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The hydrophilous vegetation of Western Crete

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The hydrophilous plant communities of Western Crete described and classified in this paper belong to the following classes: Potametea, Adiantetea, Phragmitetea, Molinio-Juncetea, Juncetea maritimi, Isoeto-Nanojuncetea and Alno-Populetea. Two new alliances and five new associations are described: Brachypodio-Holoschoenion, Dorycnio-Rumicion conglomeratae, Dorycnio-Caricetum otrubae, Dorycnio-Cladietum marisci and Caricetum creticae (all Molinio-Juncetea), Acrocladio-Adiantetum (Adiantetea), and Juncetum subulato-maritimi (Juncetea maritimi).

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  1. Institute for Systematic Botany, Heidelberglaan 2, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    S. R. Gradstein

  2. Previnciale Planologische Dienst, Postbus 115, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

    J. H. Smittenberg

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Nomenclature of vascular plants follows Flora Europaea (1964–1972) and, for taxa not yet treated, Greuter (1973) or Rechinger (1943). Bryophyte nomenclature follows Gams (1957).

Thanks are due to Dr. J. van Donselaar, Rijksplanologische Dienst, The Hague, for critically reading the manuscript, and to Dr. W. Greuter, Conservatoire et Jardins Botaniques, Geneva, for checking the identification of part of our collections of vascular plants (Greuter 1973).

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Gradstein, S.R., Smittenberg, J.H. The hydrophilous vegetation of Western Crete. Vegetatio 34, 65–86 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00054476

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