The number and the area of former milled peatlands under restoration have increased rapidly in the Northern Hemisphere in recent decades with the primary aim of promoting peat accumulation. However, the application of similar restoration techniques across different sites does not always lead to desired results, and some site‐specific modifications may be needed. This study aimed to evaluate the response of aboveground plant biomass on three experimental sites in northern Estonia to different restoration techniques in degraded peatlands. The sites were restored using the moss layer transfer technique, which was modified with different plant spreading rates and species composition of spread material, fertilization, and creating variations in microtopography. The strongest effect of manipulations was found for bryophyte biomass responses to treatments. The creation of a microtopographic relief during the site preparation phase favored the development of Sphagnum biomass in depressions rather than in positive microforms. The species composition of the spreading material had some effect on bryophyte biomass: Sphagnum biomass was higher where hummock species had been spread. We did not find any statistical difference in the ratio of Sphagnum reintroduction tested ranging from 1:10 to 1:15.

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植被覆盖的泥炭地不同苔藓层转移技术处理对植物功能类型生物量的影响

近几十年来，北半球正在恢复中的以前的泥炭地数量和面积迅速增加，其主要目的是促进泥炭的积累。但是，在不同站点上应用类似的恢复技术并不总是能够获得预期的结果，可能需要对站点进行一些特定的修改。这项研究旨在评估爱沙尼亚北部三个实验点的地上植物生物量对退化泥炭地不同恢复技术的响应。使用苔藓层转移技术修复这些地点，并通过不同的植物传播速率和传播材料的物种组成，施肥以及微形貌的变化来对其进行修改。发现苔藓生物量对处理的响应最强。在场地准备阶段创建微地形浮雕有利于开发凹陷中的泥炭生物质而不是呈阳性的微形态。散布材料的物种组成对苔藓植物生物量有一定的影响：在散布有吊床物种的地方，泥炭藓生物量较高。我们发现测出的泥炭藓重新引入比例在1：10至1：15之间没有任何统计学差异。