Lichens and vascular plants   		in Duvefjorden area on Nordaustlandet, Svalbard

Liudmila Konoreva; Mikhail Kozhin; Sergey Chesnokov; Soon Gyu Hong

doi:10.5817/CPR2019-2-16

Lichens and vascular plants in Duvefjorden area on Nordaustlandet, Svalbard

Vol.9,No.2(2019)

Liudmila Konoreva Mikhail Kozhin Sergey Chesnokov Soon Gyu Hong

https://doi.org/10.5817/CPR2019-2-16

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Abstract

Floristic check-lists were compiled for the first time for Duvefjorden Bay on Nordaustlandet, Svalbard, based on field work in July 2012 and on data from literature and herbaria. The check-lists include 172 species of lichens and 51 species of vascular plants. Several species rare in Svalbard and in the Arctic were discovered: Candelariella borealis was new to Svalbard. 51 lichen species were newly recorded on Nordaustlandet and 131 lichen species were observed in the Duvefjorden area for the first time. Among lichen species rare in Svalbard and in the Arctic the following can be mentioned: Caloplaca magni-filii, C. nivalis, Lecidea silacea, Phaeophyscia nigricans, Polyblastia gothica, Protothelenella sphinctrinoidella, Rinodina conradii, Stenia geophana, and Tetramelas pulverulentus. Two species of vascular plants, Saxifraga svalbardensis and S. hyperborea, were found new to the Duvefjorden area. The investigated flora is represented mostly by species widespread in Svalbard and in the Arctic. Although Duvefjorden area is situated in the northernmost part of Svalbard, its flora is characterized by relatively high diversity of vascular plants and lichens. Apparently this is due to the influence of the warm North Atlantic Current.

Keywords:
Arctic; vascular plants; lichen biota; new records; rare species

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