FLORA OF THE ISLANDS IN THE SOUTHERN ONEGA BAY OF THE WHITE SEA

Abstract

Vascular plants flora of four islands (viz. Lambasluda, Luda Gorelka, Rishluda, and Ropaki) in the southern part of Onega Bay of the White Sea was analyzed. A total of 187 species (from 129 to 151 on certain islands) were recorded, 176 (94,1 %) of them are indigenous ones. The basic indices of taxonomical and geographical structure of the flora of the studied islands show a high similarity level with other islands or archipelagos of the same size both in Onega and Kandalaksha Bays of the White Sea, but differ substantially from the flora of the islands in the Barents Sea.

Keywords

• vascular plants
• flora
• sørensen index
• white sea
• islands
• republic of karelia