Title
The influence of water-table depth and pH on the spatial distribution of diatom species in peatlands of the Boreal Shield and Hudson Plains, Canada
Author(s)
Hargan, K.E., Ruhland, K.M., Paterson, A.M., Finkelstein, S.A., Holmquist, J.R., MacDonald, G.M., Keller, W., and J.P. Smol
Published
2015
Publisher
Botany
Abstract
With climate change, studies of northern peatlands are now more important than ever owing to the vast quantities of carbon stored within these regions and their future role as net carbon sinks. Diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) are algae that have been used extensively in lake and wetland studies as environmental indicators but have rarely been used to study past peatland responses to environmental change. This study determines the ecological distribution and response of diatoms to microhabitat conditions and assesses the potential for diatoms to be applied as indicators of long-term environmental change in northern peatlands.
Full Citation
Hargan, K.E., Ruhland, K.M., Paterson, A.M., Finkelstein, S.A., Holmquist, J.R., MacDonald, G.M., Keller, W., and J.P. Smol. 2015. The influence of water-table depth and pH on the spatial distribution of diatom species in peatlands of the Boreal Shield and Hudson Plains, Canada. Botany 93(2): 57-74.
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