THERMOPHILOUS PINUS NIGRA DOMINATED FOREST ON LIMESTONE ON VLAINA MT IN NORTH MACEDONIA
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https://doi.org/10.20903/masa/nmbsci.2023.44.49Abstract
This paper describes a newly identified forest community, Cytiso jankae - Pinetum nigrae ass. nova, dominated by black pine (Pinus nigra), which develops on limestone and under thermophilous conditions on Vlaina Mountain (Mt) (at 790–1060 m a.s.l.) in North Macedonia. For the analysis, a numerical database of phytocenological relevés from the central and southern parts of the Balkan Peninsula and own data, where black pine predominates, was compiled. Numerical classification and ordination were performed using the PC-ORD and JUICE software packages. Synoptic and analytical tables have been compiled based on the analyses and diagnostic species were identified through the calculation of the Phi-coefficient. The obtained results provide a significant contribution to the understanding of the distribution and syntaxonomy of this pine forest community that develops on Vlaina Mt. This research also highlights the ecological importance of this forest community and its role in preserving natural habitats. This plant community belongs to the class Quercetea pubescentis, order Quercetalia pubescenti-petraeae, and alliance Fraxino orni-Ostryion.
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