<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Changes in the vegetation of a mire developing in forest lake hinterland in 1991-2009 are analysed and documented three times by phytosociological method. Within peat bog "islands", situated in the southern part of the lake, the most visible change is the development of a sparse pine-stand and thick shrubs of <italic>Salix</italic> species, <italic>Frangula alnus</italic> as well as increase in the participation of <italic>Molinia caerulea</italic> and some species of <italic>Scheuzerio-Caricetea</italic> class (<italic>Calamagrostis neglecta, Carex lasiocarpa</italic> and <italic>Sphagnum fallax</italic>). Vegetation of the lag zone shows fluctuating changes in the composition of plant communities depending on the water level that periodically changes. In the north-eastern part of the lake, a consistent slow process of terrestrialization was recognised.</p></abstract>

Changes in the vegetation of a mire developing in forest lake hinterland in 1991-2009 are analysed and documented three times by phytosociological method. Within peat bog "islands", situated in the southern part of the lake, the most visible change is the development of a sparse pine-stand and thick shrubs of Salix species, Frangula alnus as well as increase in the participation of Molinia caerulea and some species of Scheuzerio-Caricetea class (Calamagrostis neglecta, Carex lasiocarpa and Sphagnum fallax). Vegetation of the lag zone shows fluctuating changes in the composition of plant communities depending on the water level that periodically changes. In the north-eastern part of the lake, a consistent slow process of terrestrialization was recognised.

Changes in the vegetation of "Wrzosiec" mire in 1991-2009 (Western Pomerania)

Department of Botany and Nature Conservation, University of Szczecin, Felczaka 3c, 71-412 Szczecin, Poland

Department of Botany and Plant Ecology, Wrocław University of Life and Environmental Sciences, pl. Grunwaldzki 24a, 50-363 Wrocław, Poland

Department of Environmental Protection and Management, Western Pomeranian University of Technology, Słowackiego 21, 71-434 Szczecin, Poland

Biodiversity Research and Conservation

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Changes in the vegetation of a mire developing in forest lake hinterland in 1991-2009 are analysed and documented three times by phytosociological method....

Changes in the vegetation of "Wrzosiec" mire in 1991-2009 (Western Pomerania)

Published Online: Oct 20, 2011

Page range: 49 - 54

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10119-011-0009-7

Keywords
peatlands, vegetation of mires, vegetation changes, dynamics of vegetation, terrestralization, Western Pomerania

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Changes in the vegetation of "Wrzosiec" mire in 1991-2009 (Western Pomerania)

Published Online: Oct 20, 2011

Page range: 49 - 54

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10119-011-0009-7

Keywordspeatlands, vegetation of mires, vegetation changes, dynamics of vegetation, terrestralization, Western Pomerania

This content is open access.

Keywords
peatlands, vegetation of mires, vegetation changes, dynamics of vegetation, terrestralization, Western Pomerania