Journal article
Moss and peat hydraulic properties are optimized to maximize peatland water use efficiency
Abstract
Abstract Peatland ecosystems are globally important carbon and terrestrial surface water stores that have formed over millennia. These ecosystems have likely optimized their ecohydrological function over the long‐term development of their soil hydraulic properties. The optimization of peat hydraulic properties is examined to determine which of the following conditions peatland ecosystems target during this development: (i) maximize carbon …
Authors
Kettridge N; Tilak AS; Devito KJ; Petrone RM; Mendoza CA; Waddington JM
Journal
Ecohydrology, Vol. 9, No. 6, pp. 1039–1051
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
September 2016
DOI
10.1002/eco.1708
ISSN
1936-0584