The Vegetation of Some British Upland Fens
- 1 July 1955
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Journal of Ecology
- Vol. 43 (2) , 389-403
- https://doi.org/10.2307/2257002
Abstract
The fens described lie 250 m. above sea level in N. England. They surround Sunbiggin Tarn, a small lake fed from limestone springs and containing water at pH 8. Phragmites communis and Carex rostrata are the chief colonists of open water, and the latter is the general dominant of the lower fens. Higher levels support a mixed fen in which Filipendula -ulmaria is often very prominent. The relation of the vegetation to water flow and water level is discussed, and some suggestions made about possible geographical variations in British fen vegetation.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
- The Vegetation of Some Springs and Wet Flushes on Tarn Moor Near Orton, WestmorlandJournal of Ecology, 1955
- Cladium MariscusJournal of Ecology, 1942
- Ecological Aspects of Peat Accumulation: I. Thornton Mire, YorkshireJournal of Ecology, 1942