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Plant species diversity in a woodland/meadow ecotone near Regina, Saskatchewan

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volume

48

Issue

3

First Page

591

Last Page

601

Publication Date

1970

Abstract

A 60-meter-wide ecotone between Populus woodland and Scirpus–Juncus–Calamagrostis meadow on a former lakeshore in southern Saskatchewan was characterized by the following features in relation to the adjacent woodland and adjacent meadow: intermediate elevation; intermediate depths to water table; maximum snow accumulation and maximum snow persistence in the spring; maximum plant species diversity; maximum variety of growth forms (trees, shrubs, and herbaceous species); maximum surface accumulation of L and F organic layers.

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