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A study of the zonal structure of the White Sea coast showed that the leading parameter of the plant, which responds to the distribution of plants along the flooding gradient, is the stomatal apparatus. The number of stomata per unit area of the leaf and their position on upper and/or lower leaf surface naturally vary in plants according to the flooding gradient from subtidal to supratidal zones. Considering the alleged changes in the reaction of plants of the adjacent territories of the North-West Russia, we can conclude that, in general, plant communities, subject to a partial change in the species composition, should be preserved and productivity should be increased. This forecast indicates the potential for self-regulation of plant communities of the White Sea coasts as the inland sea of the Arctic region with a complex hierarchy of the seashore structure, and the significant role of local environmental conditions.
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Markovskaya, E., Gulyaeva, E., Kosobryukhov, A. (2021). Ecology and Adaptation of Plants in Marine Coastal Ecosystems in the Context of Climate Change. In: Grigore, MN. (eds) Handbook of Halophytes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57635-6_29
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