Peatland bryophyte responses to increased light from black spruce removal

Abstract The ecohydrological impact of tree‐canopy removal on moss and peat, which provide a principal carbon store, is just starting to be understood. Different mosses have contrasting contributions to carbon and water fluxes (e.g., Sphagnum fuscum , Pleurozium schreberi ) and are strongly influenced by tree‐canopy cover. Changes in tree‐canopy cover may therefore lead to long‐term shifts in species composition and associated …