The vascular flora of Terra Nova National Park, Newfoundland, Canada: a biodiversity analysis from a biogeographical and life form perspective

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Botany
• Main Authors: Charest, René, Brouillet, Luc, Bouchard, André, Hay, Stuart
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2000
• Subjects: Plant Science; Arctic; Canada; Hooker; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b00-040; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/b00-040

Terra Nova National Park, located on the east coast of Newfoundland, has a vascular flora of 535 taxa, including 33 rare species and 94 introduced taxa. About 75% of the native flora of the Park is composed of hemicryptophyte and cryptophyte species. Phanerophytes and nanophanerophytes represent onl...