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THE anomalous position of the fen plant Schoenus nigricans in the blanket bogs of western Ireland1,2 and north-west Scotland2 can be explained to some degree by the extreme sensitivity of this species to aluminium ions.
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Tansley, A. G., The British Islands and their Vegetation (Camb. Univ. Press, 1949).
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SPARLING, J. Occurrence of Schoenus nigricans L. in the Blanket Bogs of Western Ireland and North-West Scotland. Nature 195, 723–724 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/195723b0
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