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This paper presents a systematic review of Spanish high mountain soft water communities based on 46 phytosociological relevés. Using a numerical analysis with ordination (correspondence analysis—CA) and classification (Jaccard index and complete-linkage clustering) three groups corresponding to the phytosociological associationsIsoeto lacustris-Sparganietum borderei, Sparganio angustifolii-Isoetetum echinospori andSparganio angustifolii-Callitrichetum font-queri have been defined.
SpanishLittorellion communities are characterized by boreal-alpine and endemic elements. The boreal-alpine elements probably spread via the Pyrenees-Iberian System through to the mountains of the western peninsula during a cold period, thus sharing the habitat with the Ibero-Atlantic flora which was able to adapt to the changing climatic conditions.
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Molina, J.A., Sardinero, S. & Pertínez, C. Soft-water vegetation (Littorellion) in Spanish mountains. Folia Geobot 34, 253–260 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02913399
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