Scientific publications

Anatomical and morphological features of leaves of some types of halophytes (Plantago maritima L., Triglochin maritima L. and Cochlearia arctica Schlecht. et DC) are presented in the article. These species are widespread in a variety of plant communities in the littoral and supralittoral of the Arctic seas. The research was conducted during two field seasons (2013–2014) in Murmansk region in the vicinity of Dalnie Zelentsy village in the intertidal zone of the Yarnyshnaya bay of the Barents Sea. The article presents the data on leaf area, anatomical features of limb tissue and their quantitative indicators. To evaluate ductility of the species the coefficient of variation (CV) was used. In the course of the research it was shown that the studied types, growing in the conditions of seaside ecotops have not only the properties caused by salinization, but also various anatomic adaptations providing resistance to periodic floods, changes of temperature and light conditions, gas environment, mechanical impact on the coast of the Barents Sea.