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Numerical approaches to lake classification with special reference to macrophyte communities

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Various approaches to the classification of S. Swedish lakes on the basis of their macrophyte composition are discussed. A main division is made between species or life-form, and synusia or community approaches. Three steps in the classification are discussed: primary clustering of sites to arrive at a local classification, secondary classification of clusters of sites to arrive at general community types and classification of lakes according to their community composition.

The estimation of species performance is discussed and a logarithmic transformation advocated. The analysis of belt transects is suggested as a satisfactory general approach.

Some problems regarding synusial independence and possible synusial interactions are mentioned. A survey of boundary types in lakes is given.

Examples are given of classifications based on single life-forms and life-form combinations. Helophyte community composition of lakes is effectively shown by a combination of classification and ordination. The idea of aquatic community complexes is discussed with reference to the recent sigma-syntaxon approach in phytosociology.

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  1. Department of Plant Ecology, University of Lund, Ö. Vallgatan 14, S-223 61, Lund, Sweden

    Sven Jensen

  2. Division of Geobotany, University of Nijmegen, Toernooiveld 1, 6525 ED, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Eddy Van der Maarel

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Jensen, S., Van der Maarel, E. Numerical approaches to lake classification with special reference to macrophyte communities. Vegetatio 42, 117–128 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00048879

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