Search results for "Vema"
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Integrating Decomposers, Methane-Cycling Microbes and Ecosystem Carbon Fluxes Along a Peatland Successional Gradient in a Land Uplift Region
2021
AbstractPeatlands are carbon dioxide (CO2) sinks that, in parallel, release methane (CH4). The peatland carbon (C) balance depends on the interplay of decomposer and CH4-cycling microbes, vegetation, and environmental conditions. These interactions are susceptible to the changes that occur along a successional gradient from vascular plant-dominated systems to Sphagnum moss-dominated systems. Changes similar to this succession are predicted to occur from climate change. Here, we investigated how microbial and plant communities are interlinked with each other and with ecosystem C cycling along a successional gradient on a boreal land uplift coast. The gradient ranged from shoreline to meadows…
Effects of habitat restoration on peatland bird communities
2020
Restoration of damaged ecosystems has become an important tool to slow down the biodiversity loss and to maintain ecosystem services. Peatland bird populations have shown a substantial decline during the recent decades in Northern Europe as a consequence of peatland drainage. We studied whether restoration of peatlands drained for forestry affects bird communities. We conducted bird surveys at 11 peatlands in Western Finland, where each of the restored and their pristine counterparts were surveyed before restoration and yearly after restoration during 2010–2018. We used linear mixed effect models to analyze whether restoration affected the number of species and territories of peatland speci…
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Large stocks of peatland carbon and nitrogen are vulnerable to permafrost thaw
2020
Significance Over many millennia, northern peatlands have accumulated large amounts of carbon and nitrogen, thus cooling the global climate. Over shorter timescales, peatland disturbances can trigger losses of peat and release of greenhouses gases. Despite their importance to the global climate, peatlands remain poorly mapped, and the vulnerability of permafrost peatlands to warming is uncertain. This study compiles over 7,000 field observations to present a data-driven map of northern peatlands and their carbon and nitrogen stocks. We use these maps to model the impact of permafrost thaw on peatlands and find that warming will likely shift the greenhouse gas balance of northern peatlands. …
Elevated nutrient concentrations in headwaters affected by drained peatland
2018
Abstract Nutrient export from drained peatland has significant impacts on aquatic environments in Nordic catchments. Spatial information on variations in nutrient concentrations across different landscapes and land uses is needed to design measures for achieving the good ecological status of the EU Water Framework Directive. In this study we determined background concentrations in natural peatland-dominated streams and examined effects of peatland use practices on water quality in headwater catchments. We quantified sources for different elements by joint analysis of water chemistry, isotopes, and hydrology for 62 small catchments in North Ostrobothnia, Finland. Concentrations of nutrients …
Turvemaiden maankäytön vaikutukset kuoriameebayhteisöihin
2013
Turvemaiden maankäytöllä on todettu olevan monenlaisia ympäristövaikutuksia, kuten esimerkiksi kasvihuoneilmiötä vauhdittavat kaasupäästöt (esim. CO2 & CH4), turvetuotannon vesistövaikutukset ja turpeenpolton päästöt. Lisäksi turvemaiden maankäytöllä on vahvoja vaikutuksia soihin. Maankäytön ympäristövaikutusten arvioinnissa on käytetty apuna monia eliöryhmiä, esimerkiksi pohjaeläimiä, eläinplanktonia ja kaloja. Kuoriameebat (Testacea) ovat ryhmä pieniä, lajistoltaan monimuotoisia ja laajalle levinneitä yksisoluisia eliöitä. Ne ovat pääasiallisesti akvaattisia eliöitä, ja niitä esiintyy muun muassa turvemailla, kosteikoissa ja järvissä. Kuoriameebat sopivat erityisesti turvemaassa tapahtuvi…
Association between the ACE I/D polymorphism and physical activity in Polish women
2016
Angiotensin converting enzyme gene (ACE) is the most frequently investigated genetic marker in the context of genetic conditioning of athletic predispositions. However, the knowledge of ACE’s potential modifying effect on changes in selected body traits achieved through a training programme is still limited. Therefore, we have decided to check whether selected body mass, body composition variables, oxygen uptake parameters as well as strength/speed parameters observed in physically active participants will be modulated by the ACE I/D polymorphism. The genotype distribution was examined in a group of 201 young healthy women measured for chosen traits before and after the completion of a 12-w…
Changes in pore water quality after peatland restoration: Assessment of a large¿scale, replicated Before-After-Control-Impact study in Finland
2017
Drainage is known to affect peatland natural hydrology and water quality, but peatland restoration is considered to ameliorate peatland degradation. Using a replicated BACIPS (Before-After-Control-Impact Paired Series) design, we investigated 24 peatlands, all drained for forestry and subsequently restored, and 19 pristine control boreal peatlands with high temporal and spatial resolution data on hydroclimate and pore water quality. In drained conditions, total nitrogen (Ntot), total phosphorus (Ptot), and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in pore water were several-fold higher than observed at pristine control sites, highlighting the impacts of long-term drainage on pore water quality. In gen…
Gli orti dell’ozio creativo
2006
Contributi scientifici ed esplorazioni progettuali prodottae per la 10. Biennale di Venezia. Lo spazio degli orti definisce il tessuto connettivo di Vema. Ritratta di un sistema poroso e labirintico, disponibile a un processo di progressiva appropriazione da parte dei futuri abitanti, una struttura aperta che reinterpreta, aggiornandolo all’attualità, il parco della Villa Radieuse lecorbuseriana. Tale spazio si integra a micro-strutture di servizio, destinate a modificare le opportunità di scambio interindividuale.