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The objectives of this study are (1) to classify and describe the plant communities of Maine peatlands, (2 ) to demonstrate the relationships between the communities, (3) to characterize the communities in terms of physical and chemical variables, (4) to show the geographic distribution of the communities, (5) to investigate the relationships between plant communities and peatland geomorphic/hydrologic types, (6) to report the areal cover of vegetation cover-types (aggregated communities ) for individual peatlands, and (7) to document the flora of Maine's peatlands, including vascular plants, bryophytes, and lichens.
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Article
ISSN
1070-1524
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Volume
170
Publication Date
12-1-1998
Publisher
Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station
City
Orono
Keywords
peatland plants
Disciplines
Botany
Recommended Citation
Anderson, D.S., and R.B. Davis. 1998. The flora and plant communities of Maine peatlands. Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station Technical Bulletin 170.
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