Phytosociological studies on salty steppe communities of Central Anatolia, Turkey

Aydogdu M., Kurt L., HAMZAOĞLU E., Ketenoglu O., Cansaran A.

ISRAEL JOURNAL OF PLANT SCIENCES, vol.52, no.1, pp.71-79, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 52 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2004
  • Doi Number: 10.1560/mk9c-jpkp-ybcv-lyv8
  • Journal Name: ISRAEL JOURNAL OF PLANT SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.71-79
  • Keywords: phytosociology, syntaxonomy, steppe, Central Anatolia, Turkey, CAPPADOCIA
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The salty steppe vegetation of the Central Anatolian subregion of the Irano-Turanian phytogeographical region was examined synecologically and syntaxonomically. In the vegetation surrounding the salt lakes of this region, a new alliance Achilleo wilhelmsii-Artemision santonici and two new associations belonging to it were described. These syntaxa were attached to order Onobrychido armenae-Thymetalia leucostomi Akman, Ketenoglu, Quezel 1985, which characterizes the Central Anatolian steppes, and the classic Astragalo microcephali-Brometea tomentelli Quezel 1973, which includes a vast part of the Turkey's steppe vegetation.