Phytosociological alliances in the vegetation of arable fields in the northwestern Balkan Peninsula
Abstract
A stratified dataset of 2426 releves of weed vegetation of arable fields of the Balkan Peninsula was analysed by cluster analysis. The major division in species composition was associated with the type of crop. This accords with the syntaxonomical and ecological pattern already detected for southeast Europe and is in conflict with the Central European classification that has appeared in recent years. Clusters resulting from numerical classification reproduced the majority of traditionally recognized phytosociological alliances (Oxalidion, Panico-Setarion and Eragrostion are associated with root crops, while Scleranthion, Caucalidion and Galeopsion with cereals). Galeopsion was grouped with some Caucalidion releves, which is not surprising since both consist of weed communities from cereals. Vernal communities form a separate cluster and indicate a special community type, which has been treated in some classification systems as a phenological aspect.
Keywords:
classification / south eastern Europe / syntaxonomy / weed vegetationSource:
Phytocoenologia, 2008, 38, 4, 241-254Publisher:
- Gebruder Borntraeger, Stuttgart
Funding / projects:
- ARRSSlovenian Research Agency - Slovenia [L1-6517]
- bilateral grant [BI-CS/06-07-029]
- Biološka, hemijska, toksikološka i ekotoksikološka proučavanja herbicida i njihova primena (RS-MESTD-MPN2006-2010-20041)
DOI: 10.1127/0340-269X/2008/0038-0241
ISSN: 0340-269X
WoS: 000263044900001
Scopus: 2-s2.0-66549116703
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Poljoprivredni fakultetTY - JOUR AU - Silc, Urban AU - Vrbničanin, Sava AU - Božić, Dragana AU - Carni, Andraz AU - Dajić-Stevanović, Zora PY - 2008 UR - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1766 AB - A stratified dataset of 2426 releves of weed vegetation of arable fields of the Balkan Peninsula was analysed by cluster analysis. The major division in species composition was associated with the type of crop. This accords with the syntaxonomical and ecological pattern already detected for southeast Europe and is in conflict with the Central European classification that has appeared in recent years. Clusters resulting from numerical classification reproduced the majority of traditionally recognized phytosociological alliances (Oxalidion, Panico-Setarion and Eragrostion are associated with root crops, while Scleranthion, Caucalidion and Galeopsion with cereals). Galeopsion was grouped with some Caucalidion releves, which is not surprising since both consist of weed communities from cereals. Vernal communities form a separate cluster and indicate a special community type, which has been treated in some classification systems as a phenological aspect. PB - Gebruder Borntraeger, Stuttgart T2 - Phytocoenologia T1 - Phytosociological alliances in the vegetation of arable fields in the northwestern Balkan Peninsula EP - 254 IS - 4 SP - 241 VL - 38 DO - 10.1127/0340-269X/2008/0038-0241 ER -
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Silc, U., Vrbničanin, S., Božić, D., Carni, A.,& Dajić-Stevanović, Z.. (2008). Phytosociological alliances in the vegetation of arable fields in the northwestern Balkan Peninsula. in Phytocoenologia Gebruder Borntraeger, Stuttgart., 38(4), 241-254. https://doi.org/10.1127/0340-269X/2008/0038-0241
Silc U, Vrbničanin S, Božić D, Carni A, Dajić-Stevanović Z. Phytosociological alliances in the vegetation of arable fields in the northwestern Balkan Peninsula. in Phytocoenologia. 2008;38(4):241-254. doi:10.1127/0340-269X/2008/0038-0241 .
Silc, Urban, Vrbničanin, Sava, Božić, Dragana, Carni, Andraz, Dajić-Stevanović, Zora, "Phytosociological alliances in the vegetation of arable fields in the northwestern Balkan Peninsula" in Phytocoenologia, 38, no. 4 (2008):241-254, https://doi.org/10.1127/0340-269X/2008/0038-0241 . .