Do we need soil moisture measurements in the vegetation–environment studies in wetlands?

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Authors	HÁJEK Michal HÁJKOVÁ Petra KOČÍ Martin JIROUŠEK Martin MIKULÁŠKOVÁ Eva KINTROVÁ Kateřina
Year of publication	2013
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Journal of Vegetation Science
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Science
Citation
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01440.x
Field	Ecology
Keywords	mire; moisture; vegetation
Description	We found that in fens and bogs, water level still describes hydrological conditions better than directly measured moisture, and serves as a useful proxy of complex environmental conditions related to the hydrological regime, especially in Sphagnum fens with a shallow peat layer. Our results validate existing knowledge of species–environment relationships based on water table measurements.
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