Phytosociological analysis of the endemic Quercus faginea forests of the Iberian Peninsula
| Autor: | Alberto Luis Cantoral, Raquel Alonso-Redondo, Marta Eva García-González, Ángel Penas, Sara del Río |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Penas Merino, Ángel, Río González, Sara del |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Biogeography Bioclimatology B-VegAna Vegetation classification Marcescent forests Plant Science Habitat Directive Protect restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems sustainably manage forests combat desertification and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Iberian Peninsula Quercus faginea |
| Popis: | 19 páginas, 2 tablas, 4 figuras. A phytosociological analysis of the Iberian Quercus faginea forests was carried out. For this purpose, 291 relevés were studied. A multivariate analysis consisting of a numerical classification based on the floristic composition of the relevés, was performed. The coherence and explanatory value of the current syntaxa are reviewed. As a result, the diversity of Iberian gall oak forests is resolved into 15 associations characterised according to their floristic, biogeographical, bioclimatic and synecological data supported by the statistical analyses. Thirteen have been described previously, and two new associations are proposed: Glandoro diffusae-Quercetum fagineae and Helianthemo mollis-Quercetum fagineae. A new combination, a lectotypification and a nomenclatural correction are also proposed. The Ios2 (ombrothermic index of the warmest bimonth of the summer quarter), Itc (compensated thermicity index) and Ic (continentality index) indexes proved to be fundamental to explain the syntaxonomic differentiation of the forests in the study. We consider that the differentiation and precision in the definition of clear syntaxonomic entities is vital to prioritize objectives in the conservation of these singular forests, and to ensure their adequate management in the context of the Habitats Directive. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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