The Ecology of Wybunbury Moss, Cheshire: I. The Present Vegetation and some Physical, Chemical and Historical Factors Controlling its Nature and Distribution

Green, B. H.; Pearson, M. C.

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“…Wybunbury Moss has been entirely owned and managed by Natural England since early 1980s, and is both a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and National Nature Reserves (NCR) Grade 1. Green and Pearson (1968) divided the surface of Wybunbury Moss by vegetation type into (a) mixed woodland and reedswamp, and (b) pine woodland and Sphagnum lawn. Only three plant species, Betula pubescens, Pinus sylvestris, and Sphagnum recurvum were recorded in both parts of their classification.…”

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“…Most of the pine trees sampled in this project from the solid peat around the floating centre were aged between 45 and 70 years and 90-118 years. Green and Pearson (1968) concluded that pine at Wybunbury most probably was planted on two main occasions, the first in the 1880s and the second most probably after the Second World War. The variation in age in the two cohorts may represent the addition of self-sown trees at the time of planting or planting with mixed-aged trees.…”

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Scots pine seed dynamics on a waterlogged site

Mukassabi

Polwart

Coleshaw

et al. 2012

Trees

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Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) grows some 400 km south of its current native limit at Wybunbury Moss, Cheshire, UK, on a peatland around a small floating bog (Schwingmoor). Cone and seed production of trees, which have been growing on the site for just over 100 years, were investigated over 3 years. Cones matured between September and March and seed shedding began in early April. The number of cones produced per reproductive tree ranged between 31 and 2,418, with a total average of 685 cones tree -1 y -1 . A strong relationship was found between tree diameter and seed production which allowed the prediction of annual seed production. Scots pine on this peatland produced between 766,874 and 950,000 seeds ha -1 annually with a germination percentage of 64%. The predicted number of seeds reaching the central bog (maximum of 120 m from the trees) every year was c. 16,000.

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Section: Area Of Studymentioning

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Section: Area Of Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

Scots pine seed dynamics on a waterlogged site

Mukassabi

Polwart

Coleshaw

et al. 2012

Trees

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“…For the greater part of the year, however, water table is at, or a few centimetres above the bryophyte surface. The surface level measurements suggest that there is no raft-like movement as described for Wybunbury Moss by Green and Pearson (1968). A tendency towards lower surface levels during low absolute water levels is however evident, resulting probably from increased compaction of the top stratum following water loss.…”

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The Phytosociology and Ecology of Scragh Bog, Co. Westmeath

O’Connell

1981

New Phytologist

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Scragh Bog, a mire of some 23 ha, harbours plant communities representative of the more important stages in hydroseral suecession. These communities are described, classified and mapped according to Zurich-Montpellier methodology. Fen communities constitute the major part of the vegetation cover and that dominated by Sehoenus nigricans forms the basis of a new subassociation within the Cirsio-Schoenetum nigricantis Br.-Bl. et Tx. 1952. Other new syntaxa proposed are the Erico-Sphagnetum plumulosi, the Carici limosae-Sphagnetum contorti and the Salici-Betuletum pubescentis pyroletosum. Environmental conditions, as assessed by water table, pH and K^,f,^,. measurements and mineral analyses of surface waters, are considered in relation to the vegetation cover. Mineral analyses were performed on Sphagnum phmiulostim and other bryophyte species which are important as initiators of the climax raised bog community.Growth measurements were also performed on 5'. plumulosum. The significance of the vegetation cover as well as the factors influencing the future rate of succession are discussed.

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“…In contrast to some floating mats [e.g. Wybunbury Moss (Green and Pearson 1968) and Pinhook Bog (Wilcox and Simonin 1988)], the floating mat in Mizorogaike Pond is surrounded by open water in three directions (south, west, and north). Ambient water connects with water under the mat (Haraguchi and Matsui 1990), and the ambient water flows into the mat according to the vertical movement of the mat.…”

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Seasonal changes in oxygen consumption rate and redox property of floating peat in a pond in central Japan

Haraguchi

1995

Wetlands

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Seasonal changes and temperature dependence of the oxygen consumption rate were measured in the surface peat of a floating mat. A simple model succeeded in reproducing the seasonal pattern in Eh changes at the peat surface. This included two terms: oxygen supply rate as a function of water-table depth and oxygen consumption rate as a function of temperature and microbial activity. The model explained well the minimum and maximum Eh in July and October, respectively. The activity of aerobic microbes in the peat was important in determining redox properties in the floating mat.

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The Ecology of Wybunbury Moss, Cheshire: I. The Present Vegetation and some Physical, Chemical and Historical Factors Controlling its Nature and Distribution

Cited by 28 publications

References 14 publications

Scots pine seed dynamics on a waterlogged site

Scots pine seed dynamics on a waterlogged site

The Phytosociology and Ecology of Scragh Bog, Co. Westmeath

Seasonal changes in oxygen consumption rate and redox property of floating peat in a pond in central Japan

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