Sphagnum

• “Low altitude wetter areas such as Sphagnum bogs support Sphagnum moss with cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccus, bilberries and cloudberries.”

  Virgin Komi Forests, Russian Federation

• “According to BBC, a study published in Molecular Ecology has found that the common peat moss Sphagnum subnitens is genetically identical across northwestern North America.”

  The Huffington Post: The Plant That Conquered America

• “Made from Sphagnum peat moss, this natural product has phenomenal absorptive properties.”

  Simon & Schuster: The Great Penguin Rescue

• “Isolation and characterization of oligotrophic acido-tolerant methanogenic consortia from a Sphagnum peat bog.”

  Implications of current species distributions for future biotic change in the Arctic

• “Recent work by Niemi et al. [67] showed that increased UV-B radiation decreased CH4 emissions from a peatland in northern Finland, while three studies show UV-B radiation effects on Sphagnum growth [68] with potential implications for C sequestration.”

  Effects of changes in climate and UV radiation levels on function of arctic ecosystems in the short and long term

• “Ground heat fluxes are reduced in tundra ecosystems with a large leaf area, which shades the ground surface [117], or where the ground cover is highly insulative, as with Sphagnum mosses [118].”

  Effects of changes in climate and UV radiation levels on function of arctic ecosystems in the short and long term

• “Productivity of Sphagnum (bogmoss) and peat accumulation.”

  Effects of climate change on landscape and regional processes and feedbacks to the climate system in the Arctic

• “Solar ultraviolet-B radiation influence on Sphagnum bog and Carex fen ecosystems: first field season findings in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.”

  Effects of changes in climate and UV radiation levels on function of arctic ecosystems in the short and long term

• “Growth of the moss Hylocomium splendens was strongly stimulated by enhanced UV-B radiation, as long as there was additional water, whereas the longitudinal growth of the moss Sphagnum fuscum was reduced by about 20%.”

  Effects of climate change on the biodiversity of the Arctic

• “Enhanced UV-B radiation levels have been shown to reduce the height growth, but not biomass, of the mosses '' Sphagnum fuscum '' and '' Hylocomium splendens '' in the subarctic [113].”

  Phenotypic responses of arctic species to changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation

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