Net primary production of the dominant bryophytes in a Sphagnum-dominated wetland in West Virginia.

Measurements of annual net primary production of Sphagnum magellanicum Brid., Sphagnum recurvum P.-Beauv., and Polytrichum commune Hedw. were 5.4, 6.1, and 7.9 g dry mass dm -2 , respectively, at Big Run Bog-a wetland in the unglaciated Appalachian Plateau of West Virginia. Production values for the...

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Main Authors: Wieder, R Kelman., Lang, Gerald.
Format: Villanova Faculty Authorship
Language:English
Published: 1983
Online Access:http://ezproxy.villanova.edu/login?url=https://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:179327