Mosaics of the soil cover and species diversity of aboveground vegetation in forest ecosystems of Eastern Fennoscandiaстатья
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Аннотация:The effect of soil cover patterns on the species diversity of aboveground vegetation in the middleand northern taiga of Eastern Fennoscandia (Karelia) is considered. It is shown that the soil cover variegation dictates the mosaic organization of plant communities (the alpha-diversity of the flora). The degree of difference between plant communities is assessed using the Jaccard and Renkonen indices of similarity. This method has been tested at four key sites. Differences in the flora developing on different types and subtypes of soils are mainly determined by the degree of hydromorphism and the character of soil organic profiles.