EOLSS - CHARACTERIZATION OF BIODIVERSITY

Table 8. Proportion of polyploids within various floras (after Margalef 1995, p. 283)

Geographical region

Percentage of polyploids

Sicily

37 %

Plains of Northern Germany

45 %

Scandinavia

54 %

Faeroe Islands and Spitzbergen

60 - 80 %

Central Asian Mountains

65 - 85 %