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This asymmetry was significantly greater for R. scoparia shrubs at the south-west edge of the striped mire than for other R. scoparia shrubs (mean and SD?=?2.25?��?0.91, cf. 1.42?��?0.43, F?=?25.7, P? http://www.selleckchem.com/products/PLX-4032.html P? http://www.selleck.cn/products/BEZ235.html flow of water probably takes place through the matrix of the underlying block stream. Hydraulic conductivity has been shown to be low for highly humified peat with high dry bulk densities (Paivanen 1973; Holden & Burt 2003; Shibchurn, Van Geel & Kennedy 2005). The subsurface layers of peat in Mire One are highly humified and are likely to have similar dry bulk density values to other mires in the surrounding area, with values of between 0.28 and 0.51?kg?m?3 (di Folco 2007), resulting in low hydraulic conductivity and therefore lack of discernible water-table. We found no relationship between the surface topography of the striped mires and the underlying topography. Therefore, we rejected the hypothesis that the stripe ridges and swales were a reflection of the underlying surface. The lack of difference in organic soil depth between the striped and non-striped sections of Mire One led to the rejection of the hypothesis that they were different stages in mire development. The consistent south-west-northeast orientation of the ridges in the mires suggested a possible role of wind, which, in Tasmania, is known to mould alpine vegetation in the same direction (Lynch & Kirkpatrick 1995). Winds accelerate upslope, even when slopes are gentle, because http://www.selleckchem.com/products/AZD2281(Olaparib).html of shear (Belcher & Hunt 1998). Wind speeds on the leeward slopes of hills are much lower than those experienced on windward slopes and ridges, primarily because of topographic disruption of laminar flow (Taylor, Mason & Bradley 1987). Given that the strongest and most persistent winds in central Tasmania come from the north-west and south-west, orthogonal to and parallel to the stripes, we inferred that the striped mires would tend to be at higher altitudes than the land surface in both of these directions while the non-striped mires would tend to be at lower altitudes.