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SUMMARY:The role of plant species composition on peatland carbon cycles: 
 importance of above-belowpeat linkages
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DESCRIPTION:Climate change\, as currently projected\, may alter peatland 
 carbon cycles\, through changes in environmental conditions or by altera
 tions in the plant community composition. More and more we gain understa
 nding on the effects of climate change on C cycles\, yet the mechanism u
 nderlying apparent plant controls are hitherto not fully known. Here\, I
  will present data from a series of experiments –field and glasshouse st
 udies– which all aimed to research the role of peatland vascular plants 
 on CO2 and CH4 fluxes. In general\, the results from these studies show 
 that changing environmental conditions will\, directly and indirectly\, 
 affect existing carbon processes in peatlands and may cause unprecedente
 d changes in CO2 and CH4 dynamics. As such\, I conclude that in order to
  maintain current peatland carbon dynamics we need not only to maintain 
 the peatlands abiotic conditions\, but also the balance between plant fu
 nctional types. Especially the latter is difficult\, as I will highlight
  with the results from a European-wide study aiming to elucidate the eff
 ects of bio-climatological variables and nutrient deposition on peatland
  plant community composition. 
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CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:Smith LT\, Michael Smith Building\, Manchester
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