Vegetation community and geochemistry in the Uummannaq District, West Greenland ...

• Main Authors: Lepping, Ortrun, Daniëls, Frederikus J A
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2007
• Subjects: Observation; Greenland; Honckenya peploides; Uummannaq
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.758232; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.758232

Beach and salt marsh vegetation of the Uummannaq District, northern West Greenland (c. 70°15' N – 72° N, 49° W – 54° W) was studied 1998 according to the Braun-Blanquet phytosociological approach. Habitat analyses included soil chemistry. Such vegetation locally occurs and is not developed over extensive areas. On gravely stony beaches a Mertensia maritima ssp. maritima community occurs, while a Honckenya peploides var. diffusa community is confined to sandy beaches. The association Honckenyo diffusae-Elymetum mollis Thannh. 1975 is confined to sandy shore walls and low dunes. All vegetation types are assigned to the alliance Honckenyo- Elymion arenariae Tx. 1966, which again is a unit of the order Honckenyo- Elymetalia arenariae Tx. 1966, which is sub ordered to the class Honckenyo-Elymetea arenariae Tx. 1966. On fine sediments along sheltered coasts salt marsh vegetation is locally developed mainly on fiord deltas and outwash plains of small rivers and streams. A distinct zonation pattern in vegetation can ... : Supplement to: Lepping, Ortrun; Daniëls, Frederikus J A (2007): Phytosociology of beach and salt marsh vegetation in northern West Greenland. Polarforschung, 76(3), 95-108 ...