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Geographical variation in Fennoscandian and Estonian Schoenus wetlands

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Using TABORD five Schoenus ferrugineus associations have been distinguished from the literature. They are well distinguished by differential-species combinations and most of them are described earlier under identical names, e.g., the Primula-, Oxycoccus-, Myrica-, and Trichophorum-Schoenus ferrugineus ass. The Thalictrum-Schoenus ferrugineus ass. is a new syntaxon. They are further characterized by different floristic elements according to their geographical distribution. The Primula-Schoenus ferrugineus ass. is related to Central Europe, the Primulo-Schoenetum ferruginei from Oberd. (1957) 1962. All other associations discussed have no counterparts elsewhere in Europe. The shortcoming of this classification and the impossibility of a syntaxonomical ranking are emphasized.

The variation in species composition and site conditions is elucidated by RA ordination. A complex soil moisture gradient is related to the differences in species composition between the Primula-, Oxycoccus-, and Myrica-Schoenus ferrugineus ass. Wet topogenous mire sites with peat formation and a rather low pH is typical of the Myrica-Schoenus ferrugineus ass., while the Primula-Schoenus ferrugineus ass. occurs either in moist soligenous mire sites or in to pogenous sites with strongly shifting water tables and with muck (Anmoor) instead of peat. The site conditions of the Oxycoccus-Schoenus ferrugineus ass. are most similar to those of the Myrica-Schoenus ferrugineus ass. The Trichophorum- and Thalictrum-Schoenus ferrugineus ass. occur on soligenous mire sites.

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Nomenclature of species and syntaxa as in Tyler (1979b).

My gratitude to Professors N. Malmer, E. van der Maarel, H. Sjörs, and G. Tyler, amanuenses A. Moen and K. I. Flatberg, Mrs Ülle-Reet Tsirk and Mimmi Varga for advices and help with material and manuscript is gratefully expressed.

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Tyler, C. Geographical variation in Fennoscandian and Estonian Schoenus wetlands. Vegetatio 45, 165–182 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00054672

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