CircumMed Pine Forest Database: an electronic archive for Mediterranean and Submediterranean pine forest vegetation data

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonari Gianmaria ◽  
Ilona Knollová ◽  
Pavla Vlčková ◽  
Fotios Xystrakis ◽  
Süleyman Çoban ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pine Forest ◽  
Forest Vegetation ◽  
Electronic Archive

scholarly journals Ecological and coenotical structure of the Regional Natural Monument «Chelyabinsk city pine forest» vegetation

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 38-44
Author(s):  
Nazar Nikolayevich Nazarenko ◽  
Maria Dmitrievna Novgorodova
Keyword(s):  
Distance Measure ◽  
Ecological Factors ◽  
Pine Forest ◽  
Forest Vegetation ◽  
Regime Changes ◽  
Forest Flora ◽  
Plant Associations ◽  
Synanthropic Species ◽  
Linkage Method ◽  
Natural Monument

The following paper deals with the ecological and coenotical structure of the Regional Natural Monument Chelyabinsk city pine forest vegetation. The estimation was done by a cluster analysis with Sorensen-Chekanovsky (Bray-Curtis) distance measure and a flexible beta group linkage method - by non-metric multidimensional scaling, phytoindication and general discriminant analysis algorithms. The flora and coenotical structure of Chelyabinsk city pine forest plant communities are characterized by significant anthropogenic transformation. Forest-margin and meadow, ruderal and synanthropic species are insinuating and naturalizing in pine forest communities actively and supplanting typical pine forest species off communities. The studied pine forest flora synanthropic index is 32 percent. 15 plant associations were detected; its flora, dominant and constant species, coenotical structure and biotopes were characterized by principal ecological factors. The biotopes series of ecological factors replacement were identified. Biotopes series are specified by forest stand ecological structure, that determining ecological regime changes from semi-light to semi-shade and from more arid to more damp. Also biotopes form series from wet more variable moistening bad-aerated not-acid and salt enriched soils to acid aerated poor soils with contrast arid moistening. The detected Chelyabinsk city pine forest biotopes are characterized by not so fluctuation of principal ecological factors.

scholarly journals Forest typological and phytosozological assessment of forest vegetation of Slobozhansky National Park

2020 ◽  
pp. 157-168
Author(s):  
O. Bezrodnova ◽  
I. Tymochko ◽  
І. Solomakha ◽  
О. Chornobrov ◽  
H. Bondarenko
Keyword(s):  
Pinus Sylvestris ◽  
National Park ◽  
Quercus Robur ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Alnus Glutinosa ◽  
Pine Forest ◽  
Forest Vegetation ◽  
Left Bank ◽  
Forest Types ◽  
Oak Wood

Forest typological and phytososological biodiversity of forest vegetation of Slobozhansky National Park is shown. The park covers 5244 hectares and includes the main parts of the run off valleys of the left-bank Merla River tributary, which belongs to the Vorskla River basin in the Kharkiv region. The main forest-forming species of the Slobozhansky National Nature Park are Pinus sylvestris L. (2779.3 hectares, 59.84%), Quercus robur L. (1451.8 hectares, 31.26%). Minor areas are occupied by Betula pendula Roth (138.3 hectares, 2.98%), Alnus glutinosa (L.) P. Gaertn. (122.5 hectares, 2.64%), Populus tremula L. (45.0 hectares, 0.97%) and other species. Areas covered with forest vegetation are represented by 16 edatopes: all trophotope and almost all hygrotopes, except very dry. Among the trophotopes subors (2015.2 hectares, 43.39%), oak wood (1504.4 hectares, 32.39%) and sugruds (1042.2 hectares, 22.44%) predominate, and the part of pine forest is insignificant (82.5 hectares, 1.78%). Among hygrotopes, the majority are with fresh conditions (4060.6 hectares, 87.43%), much smaller areas are dry (268.4 hectares, 5.78%), damp (184.3 hectares, 3.97%), moist (124.4 hectares, 2.68%) and wet (6.6 hectares, 0.14%) conditions. There are 17 types of forests in the Slobozhansky National Park areas covered with forest vegetation. Fresh oak-pine forest (1780.6 hectares, 38.35%), fresh maple-linden forest (1453.6 hectares, 31.30%), fresh linden-oak-pine sugrud (756.8 hectares, 16.30%) are dominated. Pinus sylvestris plantations grow in 10 forest types. The most common types of pine forests are fresh oak-pine and fresh linden-oak-pine sugrud. Quercus robur growth in 7 forest types, the most common of which is fresh maple-linden oak wood. The distribution of forest typological differences on the territory of the park of vascular plants rare species populations, which have different sozological status is analyzed. Annex I to Resolution 6 of the Berne Convention includes the following species: Dracocephalum ruyschiana L., Jurinea cyanoides (L.) Rchb., Iris pineticola Klokov. A number of species have the appropriate conservation status in Ukraine (Diphasiastrum complanatum (L.) Holub, Lycopodium annotinum L., Dracocephalum ruyschiana, Pulsatilla pratensis (L.) Mill. Sl, Allium ursinum L., Iris furcata M. Bieb., Iris pineticola, Fritillaria meleagris L., F. ruthenica Wikstr., Tulipa quercetorum Klokov & Zoz, Epipactis helleborine (L.) Crantz, Listera ovata (L.) R. Br., Neottia nidus-avis (L.) Rich., Platanthera bifolia (L.) Rich., Stipa borysthenica Klokov ex Prokudin) and 22 species at the regional range.

