The ecohydrology of forested peatlands: Simulating the effects of tree shading on moss evaporation and species composition

Abstract Forested peatlands represent an important global carbon pool, storing 48.0 Pg of carbon within continental western Canada alone. Peatland hydrology regulates the carbon dynamics and future stability of this carbon store and provides a critical control on regional water dynamics. Drying associated with land‐use change and climate change has the potential to increase tree growth, modifying the density, size, and spatial arrangement of …