Description of Fenno-Scandian [Calamagrostis stricta]-sedge swards
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Upper saltmarsh tall graminoid communities of the Gulf of Bothnia and the northern Atlantic coasts of Scandinavia, south of Finnmark, dominated by Calamagrostis stricta, Carex aquatilis, Carex juncella, Eriophorum angustifolium, rich in arctic halophytes, transitional towards fens which form flood belts near fresh water. This unit is replaced northwards by the truly arctic formations of unit A2.533.
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