scholarly journals Classification of the Mediterranean lowland to submontane pine forest vegetation

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gianmaria Bonari ◽  
Federico Fernández‐González ◽  
Süleyman Çoban ◽  
Tiago Monteiro‐Henriques ◽  
Erwin Bergmeier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pine Forest ◽  
Forest Vegetation ◽  
The Mediterranean

scholarly journals Germination Patterns of Soil Seed Banks in Relation to Fire in Portuguese Littoral Pine Forest Vegetation

Fire Ecology ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lourdes Santos ◽  
Jorge Capelo ◽  
Mário Tavares
Keyword(s):  
Seed Banks ◽  
Pine Forest ◽  
Forest Vegetation ◽  
Soil Seed Banks

scholarly journals Ecological and typological assessment of forest vegetation of the Middle Dnieper (Forest-steppe of Ukraine)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Solomakha ◽  
O. Chornobrov
Keyword(s):  
Robinia Pseudoacacia ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Alnus Glutinosa ◽  
Pine Forest ◽  
Forest Vegetation ◽  
Tree Plantations ◽  
Forest Steppe ◽  
Oak Wood ◽  
Small Areas ◽  
Dry Conditions

The paper shows the importance of a detailed study of various aspects of modern phytodiversity as an essential element of preservation of natural ecotypes for building national ecological network in the system of pan-European network. To do this, it is necessary to explore various aspects of natural and spontaneously formed vegetation. Based on the ecological specifics of the Middle Dnieper (Forest-Steppe of Ukraine), a detailed analysis of natural and artificially formed forests on the Dnipro cliffs, in ravine-beam systems and on the Dnipro floodplain is required. Peculiarities of forest vegetation conditions, distribution of tree species and ecological conditions of their growth are given. According to forest management data, the area covered with forest vegetation is 251341.3 hectares. The distribution of forest areas by edatopes is as follows: trophotopes — subors (78083.2 hectares, 31.07%), sugruds (77232.6 hectares, 30.73%), oak wood (72520.6 hectares, 28.85%) and pine forests (23504.9 hectares, 9.35%); hygrotopes — fresh conditions (183792.4 hectares, 73.13%), dry (34938.5 hectares, 13.90%), damp (19038.7 hectares, 7.57%), moist (11401.1 hectares, 4.54%), wet (1896.0 hectares, 0.75%) and very dry conditions (274.6 hectares, 0.11%). There are 62 types of forests areas covered with forest vegetation, which are dominated by fresh oak-pine forest (68319.9 hectares, 27.18%) and hornbeam oak wood (32871.8 hectares, 13.08%), a slightly smaller area occupied by fresh pine forest (17568.3 hectares, 6.99%), hornbeam-oak-pine sugrud (16952.2 hectares, 6.74%), maple-linden forest (15144.4 hectares, 6.03%) hornbeam-pine (13775.4 hectares, 5.48%) and hornbeam (9334.3 hectares, 3.71%) sudibrovas and dry maple-linden forest (12810.9 hectares, 5.10%). The composition of forest-forming species is quite diverse and is represented by 71 species of woody and shrubby plants. The main forest-forming species are Pinus sylvestris (116592.9 hectares, 46.39%) and Quercus robur (60049.7 hectares, 23.89%). Robinia pseudoacacia (26406.0 hectares, 10.51%), Alnus glutinosa (11391.7 hectares, 4.53%) and Fraxinus excelsior (7835.5 hectares, 3.12%) have slightly smaller areas, all other species occupy small areas. Identifying all the diversity of forest habitats will provide an opportunity to plan the conservation, reproduction and protection of phytodiversity, including species of sozophytes from different conservation lists, as well as to balance the provision of ecosystem services by tree plantations of the Middle Dnieper.

