Mosses of spruce “island” in the valley of the More-Yu River (Bolshezemelskaya Tundra, northeast European Russia)

G. V. Zheleznova, T. P. Shubina

DOI: https://doi.org/10.31111/nsnr/2019.53.2.385

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Abstract

For the first time an annotated list of mosses of the northernmost «island» relict spruce forest in the northeast European Russia has been compiled. The Spruce forest was isolated from the area of spruce (Picea obovata) presumably 4.5 thousand years ago. Spruce «island» is located in Bolshezemelskaya Tundra, in the middle reaches of the More-Yu River on the territory of the state nature reserve of regional importance (67°49'50"–67°59'67"N, 60°01'47"–60°03'02"E). The total area of spruce communities is about 2.5 km². The age of the trees is 150–200 years. The annotated list includes 134 species of mosses, of which 17 species are found for the first time for Bolshezemelskaya Tundra. New data on the occurrence of six rare species of mosses included in the Red Data Book of the Arkhangelsk Region (2008) — Aloina brevirostris, Cynodontium strumiferum, Encalypta rhaptocarpa, Meesia uliginosa, Scorpidium cossonii, Tetraplodon mnioides are presented.

Keywords: mosses, annotated list, relict spruce forest, protected area, More-Yu River, Bolshezemelskaya Tundra, Russia

Section: Bryophytes

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Zheleznova G. V., Shubina T. P. 2019. Mosses of spruce “island” in the valley of the More-Yu River (Bolshezemelskaya Tundra, northeast European Russia). Novosti sistematiki nizshikh rastenii 53(2): 385–399. https://doi.org/10.31111/nsnr/2019.53.2.385

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