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Phytogeographical aspects of the West European soft‐water macrophyte flora
Author(s) -
Arts G. H. P.,
Den Hartog C.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
acta botanica neerlandica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.871
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1438-8677
pISSN - 0044-5983
DOI - 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1990.tb01415.x
Subject(s) - macrophyte , boreal , flora (microbiology) , ecology , geography , floristics , distribution (mathematics) , soft water , aquatic plant , biology , taxon , mathematical analysis , chemistry , genetics , mathematics , organic chemistry , bacteria
SUMMARY A literature study on the plant geography of West European soft‐water macrophyte species was carried out. The purpose of this study was to find an explanation for the specific composition of the Dutch soft‐water flora. In The Netherlands, soft‐water macrophyte species with very different geographical ranges coexist. With respect to species distribution, four geographical groups could be distinguished: (1) a group with a boreal distribution; (2) a group with an atlantic distribution; (3) a group with a distribution that extends over the boreal and the atlantic area; and (4) a group with a wider distribution. Boreal and atlantic species favour different soft‐water microhabitats and are ecologically not similar. Littorella uniflora (L.) Aschers., both boreal and atlantic, combines the ecological characteristics of both groups of species.