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Examination of a number of case histories in Northern Europe from Spitsbergen to Scotland indicates that wetland communities are undergoing marked changes in distribution and species composition as a result of climatic warming. The type of changes that take place will depend on the physiology of the species concerned. This paper examines some case histories from northern habitats and discusses the relative tolerance of plant populations and species in relation to changing water relations and length of the growing season. The potential impact of climatic change is considered in relation to the phenology, physiology and competitive ability of selected wetland species.
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Crawford, R.M.M. (1993). Climatic Change and Wetland Vegetation in Northern Europe. In: Jackson, M.B., Black, C.R. (eds) Interacting Stresses on Plants in a Changing Climate. NATO ASI Series, vol 16. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78533-7_12
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