Naslov
A phytosociological analysis of the Quercus coccifera L. stands in south Albania (NE Mediterranean)

Autori
Jasprica, Nenad ; Škvorc, Željko ; Milović, Milenko

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Book of Abstract of 24th International Workshop of European Vegetation Survey / Briand, Valérie ; Rapinel. Sébastien - Rennes : University of Rennes, 2015, 130-130

Skup
24th International Workshop of European Vegetation Survey

Mjesto i datum
Rennes, Francuska, 04.05.2015. - 08.05.2015

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Quercus coccifera; phytosociology; south Albania

Sažetak
The results of a phytosociological investigation of the Quercus coccifera L. stands occurring along the Adriatic and Ionian coasts in south Albania are given. The surveyed stands are localized in the Thermo- Mediterranean and Meso-Mediterranean belts. On the basis of literature and unpublished data, Q. coccifera stands extend from the shoreline up to 680 m of altitude, within the Quercetea ilicis vegetation zone. According to numerical analysis, south Albanian Q. coccifera stands can be divided into two broad groups forming macchia of 4 m height and low shrublands (0.6- 1.2 m) defined primarily by degree of human pressure. The highly anthropogenic distribution and composition of Q. coccifera shrublands within the study area does not permit the provision of a precise syntaxonomical reference in terms of association. According to the results, human-induced degradation can cause differentiations in Q. coccifera shrublands allowing some elements of the neighbouring flora to participate in, and often alter, both the physiognomy and the floristic composition of the shrublands. In addition, relevés from Q. coccifera Albanian stands were differentiated from Croatian and Montenegrin the Fraxino orni- Quercetum cocciferae associations. Conversely, there were no differences in the biological and ecological spectra between the eastern Adriatic and south Albanian stands. Hemicryptophytes prevailed and the chorological spectrum highlights a clear dominance of the steno- Mediterraneans. With respect to indicator values, an important differentiation from the eastern Adriatic associations was shown only in higher light intensity of the Albanian stands. The results of the study should be read and analysed in the context of the anthropogenic influences that are occurring as a generalized phenomenon throughout the Mediterranean basin.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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