Formalized classification of semi-dry grasslands in central and eastern Europe

0504598 - BÚ 2020 RIV CZ eng J - Journal Article
Willner, W. - Roleček, Jan - Korolyuk, A. - Dengler, J. - Chytrý, M. - Janišová, M. - Legyel, A. - Aćić, S. - Becker, T. - Ćuk, M. - Demina, O. - Jandt, U. - Kacki, Z. - Kuzemko, A. - Kropf, M. - Lebedeva, M. - Semenishchenkov, Y. - Šilc, U. - Stančić, Z. - Staudinger, M. - Vassilev, K. - Yamalov, S.
Formalized classification of semi-dry grasslands in central and eastern Europe.
Preslia. Roč. 91, č. 1 (2019), s. 25-49. ISSN 0032-7786. E-ISSN 0032-7786
Institutional support: RVO:67985939
Keywords : semi-dry grassland * vegetation classification * syntaxonomy
OECD category: Plant sciences, botany
Impact factor: 4.357, year: 2019
Method of publishing: Open access

European semi-dry grasslands are among the most species-rich vegetation types in the northern hemisphere and form an important part of the habitat mosaics in the forest-steppe zone. However, there is no comprehensive evaluation of the variation in their composition and the phytosociological classification of these grasslands. For the syntaxonomic revision, we used a dataset of 34,173 vegetation plot records (relevés) from central and eastern Europe. Formal definitions of the following alliances were established: Mesobromion erecti, Cirsio-Brachypodion pinnati (incl. Fragario-Trifolion montani, Agrostio-Avenulion schellianae, Scabioso ochroleucae-Poion angustifoliae and Adonido vernalis-Stipion tirsae), Scorzonerion villosae and Chrysopogono-Danthonion. We also established formal definitions of all of the associations of Mesobromion and Cirsio-Brachypodion within the area studied. Our results revealed that meadow steppes in the forest-steppe zone in eastern Europe are very similar to semi-dry grasslands in central Europe.
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