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Feathery bog moss
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Stirlingshire - Fallin and Wester Moss
Feathery bog moss (Sphagnum cuspidatum) at Wester Moss, Fallin
13 September 2016
Feathery bog moss
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Stirlingshire - Fallin and Wester Moss
Feathery bog moss (Sphagnum cuspidatum) at Wester Moss, Fallin
13 September 2016
Feathery Bog Moss at White Moss, North Ayrshire
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East Renfrewshire
Feathery Bog Moss (Sphagnum cuspidatum) at White Moss, near Lugtonridge, North Ayrshire, taken by David Palmar. Sphagnum Moss absorbs water like a sponge, keeping the bog wet, minimising breakdown of the peat and and enabling the bog to expand and sequester carbon from the atmosphere.
13 March 2022
Sphagnum moss, Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve
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Stirlingshire - Flanders Moss
Sphagnum moss, Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve, Stirlingshire. Sphagnum moss can hold many times its own weight of water. It acts like a sponge, helping to wet the bog and allow it to store or sequester carbon, whereas a dry bog is a carbon source as the moss decays.
20 October 2021
Peat core in plastic gutter
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East Dunbartonshire Mosses
The peat core is emptied from the corer into a plastic gutter to allow examination and sampling. In the middle of this picture can be seen a section of peat where the climate dried out for a number of decades, allowing decomposition of the peat in the aerobic conditions, whereas on either side of this section, the preserved remains of sphagnum moss and sedges can be found, preserved in the anaerobic conditions of the wet peat.
09 May 2015
Peat core in plastic gutter
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East Dunbartonshire Mosses
The peat core is emptied from the corer into a plastic gutter to allow examination and sampling. In the middle of this picture can be seen a section of peat where the climate dried out for a number of decades, allowing decomposition of the peat in the aerobic conditions, whereas on either side of this section, the preserved remains of sphagnum moss and sedges can be found, preserved in the anaerobic conditions of the wet peat.
09 May 2015
Peat core in plastic gutter
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East Dunbartonshire Mosses
The peat core is emptied from the corer into a plastic gutter to allow examination and sampling. The peat core can be used for the analysis of wind-borne pollen, largely tree pollen, but also of grasses, sedges and heather. Pollen analysis allows the interpretation and reconstruction of palaeoclimates and paleovegetation, which has relevance to understanding modern climate change.
09 May 2015
Peat core in plastic gutter
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East Dunbartonshire Mosses
The peat core is emptied from the corer into a plastic gutter to allow examination and sampling. The peat core can be used for the analysis of wind-borne pollen, largely tree pollen, but also of grasses, sedges and heather. Pollen analysis allows the interpretation and reconstruction of palaeoclimates and paleovegetation, which has relevance to understanding modern climate change.
09 May 2015
Demonstrating a peat sample
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East Dunbartonshire Mosses
Dr Richard Tipping demonstrating a peat sample, Lenzie Moss. The peat core can be used for the analysis of wind-borne pollen, largely tree pollen, but also of grasses, sedges and heather. Pollen analysis allows the interpretation and reconstruction of palaeoclimates and paleovegetation, which has relevance to understanding modern climate change.
09 May 2015
Examining the peat core
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East Dunbartonshire Mosses
Dr Richard Tipping examining the peat core. The peat core can be used for the analysis of wind-borne pollen, largely tree pollen, but also of grasses, sedges and heather. Pollen analysis allows the interpretation and reconstruction of palaeoclimates and paleovegetation, which has relevance to understanding modern climate change.
