%0 Research Notes %T Vegetation of Lishkmokh mire in Vodlozersky National Park, eastern Karelian republic, Russia %A Antipin, Vladimir %A Heikkilä, Raimo %A Lindholm, Tapio %A Tokarev, Pavel %D 1997 %J Suo - Mires and peat %V 48 %N 4 %U http://suo.fi/article/9768 %X The article presents the results of Finnish-Karelian co-operation in mire conservation research with the aim to study the diversity of mires in Finland and Russian Karelia on a uniform basis. The classification of mires in Finnish and Karelian schools of vegetation science has been compared. The vegetation of Lishkmokh mire has been studied using aerial photographs and field surveys. The area consists of ombrotrophic bog complexes as well as aapamires, all in a totally virgin state. As a result of the surveys, two maps of vegetation have been compiled. Results of vegetation analyses in releves have been presented in the form of tables and DCA ordination. According to the Finnish mire classification, 32 mire site types have been distinguished, which is a high number in an area of c. 2000 ha. On the basis of the high diversity of site types, and the occurrence of some rare plant species, e.g. Juncus stygius, Drepanocladus vernicosus and Meesia triquetra as well as some eastern species like Rubus humulifolius and Polygonum bistorta, the conservation value of Lishkmokh mire can be considered as very high. Key words: Karelia, mire classification, mire conservation, mire vegetation