Moss and Biocrust Project Update

May 12, 2014

Rebecca Durham and Mandy Slate provide an update on experiments that explore the impact of bryophytes on ecosystem recovery.

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These experiments provide a novel opportunity to explore the impact of bryophytes on ecosystem recovery.

Bryophytes Experiment Protocol

Visual inspection of our Fall 2013 installed plots reveals intact moss fragments and growing moss plugs. We have allotted four years for this study.

Bryum sp. plugs transplanted fall 2013 adhered to the soil surface. The blue line approximates the frame that delineates each plot.

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