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The objective of the presented studies carried out in the Wkrzańska Primeval Forest (north−western Poland) was to determine the influence of ecotone structure on phytodiversity. Basing on data from three transects, it was shown that the inappropriate structure causes reduction in the number of plant species and communities as compared to typical forest phytocoenoses. It also results in the increase of non−forest flora from nitrophilous and meadow habitats.