Change in riparian plant community composition along two rivers in northern Sweden
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Large-scale spatial variation in vascular plant communities at 62 shoreline sites along the Piteälven and Laisälven–Vindelälven (rivers), in northern Sweden, was examined using two-way indicator species analysis (TWINSPAN). The first four clusters generated for each river were explained by shore substrate and wave and flow action. The Pitealven exhibited a sequence of discrete clusters, whereas along the Laisälven–Vindelälven a high degree of overlap between clusters was found. The results suggest overall “continua,” related to climatic gradients, along both rivers with other superimposed discontinuities related mainly to changes in substrate and flow action.
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Vol 55
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pp. 1051-1067
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Vol 85
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pp. 1013-1023
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Vol 38
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pp. 1761-1774
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