Naslov
Numerical and phytosociological analysis of the Junipero sibiricae -Pinetum dalmaticae Domac (1956) 1965 association and comparison to mediterranean forests dominated by Pinus nigra Arn. s.l.

Autori
Sedlar, Zorana ; Hršak, Vladimir ; Šoštarić, Renata

Izvornik
Šumarski list : znanstveno-stručno i staleško glasilo Hrvatskoga šumarskog društva (0373-1332) 1 (2011), 2; 139-152

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Biokovo Mountain; multivariate analysis; Pinus nigra

Sažetak
This study analyses the ecological and syntaxonomical characteristics of the Junipero sibiricae -Pinetum dalmaticae Domac (1956) 1965 association. This association is present only on higher altitudes of Biokovo Mountain situated on the eastern Adriatic coast. With its highest peak at an altitude of 1, 762 m, Biokovo is one of the hotspots of plant endemism in Croatia. It is highly influenced by the Mediterranean climate which is expressed up to the higher parts of the mountain, although, due to its height, it has weakened montane and alpine conditions on the peaks. According to the present syntaxonomical solution, the researched association belongs to the sub- mediterranean alliance Ostryo-Carpinion orientalis in the Quercetalia pubescentis order in the Querco-Fagetea class. Numerical and syntaxonomical analyses suggest that Junipero sibiricae -Pinetum dalmaticae on Biokovo differs from all other Dalmatian pine vegetation types. Cluster analysis, Indicator species analysis together with Nonmetric multidimensional scaling used to compare it to forests dominated by Pinus nigra s.l. from other Mediterranean areas (Greece, Iberian peninsula, Corsica and Sicily) suggested it should be classified in the Pino-Juniperetea class, the Juniperetalia haemisphaericae order, and the eastern Mediterranean Berberido craeticae-Juniperion foetidissimae alliance. The resemblance of Junipero sibiricae -Pinetum dalmaticae with eastern Mediterranean associations and its inclusion into mentioned syntaxa is confirmed phytosociologically and ecologically.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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