The effects of simulated wastewater nutrient amendments on Sphagnum productivity and decomposition within a subarctic ribbed fen1
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Abstract
Peatlands dominate the flat landscape of the Hudson Bay Lowland (HBL). Sphagnum mosses are \nthe key peat-generating plants allowing for important ecosystem services such as carbon storage, \nclimate regulation, and water polishing. The HBL is a location for current and proposed \nindustrial mining development projects, and its peatlands may become increasingly used to \npolish treated wastewater from mining camps. This study focuses on biological changes in the \nSphagnum moss community associated with the addition of simulated treated domestic \nwastewater to a subarctic ribbed fen (a wetland type commonly found throughout the HBL). We \ndetermined how the nutrient additions affected the productivity, decomposition, and nutrient \nratios, within the ponds and raised peatland ridge components of the ribbed fen. Field experiment \nresults show between a four to twelvefold increase in productivity rates of the low-lying \nSphagnum rubellum species, and a twofold increase in productivity for the higher hummock or ridge dominating species Sphagnum fuscum in locations closest to the point source of nutrient \neffluent. Regions of the experimental ribbed fen greater than 50 m away from the point source \nshowed little difference in productivity rates, nutrient content, or decomposition rate than the \nreference fen levels. No significant changes to the rate of decomposition of Sphagnum were \nobserved with relation to distance away from point source nutrients as the experimental fen \ndecomposition rates were comparable to the reference fen rates. A laboratory peat incubation \nexperiment was conducted to determine how increasing exposure to the wastewater nutrients \nwould affect Sphagnum decay potentials. Lab results indicate that greater concentrations of \nnutrient additions to incubation environments did not significantly increase the amount of CO2 or \nCH4 emissions. However, origin of the peat and the species of Sphagnum moss comprising the \npeat was found to be important factors contributing to Sphagnum decomposability and greenhouse gas emissions. Peat formed within a nutrient enriched location produced significantly \ngreater CO2 and CH4 emissions than peat originating from non-fertilized locations, and hollow \ndominant Sphagnum species show greater decomposability than hummock forming species. makers and industries will consult these results for mining development projects within the HBL \nand elsewhere in subarctic and boreal biomes.
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| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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