Fig. 1 in Response of Sphagnum Testate Amoebae to Drainage, Subsequent Re-wetting and Associated Changes in the Moss Carpet - Results from a Three Year Mesocosm Experiment

Fig. 1. Left: schematic cross-section through a mesocosm showing the peat and Sphagnum layer. Right: expected evolution of community structure or traits over the stress and recovery phases. At the onset of the experiment (T0) the community included the whole range of species living in pool, lawn and hummock, taken in a natural Sphagnum peatland. D1 is the point of maximum disturbance effect and R1 and R2 are sampling points during the recovery phase. Dotted lines represented the possible evolution of both species community structure and community weighted mean of functional traits in response to disturbance. Full recovery depended on the survival potential of species. The new equilibrium represents the situation when the local conditions or present species pool do not allow a fully recovery of original state. In our case this is due to the fact that some species are likely to be lost during the disturbance phase.