Finnish botanists in the mires of Olonets region in Russian Karelia during the Second World War
In this article we compile wartime botanical information about mires in Olonets region (Russian Karelia) and compare it with new data collected as part of the Finnish-Russian cooperation in mire research. We also describe the historical background of both the local economy and the visits of Finnish...
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ftunivhelsihelda:oai:helda.helsinki.fi:10138/341167 2023-08-20T04:06:25+02:00 Finnish botanists in the mires of Olonets region in Russian Karelia during the Second World War Lindholm, Tapio Heikkilä, Raimo Kuznetsov, Oleg 2022-03-01T11:19:41Z application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10138/341167 https://doi.org/10.19189/MaP.2018.OMB.389 eng eng International Mire Conservation Group and International Peatland Society Mires and Peat 24: 12 1819-754X Lindholm, Tapio, Heikkilä, Raimo, Kuznetsov, Oleg: Mires and Peat, Volume 24 (2019), Article 12, 1–18, http://www.mires-and-peat.net/, ISSN 1819-754X. https://doi.org/10.19189/MaP.2018.OMB.389 https://doi.org/10.19189/MaP.2018.OMB.389 Suomen ympäristökeskus http://hdl.handle.net/10138/341167 CC BY 4.0 openAccess flora history rare plants rich fen stratigraphy vegetation Kolatselkä Vieljärvi luonnonsuojelu kasvitiede letot suot kasvillisuus kasvit lajit harvinaisuudet historia Karjalan tasavalta Article 2022 ftunivhelsihelda https://doi.org/10.19189/MaP.2018.OMB.389 2023-07-28T06:29:06Z In this article we compile wartime botanical information about mires in Olonets region (Russian Karelia) and compare it with new data collected as part of the Finnish-Russian cooperation in mire research. We also describe the historical background of both the local economy and the visits of Finnish botanists, which date back to the days of the Grand Duchy of Finland and the Russian Empire but were most active during the Second World War. For Finnish mire research, these excursions have allowed important comparisons between the mostly degraded rich fens of southern Finland and largely pristine examples in Olonets region. In the 2000s, 176 vascular plant and 53 moss species, corresponding to 40–50 % of the Karelian mire flora, have been recorded in this area; more than 20 different mire plant communities (associations) have been identified; and one site has been confirmed as the oldest studied mire in East Fennoscandia (12,700 years). The understanding arising from this research is especially important for nature conservation work in the Republic of Karelia. Article in Journal/Newspaper Fennoscandia karelia* karelian Republic of Karelia Helsingfors Universitet: HELDA – Helsingin yliopiston digitaalinen arkisto |
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flora history rare plants rich fen stratigraphy vegetation Kolatselkä Vieljärvi luonnonsuojelu kasvitiede letot suot kasvillisuus kasvit lajit harvinaisuudet historia Karjalan tasavalta Lindholm, Tapio Heikkilä, Raimo Kuznetsov, Oleg Finnish botanists in the mires of Olonets region in Russian Karelia during the Second World War |
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In this article we compile wartime botanical information about mires in Olonets region (Russian Karelia) and compare it with new data collected as part of the Finnish-Russian cooperation in mire research. We also describe the historical background of both the local economy and the visits of Finnish botanists, which date back to the days of the Grand Duchy of Finland and the Russian Empire but were most active during the Second World War. For Finnish mire research, these excursions have allowed important comparisons between the mostly degraded rich fens of southern Finland and largely pristine examples in Olonets region. In the 2000s, 176 vascular plant and 53 moss species, corresponding to 40–50 % of the Karelian mire flora, have been recorded in this area; more than 20 different mire plant communities (associations) have been identified; and one site has been confirmed as the oldest studied mire in East Fennoscandia (12,700 years). The understanding arising from this research is especially important for nature conservation work in the Republic of Karelia. |
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Lindholm, Tapio Heikkilä, Raimo Kuznetsov, Oleg |
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Lindholm, Tapio Heikkilä, Raimo Kuznetsov, Oleg |
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Finnish botanists in the mires of Olonets region in Russian Karelia during the Second World War |
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Finnish botanists in the mires of Olonets region in Russian Karelia during the Second World War |
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Finnish botanists in the mires of Olonets region in Russian Karelia during the Second World War |
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Finnish botanists in the mires of Olonets region in Russian Karelia during the Second World War |
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Finnish botanists in the mires of Olonets region in Russian Karelia during the Second World War |
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finnish botanists in the mires of olonets region in russian karelia during the second world war |
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International Mire Conservation Group and International Peatland Society |
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2022 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/10138/341167 https://doi.org/10.19189/MaP.2018.OMB.389 |
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Fennoscandia karelia* karelian Republic of Karelia |
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Fennoscandia karelia* karelian Republic of Karelia |
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Mires and Peat 24: 12 1819-754X Lindholm, Tapio, Heikkilä, Raimo, Kuznetsov, Oleg: Mires and Peat, Volume 24 (2019), Article 12, 1–18, http://www.mires-and-peat.net/, ISSN 1819-754X. https://doi.org/10.19189/MaP.2018.OMB.389 https://doi.org/10.19189/MaP.2018.OMB.389 Suomen ympäristökeskus http://hdl.handle.net/10138/341167 |
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