The High-Rank Syntaxa of the Rock-Cliff and Scree Vegetation of the Mainland Greece and Crete

Panayotis Dimopoulos; Karle V. Sýkora; Ladislav Mucina; Theodoros Georgiadis

doi:10.1007/BF02804010

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The High-Rank Syntaxa of the Rock-Cliff and Scree Vegetation of the Mainland Greece and Crete

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The High-Rank Syntaxa of the Rock-Cliff and Scree Vegetation of the Mainland Greece and Crete

Panayotis Dimopoulos, Karle V. Sýkora, Ladislav Mucina and Theodoros Georgiadis

Folia geobotanica & phytotaxonomica, Vol.32(3), pp.313-334

1997

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02804010

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Abstract

Asplenietea trichomanis

Chasmophyte

Chorology

Daphno-Festucetea

Distribution pattern

Endemism

Syntaxonomy

Thlaspietea rotundifolii

A revision was undertaken of the high-rank syntaxa of the vegetation occurring in rock fissures, ledges and screes of mainland Greece and Crete. All published phytosociological relevés available were collected and subjected to numerical classification and ordination. Four orders (Androsacetalia vandelii, Onosmetalia frutescentis, Potentilletalia speciosae and Petromaruletalia pinnatae) comprising 8 alliances (one of them new) were distinguished within the Asplenietea trichomanis (rock fissures, clefts, and ledges). The scree vegetation was classified partly within the Thlaspietea rotundifolii (Drypidetalia spinosae with 2 alliances) and partly within the Daphno-Festucetea (Saturejo-Scutellarietalia—a new order, with 2 alliances). Ordination revealed clear differences in floristic composition of the alliances distinguished. The studied chasmophytic vegetation of Greece contains a very high proportion of endemics which serve as diagnostic species of the syntaxa. Further, an analysis of chorological species spectra suggested that the chorological homogeneity of a syntaxon should be considered an important diagnostic feature at high-syntaxon levels.

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Title: The High-Rank Syntaxa of the Rock-Cliff and Scree Vegetation of the Mainland Greece and Crete
Authors/Creators: Panayotis Dimopoulos
Karle V. Sýkora
Ladislav Mucina
Theodoros Georgiadis
Publication Details: Folia geobotanica & phytotaxonomica, Vol.32(3), pp.313-334
Publisher: Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences
Identifiers: 991005579948407891
Murdoch Affiliation: Centre for Terrestrial Ecosystem Science and Sustainability
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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