scholarly journals Reduction of carbon absorption capacity of forest stands in Zhytomyr Polissya due to the pine stands mortality

2020 ◽  
pp. 112-121
Author(s):  
Yurii Nykytiuk ◽  
Vіra Moroz
Keyword(s):  
Tree Species ◽  
Absorption Capacity ◽  
Pine Forest ◽  
Forest Vegetation ◽  
Pine Plantations ◽  
Anthropogenic Factors ◽  
Forest Plantations ◽  
Average Height ◽  
Carbon Absorption ◽  
Pine Stands

According to the signed climate Paris Agreement, Ukraine is faced with the task to prevent the global average air temperature from rising above 2,0 °C in order to avoid an increase in droughts, extinction of certain species of plants and animals, drying up and diseases of tree species, etc. To preserve and increase the number of natural carbon sinks, scientists pay attention in particular to the system of improving forest, soil, and other natural resources management. Among thirty main forest-forming species in Ukraine, Scots pine (Pinus silvestris L.) is the predominant tree species, in Zhytomyr Polissya, in particular, its amount is 388,4 thousand hectares, which is 59 % of all tree plantations. To establish the carbon absorption capacity of pine plantations of Zhytomyr Polissya, we have laid temporary test squares (CCIs) in state-owned enterprises: Baran Forestry hunting enterprise; Belokrovytsia Forestry; Gorodnitsky Forestry; Emilchinskoye Forestry; Zhytomyr Forestry; Korostensky hunting enterprise; Malinsky Forestry; People's Specialized Forestry; Novograd-Volyn Experienced Forestry; Ovruch Specialized Forestry; Olevsky Forestry; Slovenian Forestry Agribusiness. According to the methods of P. I. Lakida, A. A. Storochinsky, O. I. Poluboyarynova, A. S. Atkin, A. I. Kobzar, we established a phytomass of pine plantations in a completely dry state and obtained conversion coefficients that made it possible to estimate the difference between CO2 emissions and carbon sequestration. The statistical analysis showed homogenous average height, but not for other indicators. We found a very asymmetric right distribution in terms of age, density, bonity, Volume of the trunk, and phytomass, moderate distribution in terms of average diameter and left distribution for average height. The excess factor indicated an acute vertex distribution by density and a flat-top distribution by all other indicators. The total area covered by forest vegetation of pine forest areas is 388.4 thousand hectares (according to the latest accounting for 01.01.2011), with a total stock of stem wood 102.7 million m3, accumulate in their phytomass 23.5 million tons of carbon. The density of the phytomass per 1 m2 of forested vegetation is 52.7 kg. Medieval pine plantations absorb the most carbon in Zhytomyr Polissya — 12.1 million tons. In recent years, there has been an increase in lost areas covered with forest vegetation under pine trees due to the damage by biotic, abiotic and anthropogenic factors. The loss of pine forest plantations for various reasons reduces the carbon absorption capacity of Zhytomyr Polissya forests, as pine stands are the vast majority in the study area - 59%. It is established that pine forest plantations of Zhytomyr Polissya in their phytomass accumulate 23.5 million tons of carbon per year. The density of carbon per 1 m2 of forested vegetation is 25.7 kg. It is found that medieval pine plantations absorb the most amount of carbon in Zhytomyr Polissya — 12.1 million tonnes. It has been established that lost forest plantations due to anthropogenic, biotic and abiotic factors,between 2010 and 2018, could sequestrate 0.17-0.33 million tonnes of carbon in their phytomass reducing the level of CO2 pollution from 10 to 47 %.

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