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Wetland Ecology: Plant Adaptations to Changing Wetland Environments Ⅱ
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Wetland Ecology: Plant Adaptations to Changing Wetland Environments Ⅱ

A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Ecology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 October 2023) | Viewed by 2099

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Dr. Marjorie M. Holland

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Department of Biology, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677, USA
Interests: biodiversity; plant ecology; sustainable ecological systems; wetland ecology
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Dr. Walter Rast

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Director, International Institute for Sustainable Water Resources, EcoCentro, Alamo College District, San Antonio, TX, USA
Interests: integrated management of lentic systems; transboundary waters; lakes and climate change; eutrophication assessment
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Since the signing of the International Convention on Wetlands in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971, environmental groups and government agencies have become more concerned with the suitable and sustainable use of wetlands around the world. Wetland scientists have expanded their research on different types of wetland in the various countries that support these wetlands. By the mid-1980s, scientists had become concerned with changes that were occurring across the globe. This Special Issue invites plant scientists to contribute their findings regarding the responses of wetland vegetation (and the organisms it supports) to climate change. What has been learned about the role of microbes in wetlands over the last 20 years? What has been learned about the role of rushes, sedges, grasses, or Sphagnum moss over the last 20 years? What has been learned regarding the functioning of bogs, freshwater marshes, lake edges, or riparian systems over the past 50 years? Any predictions of how wetlands might function in 20, 50, or 100 years are encouraged. What restoration efforts might be or have been utilized successfully?

Dr. Marjorie M. Holland
Dr. Walter Rast
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Keywords

  • wetland plant adaptations
  • microbes
  • rushes
  • sedges
  • grasses
  • freshwater marshes
  • peat bogs
  • lake edges
  • riparian systems
  • response to temperature and/or water fluctuations
  • climate change
  • wetland function
  • wetland restoration

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Geomagnetic Anomaly in the Growth Response of Peat Moss Sphagnum riparium to Temperature
by Victor L. Mironov
Plants 2024, 13(1), 48; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13010048 - 22 Dec 2023
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Temperature plays an essential role in a plant’s life. The current investigation reveals that photoreceptors, whose activity is affected by the geomagnetic field, are a critical element of its perception. This knowledge suggests that plants’ responses to temperature could shift in different geomagnetic [...] Read more.
Temperature plays an essential role in a plant’s life. The current investigation reveals that photoreceptors, whose activity is affected by the geomagnetic field, are a critical element of its perception. This knowledge suggests that plants’ responses to temperature could shift in different geomagnetic conditions. To test this hypothesis, we studied the change in the growth response of the peat moss Sphagnum riparium to temperature with a gradual increase in the geomagnetic Kp index. Growth data for this species were collected from Karelian mires by detailed monitoring over eight full growing seasons. The growth of 209,490 shoots was measured and 1439 growth rates were obtained for this period. The analysis showed a strong positive dependence of sphagnum growth on temperature (r = 0.58; n = 1439; P = 1.7 × 10−119), which is strongest in the Kp range from 0.87 to 1.61 (r = 0.65; n = 464; P = 4.5 × 10−58). This Kp interval is clearer after removing the seasonal contributions from the growth rate and temperature and is preserved when diurnal temperature is used. Our results are consistent with the hypothesis and show the unknown contribution of the geomagnetic field to the temperature responses of plants. Full article
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Contrasting Dynamics of Littoral and Riparian Reed Stands within a Wetland Complex of Lake Cerknica
by Nik Ojdanič, Igor Zelnik, Matej Holcar, Alenka Gaberščik and Aleksandra Golob
Plants 2023, 12(5), 1006; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12051006 - 22 Feb 2023
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This contribution discusses the use of field measurements and remotely sensed data in an exploration of the effects of environmental parameters on the riparian and littoral stands of the common reed (Phragmites australis) in an intermittent wetland in Slovenia. For this [...] Read more.
This contribution discusses the use of field measurements and remotely sensed data in an exploration of the effects of environmental parameters on the riparian and littoral stands of the common reed (Phragmites australis) in an intermittent wetland in Slovenia. For this purpose, we created a normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) time series extending from 2017 to 2021. Data were collected and fitted to a unimodal growth model, from which we determined three different stages relating to the reed’s growth. The field data consisted of the above-ground biomass harvested at the end of the vegetation season. Maximal NDVI values at the peak of the growing season exhibited no useful relationship with the above-ground biomass at the end of the season. Intense and long-lasting floods, especially during the period of intense culm growth, hindered the production of common reeds, while dry periods and temperatures were helpful before reed growth began. Summer droughts exhibited little effect. Water level fluctuations exerted a greater effect on reeds at the littoral site due to more pronounced extremes. In contrast, more constant and moderate conditions at the riparian site benefited the growth and productivity of the common reed. These results can prove useful for decision making regarding common reed management at the intermittent lake Cerknica. Full article
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