On the problem of classifying bog moss pine forest or bog type of vegetation.

摘要

Possible criteria for classifying bog moss (Sphagnum) pine [Pinus sylvestris] forests as a forest or bog type of vegetation are discussed. Communities studied in this work have been classified by the ecotopical system of associations as dwarf-shrubbog moss pine forest. It was demonstrated that the depth of peat is not an effective indicator for the differentiation between forest and bog. Based on differences of ecotopical, floristic and morphological features of bog moss pine forests and of the communities of bog ecological forms with pines, communities described here have been classified as a forest type of vegetation.