Effects of sulphur pollutants on the growth of Sphagnum species
- 30 June 1978
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Environmental Pollution (1970)
- Vol. 16 (2), 151-162
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0013-9327(78)90129-5
Abstract
Sphagnum species, once dominant in the blanket bog vegetation of the southern Pennines, have largely disappeared since the Industrial Revolution. Laboratory studies suggest that the growth of a number of Sphagnum species is sensitive to sulphur pollutants (− HSO3, −− SO4, SO2) within the range of concentrations found in Great Britain today. The species differ in their response to the pollutants; 0·5 mM −HSO3 eventually proved lethal to the most sensitive species but reduced the growth rate of the most resistant, S. recurvum, by only 35%. These results are discussed in relation to vegetation changes in the southern Pennines and north Cheshire.Keywords
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