Studies on lichen-dominated systems. III. Phytosociology of a raised-beach system near Cape Henrietta Maria, northern Ontario

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Botany
• Main Authors: Neal, Micheal W., Kershaw, Kenneth A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1973
• Subjects: Plant Science; Raised Beach; Cape Henrietta Maria; Subarctic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b73-141; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/b73-141

A modified version of the Braun–Blanquet technique for the analysis of plant associations was applied to an area of lichen-dominated raised-beach system near Cape Henrietta Maria in subarctic northern Ontario. Eleven plant associations were extracted which appear to follow ecological gradients related to water availability, soil pH, and the presence/absence of a peaty substratum. It was concluded that this type of association analysis fulfilled all the major objectives of a preliminary survey.