European semi-dry grasslands are among the most species-rich vegetation types in the northern hemisphere and form an important part of the habitat mosaics in the forest-steppe zone. However. there is no comprehensive evaluation of the variation in their composition and the phytosocio-logical classification of these grasslands. For the syntaxonomic revision, we used a dataset of 34,173 vegetation plot records (releves) from central and eastern Europe. which were assigned to the class Fesiuco-Bromeiea using the diagnostic species listed in the EuroVegChecklist. To determine the diagnostic species of the orders, we used a TWINSPAN classification of the whole dataset. Of the total dataset, 15,449 releves were assigned to the order Brachypodietalia pinnati. which corresponds to semi-dry grasslands. This subset was again classified using TWINSPAN. Formal definitions of the following alliances were established: Mesobromion erecti, Cirsio-Brachypodion pinnati (incl. Fragario-Trifolion montani.... Agrosiio-Avenulion schellianae, Scabioso ochroleucae-Poion angustifoliae and Adonido vernalis-Stipion iirsae), Scorzonerion villosae and Chrysopogono-Danshonion. Another alliance, Armerion elongatae (=Koelerio-Phleion phleoidis p.p.). is transitional towards the class Koelerio-Corynephoreiea and its status needs further evaluation. We also established formal definitions of all of the associations of Mesobromion and Cirsio-Brachypodion within the area studied. Associations were identified using (i) a TWINSPAN classification of the whole order, (ii) TWINSPAN classifications of regionally restricted data sets (usually all Brachypodietalia plots in one country) and (iii) existing national classification schemes. All formal definitions were written in the expert system language of the JUICE program. To obtain a more complete picture of the floristic similarities and gradients. we performed a DCA ordination of the associations. Our results revealed that meadow steppes in the forest-steppe zone in eastern Europe are very similar to semi-dry grasslands in central Europe.
TY - JOUR
AU - Willner, Wolfgang
AU - Rolecek, Jan
AU - Korolyuk, Andrey
AU - Dengler, Juergen
AU - Chytry, Milan
AU - Janisova, Monika
AU - Lengyel, Attila
AU - Aćić, Svetlana
AU - Becker, Thomas
AU - Cuk, Mirjana
AU - Demina, Olga
AU - Jandt, Ute
AU - Kacki, Zygmunt
AU - Kuzemko, Anna
AU - Kropf, Matthias
AU - Lebedeva, Mariya
AU - Semenishchenkov, Yuri
AU - Silc, Urban
AU - Stancić, Zvjezdana
AU - Staudinger, Markus
AU - Vassilev, Kiril
AU - Yamalov, Sergey
PY - 2019
UR - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5037
AB - European semi-dry grasslands are among the most species-rich vegetation types in the northern hemisphere and form an important part of the habitat mosaics in the forest-steppe zone. However. there is no comprehensive evaluation of the variation in their composition and the phytosocio-logical classification of these grasslands. For the syntaxonomic revision, we used a dataset of 34,173 vegetation plot records (releves) from central and eastern Europe. which were assigned to the class Fesiuco-Bromeiea using the diagnostic species listed in the EuroVegChecklist. To determine the diagnostic species of the orders, we used a TWINSPAN classification of the whole dataset. Of the total dataset, 15,449 releves were assigned to the order Brachypodietalia pinnati. which corresponds to semi-dry grasslands. This subset was again classified using TWINSPAN. Formal definitions of the following alliances were established: Mesobromion erecti, Cirsio-Brachypodion pinnati (incl. Fragario-Trifolion montani. Agrosiio-Avenulion schellianae, Scabioso ochroleucae-Poion angustifoliae and Adonido vernalis-Stipion iirsae), Scorzonerion villosae and Chrysopogono-Danshonion. Another alliance, Armerion elongatae (=Koelerio-Phleion phleoidis p.p.). is transitional towards the class Koelerio-Corynephoreiea and its status needs further evaluation. We also established formal definitions of all of the associations of Mesobromion and Cirsio-Brachypodion within the area studied. Associations were identified using (i) a TWINSPAN classification of the whole order, (ii) TWINSPAN classifications of regionally restricted data sets (usually all Brachypodietalia plots in one country) and (iii) existing national classification schemes. All formal definitions were written in the expert system language of the JUICE program. To obtain a more complete picture of the floristic similarities and gradients. we performed a DCA ordination of the associations. Our results revealed that meadow steppes in the forest-steppe zone in eastern Europe are very similar to semi-dry grasslands in central Europe.
