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Nagy, János; Figeczky, Gábor: Decay of peat moss cushions on the Lake Bence-tó in the northern part of the Great Hungarian Plain

Fig. 3. The number and type of the dead Sphagnum cushions *• 5 o o >- 1c a m E " M a> c > Dl ra ra .c 4 -3 Sphagnum fimbriatum cushion H Sphagnum squarrosum cushion • mixed cushion 08.09. 1994 01.05. 1995 11.06. 1995 24.04. 1996 20.06. 1996 01.09. 1996 DISCUSSION The size of peat moss cushions usually increases between October and April, when the weather is cool enough and the environment of mosses is wet enough. In case the water supply is sufficient, the cushions can grow over the fallen leaves of Salix cinerea shrubs. If moisture is not enough for peat mosses, fallen leaves divide these cushions into smaller and smaller pieces as long as they dry out in the summer drought to such an extent, that they can not revive by becoming wet again. 0 -I 1 1 1 1 1 1 08.09. 01.05. 11.06. 05.10. 24.04. 20.06. 01.09. 1994 1995 1995 1995 1996 1996 1996 Fig. 4. Cover percentage of Sphagnum fimbriatum I cover percentage of Sphagnum squarrosum in the investigated cushions