British NVC community A9 (Potamogeton natans community)
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The Potamogeton natans community (NVC community A9) is one of the aquatic
communities in the British National Vegetation Classification
system.
It is a comparatively widely distributed community. There are three subcommunities.
No rare species are associated with the community.
Aquatic communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system
This article gives an overview of the aquatic communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.-Introduction:The aquatic communities of the NVC were described in Volume 4 of British Plant Communities, first published in 1995, along with the swamps and tall-herb fens.In total, 24...
communities in the British National Vegetation Classification
British National Vegetation Classification
The British National Vegetation Classification or NVC is a system of classifying natural habitat types in Great Britain according to the vegetation they contain....
system.
It is a comparatively widely distributed community. There are three subcommunities.
Community composition
One constant species is found in this community, Broad-leaved Pondweed (Potamogeton natans).No rare species are associated with the community.
Subcommunities
There are three subcommunities:- the so-called Species-poor subcommunity
- the Elodea canadensis subcommunity
- the Juncus bulbosus - Myriophyllum alterniflorum subcommunity