Classification of the Mediterranean lowland to submontane pine forest vegetation

Bonari, Gianmaria; Fernandez-Gonzalez, Federico; ÇOBAN, Süleyman; Monteiro-Henriques, Tiago; Bergmeier, Erwin; Didukh, Yakiv; Xystrakis, Fotios; Angiolini, Claudia; Chytry, Krystof; Acosta, Alicia; Agrillo, Emiliano; Costa, Jose; Danihelka, Jiri; Hennekens, Stephan; KAVGACI, ALİ; Knollova, Ilona; Neto, Carlos; SAĞLAM, COŞKUN; Skvorc, Zeljko; Tichy, Lubomir; Chytry, Milan

doi:10.1111/avsc.12544

Classification of the Mediterranean lowland to submontane pine forest vegetation

Bonari G., Fernandez-Gonzalez F., ÇOBAN S., Monteiro-Henriques T., Bergmeier E., Didukh Y. P., ...More

APPLIED VEGETATION SCIENCE, vol.24, no.1, 2021 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 24 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2021
Doi Number: 10.1111/avsc.12544
Journal Name: APPLIED VEGETATION SCIENCE
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, PASCAL, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Environment Index, Index Islamicus, Veterinary Science Database
Keywords: biogeography, classification, expert system, forest, Mediterranean Basin, phytosociology, pine, Pinetea halepensis, Pinus, Quercetea ilicis, vegetation classification, vegetation-plot database
Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Aim: Vegetation types of Mediterranean thermophilous pine forests dominated by Pinus brutia, Pinus halepensis, Pinus pinaster and Pinus pinea were studied in various areas. However, a comprehensive formal vegetation classification of these forests based on a detailed data analysis has never been developed. Our aim is to provide the first broad-scale classification of these pine forests based on a large data set of vegetation plots.