<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The article covers the results of a survey of the vascular flora of the peat-bogs and forest swamps of the Kotlina depression in southern Poland. Unexpected concentrations of calcicolous plants are shown to exist and the factors governing their presence are discussed. The discovery of previously unexpected glacial relicts is also examined in the context of the area’s importance in phytogeographical studies of Eastern Europe. A number of observed, but unexplained, discrepancies in the distribution of a small number of relic species have been identified and are given as possible worthwhile lines of further research.</p></abstract>

The article covers the results of a survey of the vascular flora of the peat-bogs and forest swamps of the Kotlina depression in southern Poland. Unexpected concentrations of calcicolous plants are shown to exist and the factors governing their presence are discussed. The discovery of previously unexpected glacial relicts is also examined in the context of the area’s importance in phytogeographical studies of Eastern Europe. A number of observed, but unexplained, discrepancies in the distribution of a small number of relic species have been identified and are given as possible worthwhile lines of further research.

A survey of flora and the governing factors in the Kotlina Orawska-Nowotarska Depression, Southern Poland

Acta Musei Silesiae, Scientiae Naturales

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The article covers the results of a survey of the vascular flora of the peat-bogs and forest swamps of the Kotlina depression in southern Poland. Unexpected...

A survey of flora and the governing factors in the Kotlina Orawska-Nowotarska Depression, Southern Poland

Published Online: Jan 25, 2019

Page range: 185 - 192

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cszma-2018-0014

Keywords
Kotlina Orawska-Nowotarska, glacial relics, peat-bog

© 2018 Brian Wakefield, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

A survey of flora and the governing factors in the Kotlina Orawska-Nowotarska Depression, Southern Poland

Published Online: Jan 25, 2019

Page range: 185 - 192

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cszma-2018-0014

KeywordsKotlina Orawska-Nowotarska, glacial relics, peat-bog

© 2018 Brian Wakefield, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Kotlina Orawska-Nowotarska, glacial relics, peat-bog