Thermophilous oak forests in Slovakia: classification of vegetation and an expert system

0543312 - BÚ 2022 RIV CZ eng J - Journal Article
Hegedüšová, K. - Žarnovičan, H. - Kanka, R. - Šuvada, R. - Kollár, J. - Galvánek, D. - Roleček, Jan
Thermophilous oak forests in Slovakia: classification of vegetation and an expert system.
Preslia. Roč. 93, č. 2 (2021), s. 89-123. ISSN 0032-7786. E-ISSN 0032-7786
R&D Projects: GA ČR GA20-09895S
Institutional support: RVO:67985939
Keywords : formalized classification * Slovakia * thermophilous oak forests
OECD category: Ecology
Impact factor: 2.233, year: 2021
Method of publishing: Open access
https://doi.org/10.23855/preslia.2021.089

We present a revised and unified syntaxonomic classification of Slovak thermophilous oak forests. Eleven associations were distinguished and classified to three alliances. Descriptions of associations, summarizing information on their species composition, ecology and distribution, are provided and discussed. DCA revealed a complex gradient structure, separating (i) open oak forests on carbonate bedrock from (ii) oak forests on dry and acidic sites, (iii) oak forests on mesic, moderately base- and nutrient-rich sites and (iv) oak forests on mesic, base- and nutrientrich sites. Ecological preferences of syntaxa were assessed using ecological indicator values and bioclimatic variables. Conservation value and threats to Slovak thermophilous oak forests are discussed.
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