Search Results - "Karofeld, E."

Reconstructing peatland water tables using transfer functions for plant macrofossils and testate amoebae: A methodological comparison by Väliranta, M., Blundell, A., Charman, D.J., Karofeld, E., Korhola, A., Sillasoo, Ü., Tuittila, E.-S.

“…Relatively seldom is the same parameter reconstructed from the same site using different proxies, resulting in a persistent problem for palaeoecological…”
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A synthesis of evidence for the effects of interventions to conserve peatland vegetation: overview and critical discussion by Taylor, N., Grillas, P., Fennessy, M. S., Goodyer, E, Graham, L L B, Karofeld, E, Lindsay, R., Locky, D A, Ockendon, N, Rial, A, Ross, S, Smith, R K, van Diggelen, R, Whinam, J., Sutherland, W J

“…Peatlands are valuable but threatened ecosystems. Intervention to tackle direct threats is often necessary, but should be informed by scientific evidence to…”
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Does the autecology of core species reflect the synecology of functional groups during the assembly of vegetation in abandoned extracted peatlands? by J. Liira, T. Triisberg-Uljas, E. Karofeld, H. Karu, J. Paal

“…The combined autecology of individual species is expected to reflect the synecology of their respective functional groups and vice versa, but this assumption…”
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Rapid changes in plant assemblages on mud-bottom hollows in raised bog: a sixteen-year study by E. Karofeld, R. Rivis, H. Tõnisson, K. Vellak

“…Mud-bottom hollows with bare peat surface are common features of raised bogs in the boreal zone. Due to retarded peat accumulation, these hollows promote…”
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Effects of bombing and regeneration of plant cover in Kõnnu-Suursoo raised bog, North Estonia by Karofeld, E

“…This study reports on the main effects of bombing and the subsequent regeneration of plant cover in a raised bog (KÕnnu-Suursoo) of North Estonia. Shell…”
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Climate-related changes in peatland carbon accumulation during the last millennium by Charman, D. J, Beilman, D. W, Blaauw, M, Booth, R. K, Brewer, S, Chambers, F. M, Christen, J. A, Gallego-Sala, A, Harrison, S. P, Hughes, P. D. M, Jackson, S. T, Korhola, A, Mauquoy, D, Mitchell, F. J. G, Prentice, I. C, van der Linden, M, De Vleeschouwer, F, Yu, Z. C, Alm, J, Bauer, I. E, Corish, Y. M. C, Garneau, M, Hohl, V, Huang, Y, Karofeld, E, Le Roux, G, Loisel, J, Moschen, R, Nichols, J. E, Nieminen, T. M, MacDonald, G. M, Phadtare, N. R, Rausch, N, Sillasoo, Ã, Swindles, G. T, Tuittila, E.-S, Ukonmaanaho, L, Väliranta, M, van Bellen, S, van Geel, B, Vitt, D. H, Zhao, Y

“…Peatlands are a major terrestrial carbon store and a persistent natural carbon sink during the Holocene, but there is considerable uncertainty over the fate of…”
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Impact of water table level on annual carbon and greenhouse gas balances of a restored peat extraction area by Järveoja, Järvi, Peichl, Matthias, Maddison, Martin, Soosaar, Kaido, Vellak, Kai, Karofeld, Edgar, Teemusk, Alar, Mander, Ülo

“…Peatland restoration may provide a potential after-use option to mitigate the negative climate impact of abandoned peat extraction areas; currently, however,…”
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CH4 Emission from a Hollow-Ridge Complex in a Raised Bog: The Role of CH4 Production and Oxidation by Frenzel, Peter, Karofeld, Edger

“…The aim of this study was to correlate magnitude and controls of CH4 fluxes with the microtopography and the vegetation in a hollow-ridge complex of a raised…”
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Sphagnum farming from species selection to the production of growing media: a review by G. Gaudig, M. Krebs, A. Prager, S. Wichmann, and 30 others

“…Sphagnum farming - the production of Sphagnum biomass on rewetted bogs - helps towards achieving global climate goals by halting greenhouse gas emissions from…”
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How does tree density affect water loss of peatlands? A mesocosm experiment by Limpens, Juul, Holmgren, Milena, Jacobs, Cor M J, Van der Zee, Sjoerd E A T M, Karofeld, Edgar, Berendse, Frank

“…Raised bogs have accumulated more atmospheric carbon than any other terrestrial ecosystem on Earth. Climate-induced expansion of trees and shrubs may turn…”
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Testing the relationship between Holocene peatland palaeoclimate reconstructions and instrumental data at two European sites by Charman, Dan J., Brown, Alastair D., Hendon, Dawn, Karofeld, Edgar

“…Peatland surface wetness records provide long Holocene palaeoclimate reconstructions at 10 1–10 2 year resolution. They reflect changes in water balance but…”
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Mud-bottom hollows: exceptional features in carbon-accumulating bogs? by Karofeld, Edgar

“…Mud-bottom hollows are depressions on the bog surface where Sphagnum mosses have died and peat accumulation is retarded or even replaced with loss by…”
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Re-vegetation of block-cut and milled peatlands: an Estonian example by T. Triisberg, E. Karofeld, J. Paal

“…The re-vegetation of mined peatlands after abandonment is often a long-lasting process. The aim of this study was to clarify the factors influencing the…”
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Distribution and Development of Necrotic Sphagnum Patches in Two Estonian Raised Bogs by Karofeld, Edgar, Pajula, Raimo

“…Sphagnum mosses dominate the plant cover of boreal bogs and accumulate carbon as peat. However, discoloured necrotic Sphagnum patches are also common in bogs…”
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