Syntaxonomic analysis of forests, shrubs, and steppes of Tavsan Mountain (Amasya, Turkey)

YILDIRIM C., Yalçın E., CANSARAN A., Korkmaz H.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF BOTANY, vol.43, no.3, pp.409-437, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 43 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/bot-1809-18
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF BOTANY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.409-437
  • Keywords: Forest, phytosociology, shrub, steppe, syntaxonomy, vegetation, PLANT-COMMUNITIES, VEGETATION, CLASSIFICATION, ECOLOGY, CLIMATE, PHYTOSOCIOLOGY, DIVERSITY, SCRUB
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The aim of this study is to reveal the syntaxonomical structure of Tavsan Mountain in the Euxinian transition area in northern Turkey. Eight plant associations were determined and classified using the Braun-Blanquet phytosociological approach. Detrended correspondence analysis was also used to reveal the environmental heterogeneity among the plant associations. Raunkiaer life form ratios of syntaxa were calculated. Shannon-Wiener index values also were determined for each plant association. The results of this study suggested that which environmental factors could be decisive in community diversity and syntaxonomical status.