Halophyte coastal vegetation of the White Sea western part
N. V. Babina
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31111/vegrus/2002.03.3
Annotation
The diversity of coastal vegetation (salt marsh) that includes halophytic herb communities on marine deposits forming under active seawater influence on the White Sea western coast is discussed. The great diversity of coast habitats is responsible for the great variety of vegetation. The vegetation prodromus contains 18 associations (with 3 variants) and 1 community type, belonging to 7 alliances, 5 orders and 5 classes. Classes Zosteretea marinae (sublitoral sea grass vegetation), Potametea pectinati (aquatic meso- and olygotrophic vegetation), Thero-Salicornietea (pioneer annual succulents littoral communities) and Honckenyo-Elymetea arenariae (vegetation of sandy, pebbly or gravely beaches, coastal banks and dunes) are represented by in one association for each. Juncetea maritimi (sea shore meadows on weakly and moderate saline substrates), the largest class, provides the main vegetation variety. The characteristics of syntaxa ecology, and global and regional distributions are made. The widespread and rare associations that need an additional study of composition, distribution and synecology are defined. The area of syntaxa distribution are widened to the east. New variant (ass. Festucetum rubrae var. Alopecurus arundinaceus var. nov.) is suggested.
Key words: White Sea, halophyte coastal vegetation, classification, prodromus, ecotope
Section: Articles
How to cite
Babina N. V. 2002. Halophyte coastal vegetation of the White Sea western part // Vegetation of Russia. N 3. P. 3–21.
https://doi.org/10.31111/vegrus/2002.03.03
Received June 10 2002
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