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Black alder swamps on forested peatlands in Latvia

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The black alder (Alnus glutinosa (L.)Gaertn.) stands occupy 2.5% of the forest area in Latvia. The majority of its communities lie on peatlands; they have been studied in the whole of latvia using the Braun-Blanquet approach.

One hundred and fifty alder dominated relevés selected from 334 forest areas have been analysed. Three associations (Carici elongatae-Alnetum, Sphagno squarrosi-Alnetum, andCircaeo-Alnetum), one with four subassociations have been recognized; these belong to the Eurosiberian alder swamps (cl.Alnetea glutinosae) and the European broad-leaved forests (cl.Querco-Fagetea). The phytosociological structure, distribution in Latvia and floristic features of these communities are reported. Results are compared with similar communities in the Baltic Sea states and neighbouring countries.

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Prieditis, N. Black alder swamps on forested peatlands in Latvia. Folia geobot. phytotax. 28, 261–277 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02853513

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