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These treated seeds were then mixed with moistsphagnumfor germination testing.
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Sphagnumpeat is irradiated prior to packaging, hence many biological agents would be rendered sterile.
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Females deposit eggs insphagnummoss, or other suitable damp material at the base of plants, and larvae also descend into the moss layer to pupate.
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Sphagnummoss has been used globally as an indicator of climate change.
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Sphagnumserved as the germination medium.
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Sphagnumeither disappeared completely or showed major areal contraction at both coastal and plateau locations and at both small and large moss patches, with no trends evident.
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There should also be the re-introduction ofsphagnummoss, which is so vital to the survival of the peat.
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Even on areas which have been worked, these are now returning to asphagnumlawn—even near drained farmland.
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Muskeg consists of dead plants in various states of decomposition (as peat), ranging from fairly intactsphagnummoss, to sedge peat, to highly decomposed humus.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Marshes, which have a covering ofsphagnum, account for about 80% of all the wetlands.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In addition to its botanical use as a term meaning flower head it is also used to mean the top of thesphagnumplant.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Trees can be very dense or sparse; mats ofsphagnummoss cover the ground.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The best success comes from a well-aerated, wet medium consisting partly or entirely ofsphagnum; flowing water is advisable.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is never very common but may be frequently overlooked because of its small size and a tendency to grow underneath heather onsphagnummoss.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In flooded areas, red maple and alder, which can tolerate the water, are dominant along with leatherleaf andsphagnum.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Shredded, long-fibered or livesphagnummoss is preferred as a soil substrate, often with added horticultural lava rock, perlite, and pumice.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Gametophytes have substantial asexual reproduction by fragmentation, producing much of the living material insphagnumpeatlands.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Sphagnummosses are known from most temperate, subarctic and highland climate areas.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Algae and intertidal plants can be found on the shore, including salt meadow grass, sedge andsphagnummoss.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.At an intermediate level of evolution, thick peat layers formed from decay and carbonisation of the rottingsphagnum.
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