DÍTĚ, Daniel, Zuzana DÍTĚ, Petra HÁJKOVÁ and Róbert ŠUVADA. Vegetation and ecological characteristics of the northernmost salt marshes of the European continent. Nordic Journal of Botany. HOBOKEN: WILEY, 2019, vol. 37, No 7, p. 1-11. ISSN 0107-055X. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/njb.02334.
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Original name Vegetation and ecological characteristics of the northernmost salt marshes of the European continent
Authors DÍTĚ, Daniel (703 Slovakia), Zuzana DÍTĚ (703 Slovakia), Petra HÁJKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Róbert ŠUVADA (703 Slovakia).
Edition Nordic Journal of Botany, HOBOKEN, WILEY, 2019, 0107-055X.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 10611 Plant sciences, botany
Country of publisher United States of America
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 0.734
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/19:00112272
Organization unit Faculty of Science
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/njb.02334
UT WoS 000476948100005
Keywords in English Arctic; Caricion glareosae; coastal vegetation; Finnmark; Norway; Puccinellion phryganodis
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Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
We surveyed 17 locations of salt marshes along the Barents Sea coast in northern Norway, where 86 phytosocio-logical relevés were recorded and analyzed. Two main vegetation groups were identi-fied: Caricion glareosae and Puccinellion phryganodis, both alliances belonging to the class Juncetea maritimi, order Puccinellietalia phryganodis. The first, Caricion glareo-sae (upper marshes) is subject to shorter-term flooding and is saturated by brackish water in river estuaries on sandy or sandy gravel soils. Four units were distinguished: Festuceto-Caricetum glareosae, Caricetum mackenzie, Caricetum salinae and the Plantago maritima×borealis community. The second group (lower marshes on fine muddy surface, higher salinity, inundated for a longer period directly by the sea) belongs to the alliance Puccinellion phryganodis which encompasses two units: the associations Caricetum subspathaceae and Puccinellietum phryganodis. The floristic composition and habitat preferences of each vegetation cluster are described and our study revealed that there are no significant differences in the vegetation composition of salt marshes beyond the Arctic line and the southern subarctic sites. The observed variations are related to the geomorphology of the sites rather than to their latitude. The comparison of historical records with our recent data demonstrates the great stability of habitat conditions and species composition. The salt marshes studied meet all criteria of good quality and we found no evidence for any threatening trends like those seen in most other habitats in Europe.
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