PB - Czech Botanical Soc, Praha 2
T2 - Preslia
T1 - Formalized classification of semi-dry grasslands in central and eastern Europe
EP - 49
IS - 1
SP - 25
VL - 91
DO - 10.23855/preslia.2019.025
ER -
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author = "Willner, Wolfgang and Rolecek, Jan and Korolyuk, Andrey and Dengler, Juergen and Chytry, Milan and Janisova, Monika and Lengyel, Attila and Aćić, Svetlana and Becker, Thomas and Cuk, Mirjana and Demina, Olga and Jandt, Ute and Kacki, Zygmunt and Kuzemko, Anna and Kropf, Matthias and Lebedeva, Mariya and Semenishchenkov, Yuri and Silc, Urban and Stancić, Zvjezdana and Staudinger, Markus and Vassilev, Kiril and Yamalov, Sergey",
year = "2019",
abstract = "European semi-dry grasslands are among the most species-rich vegetation types in the northern hemisphere and form an important part of the habitat mosaics in the forest-steppe zone. However. there is no comprehensive evaluation of the variation in their composition and the phytosocio-logical classification of these grasslands. For the syntaxonomic revision, we used a dataset of 34,173 vegetation plot records (releves) from central and eastern Europe. which were assigned to the class Fesiuco-Bromeiea using the diagnostic species listed in the EuroVegChecklist. To determine the diagnostic species of the orders, we used a TWINSPAN classification of the whole dataset. Of the total dataset, 15,449 releves were assigned to the order Brachypodietalia pinnati. which corresponds to semi-dry grasslands. This subset was again classified using TWINSPAN. Formal definitions of the following alliances were established: Mesobromion erecti, Cirsio-Brachypodion pinnati (incl. Fragario-Trifolion montani. Agrosiio-Avenulion schellianae, Scabioso ochroleucae-Poion angustifoliae and Adonido vernalis-Stipion iirsae), Scorzonerion villosae and Chrysopogono-Danshonion. Another alliance, Armerion elongatae (=Koelerio-Phleion phleoidis p.p.). is transitional towards the class Koelerio-Corynephoreiea and its status needs further evaluation. We also established formal definitions of all of the associations of Mesobromion and Cirsio-Brachypodion within the area studied. Associations were identified using (i) a TWINSPAN classification of the whole order, (ii) TWINSPAN classifications of regionally restricted data sets (usually all Brachypodietalia plots in one country) and (iii) existing national classification schemes. All formal definitions were written in the expert system language of the JUICE program. To obtain a more complete picture of the floristic similarities and gradients. we performed a DCA ordination of the associations. Our results revealed that meadow steppes in the forest-steppe zone in eastern Europe are very similar to semi-dry grasslands in central Europe.",
publisher = "Czech Botanical Soc, Praha 2",
journal = "Preslia",
title = "Formalized classification of semi-dry grasslands in central and eastern Europe",
pages = "49-25",
number = "1",
volume = "91",
doi = "10.23855/preslia.2019.025"
}
Willner, W., Rolecek, J., Korolyuk, A., Dengler, J., Chytry, M., Janisova, M., Lengyel, A., Aćić, S., Becker, T., Cuk, M., Demina, O., Jandt, U., Kacki, Z., Kuzemko, A., Kropf, M., Lebedeva, M., Semenishchenkov, Y., Silc, U., Stancić, Z., Staudinger, M., Vassilev, K.,& Yamalov, S.. (2019). Formalized classification of semi-dry grasslands in central and eastern Europe. in Preslia
Czech Botanical Soc, Praha 2., 91(1), 25-49.
https://doi.org/10.23855/preslia.2019.025
Willner W, Rolecek J, Korolyuk A, Dengler J, Chytry M, Janisova M, Lengyel A, Aćić S, Becker T, Cuk M, Demina O, Jandt U, Kacki Z, Kuzemko A, Kropf M, Lebedeva M, Semenishchenkov Y, Silc U, Stancić Z, Staudinger M, Vassilev K, Yamalov S. Formalized classification of semi-dry grasslands in central and eastern Europe. in Preslia. 2019;91(1):25-49.
doi:10.23855/preslia.2019.025 .
