation in silvicultural systems. READ MORE
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3. Water availability controls nitrogen fixation in the feather moss, Pleurozium schreberi
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : The influence of water availability in terms of amount and frequency of addition on N fixation of the feather moss Pleurozium schreberi was evaluated in a greenhouse experiment. Moss was collected in the Vaksliden forest reserve, northern Sweden, and subjected to several watering treatments. READ MORE