Floristic boundaries in the Gulf of St. Lawrence region: a numerical approach based on the moss flora

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Botany
• Main Author: Belland, René J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1989
• Subjects: Plant Science; Arctic; Breton Island; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b89-206; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/b89-206

Possible phytogeographic boundaries within the Gulf of St. Lawrence region are examined using the moss floras of 29 smaller geographic units. Principal coordinates analysis (PCoA) shows floristic change in the Gulf to be gradual and to follow two major gradients, a north–south gradient and an east–w...