The first documented record of Sphagnum riparium [Bryophyta: Sphagnaceae] from Spitsbergen

• Autorzy: Wojtun B
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Sphagnum riparium (Bryophyta) is recorded and described from the Wedel Jarlsberg Land on Spitsbergen, the Arctic Svalbard Archipelago. It is the northernmost known population of the species in the Northern Hemisphere. The distribution of the two known Sphagnum species in the Hornsund area, viz. S. riparium and S. squarrosum is mapped and described.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

first record; Sphagnum riparium; species distribution; Bryophyta; Sphagnaceae; Spitsbergen; Arctic; Hornsund

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Polar Research
• Rocznik: 2007
• Tom: 28
• Numer: 4
• Opis fizyczny: p.269-276,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Wojtun B

• Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Plac Grunwaldzki 24a, 50-363 Wroclaw, Poland

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