Original scientific paper

Submontane Beech Forests of Illyria

Lojze Marinček ; Biološki institut ZRC SAZU, Ljubljana

Abstract

The author presents a short survey of the history of synsystematics of submontane beech forest of Illyricum. Earlier, the main part of degraded submontane beech forests in lower locations were regarded as carpineta, while the well preserved beech forests were ascribed to the montane fageta. Only when detailed synchorological, syndynamical and oecological research of Illyric carpineta and submontane fageta was undertaken, also Illyric submontane beech forests were recognized as association.
The author states that the Illyric-submontane beech forests consist of similar floristic components as those in Central Europe do. But in addition, they include several illyricoid taxa which place them in a particular position in the hierarchic synsystematics of European beech forests. For this reason they were rightly classified under the Epitnedio-Fagenion and further on under Aremonio-Fagion. In the area of the Illyric floral province, associations of submontane beech forests are described: Hacquetio-Fagetum, Vico oroboidi- Fagetum, wihich appear also extrazonally in Pannonia, and Melico nutantis- Fagetum. The Ornithogalo pyrenaici-Fagetum and Helleboro odori-Fagetum extend into the neighbouring areas of Illyricum and are regarded as extrazonal Illyrian vegetation.
The main association of Illyric submontane beech forests is Hacquetio-Fa- getum, which is divided into three geographic variants (Hacquetio-Fagetum var. geogr. Anemone trifolia, Flacquetio-F agetum var. geogr. Geranium nodosum and Flacquetio-Fagetum var. geogr. Ruscus hypoglossum.

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Hrčak ID:

160427

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/160427

Publication date:

31.12.1995.

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