Botanical vicariance in some mire vegetation between Hokkaido and Europe

Julve, Philippe

doi:10.1080/12538078.1999.10515394

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“…The community types observed in this study are very different for all four vegetation types compared to other regions. In addition to the Carex lasiocarpa community, only the Carex pseudocuraica community is common elsewhere, such as in Hakkaido (Julve 1999) and Russia (Botch and Masing 1983). The other vegetation types are pseudo‐vicariant(s), for example, tussock‐forming communities such as Carex appendiculata and Carex meyeriana communities, are the vicariant of the North American Carex stricta type (Lord and Lee 2001, Peach and Zedler 2006, Rydin and Jeglum 2006), Japanese Carex caespitosa, C. angustinowiczii and C. middendorffii (Nakamura et al 2002, Koyama and Tsuyuzaki 2010).…”

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Zonation of plant cover and environmental factors in wetlands of the Sanjiang Plain, northeast China

Lou

Wang

Lü

et al. 2013

Nordic Journal of Botany

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The zonation of depressional and riparian wetlands in the Sanjiang Plain of northeastern China was studied to describe their vegetation composition and environmental variables. We sampled 108 plots in 6 depression and riparian wetlands. Samples were classified into 4 groups using two‐way indicator species analysis (TWINSPAN). Emergent marsh vegetation was characterized by Carex lasiocarpa and C. pseudocuraica, meadow marsh vegetation by tussock species such as Carex appendiculata and C. meyeriana, wet meadow vegetation by Calamangrostis angustifolia and Carex appendiculata, and shrub meadow vegetation by the shrubs Betula fruticosa, Alnus sibirica and Salix rosmarinifolia and the graminids Carex schmidtii and Calamagrostis angustifolia. CCA ordination showed that water table, organic matter and available N were the major factors explaining the vegetation zonation pattern. Compared with other Northern Hemisphere regions, bog and fen vegetation are completely absent due to climatic conditions unfavorable for peat formation. Out of four vegetation types, only the Carex lasiocarpa community and the C. pseudo‐curaica community have been found in other regions. However, at the species level many species are widespread and some species are vicariant or pseudovicariant to other regions in the world. Our study suggests that topography and hydrology may be the most important determinants of the vegetation pattern in this region.

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