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The determination of the geographic range of Picea abies in central Europe and the origin of a spruceless belt between the mountains of central Europe and northeastern Europe has served as an intriguing puzzle for a number of investigators. Additionally, a natural disjunction in the species range in the western Carpathians has been discussed previously. The problems concerning both disjunctions have been summarized by Środoń (1967a, b) and the seminal study of Schmidt-Vogt (1977). The aim of the present work is to summarize the prior findings and include literature evidence from paleobotany, biogeography, as well as genetic and morphological evidence to understand the present geographic distribution of Norway spruce in central Europe.
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Boratyński, A. (2007). The Central European Disjunctions in the Range of Norway Spruce. In: Tjoelker, M.G., Boratyński, A., Bugała, W. (eds) Biology and Ecology of Norway Spruce. Forestry Sciences, vol 78. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4841-8_5
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