Accumulation Characteristics of Bryophytes in Abandoned Disturbed Peatlands: A Case Study From the Kaliningrad Region, Russia
Journal: Rossijskij žurnal nauk o zemle/Russian journal of earth sciences
Year: 2023

The paper provides original data on accumulation capabilities of bryophytes typical of peatland ecosystems with different degree of anthropogenic transformation occurring in the Kaliningrad Region of Russia. A key study area was the Vittgirrensky Peatland, abandoned after milled peat extraction in 1990s and designated as the Rossyanka Carbon Measurement Supersite in 2021. The accumulation of micro- and macroelements: Ca, Mn, Fe, Ni, Zn, Br, Rb, and Sr – was identified by means of X-ray fluoresce