Variability of contemporary vegetation around Petuniabukta, central Spitsbergen

Abstract Vegetation was described in various spatial scales in the area of 37.8 km 2 including distinguishing vegetation units, vegetation mapping, recording phytosociological relevés (53), and completing species lists of vascular plants (86), mosses (124) and lichens (40). Phytosociological relevés...

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Published in:Polish Polar Research
Main Authors: Prach, Karel, Klimešová, Jitka, Košnar, Jiří, Redčenko, Olexii, Hais, Martin
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2012
Subjects:
Ecology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Petuniabukta
Svalbard
Svalbard Archipelago
Polar Research
Spitsbergen
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10183-012-0026-z
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Summary:Abstract Vegetation was described in various spatial scales in the area of 37.8 km 2 including distinguishing vegetation units, vegetation mapping, recording phytosociological relevés (53), and completing species lists of vascular plants (86), mosses (124) and lichens (40). Phytosociological relevés were elaborated using ordination methods DCA and CCA. The relevés formed clusters corresponding well to a priori assigned vegetation units. Slope and stoniness significantly influenced the vegetation pattern. Despite the high latitude (nearly 80° N), the vegetation is rather rich in species. Non-native species do not expand. The moss Bryum dichotomum is reported for the first time from Svalbard archipelago.

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