Wetland vegetation communities are represented in running and standing waters. Floating and submersive plant communities in the three natural lakes are of particular significance. Swamp plant communities have been preserved in a fragmentary form in major swamps and marshes. Thirteen swamp plant communities dominated by reed-mace, reed, and other species are especially significant. The number of species recorded in the territory now totals 17,604 species, including 1,053 species of fungi, 354 species of lichens, 2,169 species of algae, 3,674 species of vascular plants, and 10,354 faunal species. Of this vast array, 976 are considered endemic (Table 9.2).