The Grassland Vegetation of the Sheffield Region: II. Classification of Grassland Types

1972 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 739 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. S. Lloyd
Author(s):  
Qingke Wen ◽  
Zengxiang Zhang ◽  
Shuo Liu ◽  
Xiao Wang ◽  
Chen Wang

2000 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 585-596 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans Henrik Bruun ◽  
Rasmus Ejrnaes

Hacquetia ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Dübravková-Michálková ◽  
Monika JanišOvá ◽  
Jiří Kolbek ◽  
Róbert Šuvada ◽  
Viktor Virók ◽  
...  

Dry Grasslands in the Slovenský Kras MTS (Slovakia) and the Aggteleki-karszt MTS (Hungary) — A Comparison of Two Classification ApproachesThe paper brings numerical classification of 48 new phytosociological relevés of dry grassland vegetation from the Slovenský kras Mts and the Aggteleki-karszt Mts located on the border between Slovakia and Hungary (Central Europe). We performed a comparison of two classification approaches (an unsupervised method - modified TWINSPAN, and a supervised approach - electronic expert system based on formal definitions of associations), which were applied on the same dataset. Four associations were distinguished:Campanulo divergentiformis-Festucetum pallentisZólyomi (1936) 1966,Poo badensis-Caricetum humilis(Dostál 1933) Soó ex Michálková in Janišová et al. 2007,Alysso heterophylli-Festucetum valesiacae(Dostál 1933) Kliment in Kliment et al. 2000 andFestuco rupicolae-Caricetum humilisKlika 1939. A newly recorded stand of the rareStipetum tirsaeMeusel 1938 association is characterised. What is more, we established a neotype of theAlysso heterophylli-Festucetum valesiacaeassociation.


2001 ◽  
pp. 6-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. L. Zanokha

The grassland vegetation which occurs in places of animal colonies or around human settlements in the Central-Siberian sector of the Arctic is referred to 2 new associations, namely Saxifrago cernuae—Alopecuretum alpini and Poo arcticae—Calamagrostietum holmii ass. nov., and also to 2 variants (inops and Astragalus umbellatus var. nov) of the previously described associa­tion Saxifrago hirculi—Poetum alpigenae (Zanokha, 1995). The first association is distributed within the whole Taymyr Peninsula and also the part of the polar desert subzone in the Bolshevik Isl. The grass cover is formed by Poa alpigena and Alopecurus alpinus in various combinations of their dominance. The ass. Poo arcticae—Calamagrostietum holmii is distributed only throughout the tundra zone of Taymyr; its grass layer consists of Calamagrostis holmii and Poa arctica. The mentioned variants of ass. Saxifrago hirculi—Poetum alpigenae occur locally in the vicinities of Dixon settlement.


Author(s):  
Annekatrin Metz ◽  
Mattia Marconcini ◽  
Thomas Esch ◽  
Peter Reinartz ◽  
Manfred Ehlers
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2013 ◽  
pp. 129-131
Author(s):  
B. M. Mirkin ◽  
L. G. Naumova

The emergence of peer-reviewed monographs on herbal floristic classification of the vegetation of the Kursk region is a large region of the Central Chernozem region of Russia was preceded by the publication of another work on the vegetation of the Kursk region within the basin of the Sejm.


2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 317-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zora Dajić Stevanović ◽  
Svetlana Aćić ◽  
Milica Luković ◽  
Ivana Zlatković ◽  
Jovica Vasin ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Consuelo Medina García ◽  
Joaquin Gimenez de Azcarate ◽  
Alejandro Velázquez Montes

Antecedentes y Objetivos: El límite superior del bosque es un ecosistema que alberga comunidades herbáceas y forestales con singular presencia de endemismos y con una función relevante en la captación, recarga y transporte de agua, lo que los define como nodos de provisión de bienes y servicios ambientales. Lo anterior es de particular significado en las montañas intertropicales por ser las que resguardan un banco de germoplasma oriundo significativamente elevado. Ese es el caso del Pico del Tancítaro y volcanes circundantes, región de estudio comprendida entre 2600 y 3800 m de altitud en Michoacán, México. Este trabajo tuvo como objetivo central definir y caracterizar la diversidad florística y fitocenótica, así como las pautas de distribución de las asociaciones vegetales a lo largo del gradiente altitudinal.Métodos: Se realizaron 35 inventarios siguiendo la metodología fitosociológica; en ellos se registraron las especies, su cobertura y los atributos físico-geográficos del sitio muestreado. La información de campo fue corroborada en gabinete; para asegurar los aspectos de identificación florística se utilizó preferentemente la “Flora del Bajío y de regiones adyacentes”. Los datos fueron analizados utilizando técnicas de agrupamiento multivariadas para poder definir las asociaciones vegetales.Resultados clave: Los 35 inventarios se consideraron como base para armar las tablas de vegetación que soportan las siguientes asociaciones vegetales: Gaultherio myrsinoidis-Pinetum hartwegii, Polysticho speciosissimae-Abietetum religiosae y Sibthorpio repentis-Abietetum religiosae; así como otras de rango menor. Para cada asociación se abordaron cuestiones de estructura, composición, ecología, distribución y relación con los pisos bioclimáticos y con otras asociaciones próximas.Conclusiones: Las combinaciones florísticas propias de las asociaciones reflejan las variaciones ambientales que se suceden en el gradiente altitudinal, incluyendo las causadas por perturbación natural y/o antrópica. Dichas asociaciones permiten tipificar la heterogeneidad fitocenótica del bosque estudiado y su papel como proveedoras de servicios ambientales y de biodiversidad.Abstract:Background and Aims: The timberline occurs as an ecosystem harboring unique forest and grassland types comprising outstanding endemic species. These vegetation types, furthermore, are the centers of capturing, recharging and transporting water so that these are regarded as provider´s nodes of environmental services. This is even more significant in intertropical mountains since these harbor large genetic reservoirs. This is the case of the Pico del Tancítaro and surrounding volcanoes, a region between 2600 and 3800 m elevation, in Michoacán, Mexico. The present study aimed to define and characterize the floristic and phytocenotic diversity, as well as recognize distribution patterns of the plant associations along the elevational gradient.Methods: Thirty five inventories were carried out following the phytosociological approach. At each inventory, a list of species, their coverage, and physical and geographical attributes of the site were compiled. Field information was later verified in the laboratory to ensure species identification; “Flora del Bajío y regiones adyacentes” was preferably consulted. Data were further analyzed via multivariate techniques in order to define plant associations.Key results: The 35 inventories were considered as a basis to assemble the vegetation tables that support three plant associations: Gaultherio myrsinoidis-Pinetum hartwegii, Polysticho speciosissimae-Abietetum religiosae and Sibthorpio repentis-Abietetum religiosae; as well as other units of lower rank. For each one, issues, such as structure, composition, ecology, distribution and relationship with bioclimatic belts and other nearby associations were addressed.Conclusions: The floristic combinations of the associations reflect environmental variations that occur along the altitudinal gradient, including those caused by natural and/or anthropic disturbance. These associations permit a clear classification of the phytocenotic heterogeneity in the forest studied, and confirm its role of environmental service providers and biodiversity.


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