Project:BB|1484
- Title
- Hydrological, soil chemical and ecological effects of Climate Change in species rich fens
- Acronym
- URL
- StartDate
- 1997-01-01
- EndDate
- 2001-10-31
- Amount
Abstract
Rich fens are characterised by their low productivity, permanent wetness and base richness, with P availability often limiting primary production. Prolonged periods of summer drought may drastically alter the redox and pH conditions in the root zone. Such events are likely to affect the soil and soil solution chemistry (e.g. P availability). Increased P availability may in turn lead to increased net primary production and, eventually, decreased species richness. In this Global Change study, we evaluated to what extent prolonged periods of summer drought which are expected to occur more frequently in Climate Change scenarios affect the hydrology, soil chemistry and ecology of species-rich fens.
Keywords
wetlands, rich fen, hydrochemistry, hydrology, climate change, global change, drought, acidification, Bio-, Chemistry and chemical ecology, Ecology, Pedobiology and soil biology, Bogs and fens, Heathland, moorland and tundra, Origins, Maintenance and Change of Biodiversity, Conservation, Restoration and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity, Buitengoor, Marais de Vance, Torfbroek, Buxton Heath, province of Antwerp, province of Luxembourg, province of Brabant, Kempen, Broadland, Norfolk, Great Britain, The Netherlands, Schiermonnikoog, Groot Zandbrink, Sunbiggin, Beeston Bog, Fen Bog, Viridaeplantae, monocotyledons, Molinia caerulea, Carex demissa, Carex pannicea, Carex dioica, Eleocharis quinqueflora, Juncus bulbosus
Orgunits
| Name | Role | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecosystem Management Research Group | unknown |
Publications
| Reference | Role |
|---|---|
| Van Haesebroeck, V., Boeye, D., Verhagen, B. and Verheyen, R.F. 1997. Experimental investigation of drought induced acidification in a rich fen soil. Biogeochemistry, 37:15-32. | author |
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