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Pattern and structure of microtopography implies autogenic origins in forested wetlands
Quantitative Ecohydrology Laboratory, RiverLy, Irstea, Lyon, 69100,
France
Continental Geo-hydrosystems Laboratory, University of Tours, Tours,
37200, France
Daniel L. McLaughlin
School of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Virginia
Tech, Blacksburg, 24060, USA
Robert A. Slesak
Minnesota Forest Resources Council, St. Paul, 55108, USA
Atticus Stovall
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, 20771, USA
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Short summary
We found evidence for spatial patterning of soil elevation in forested wetlands that was well explained by hydrology. The patterns that we found were strongest at wetter sites, and were weakest at drier sites. When a site was wet, soil elevations typically only belonged to two groups: tall "hummocks" and low "hollows. The tall, hummock groups were spaced equally apart from each other and were a similar size. We believe this is evidence for a biota–hydrology feedback that creates hummocks.
We found evidence for spatial patterning of soil elevation in forested wetlands that was well...
