Litter-raking forests in SE Slovenia and in Croatia

Authors

  • Urban Šilc ZRC SAZU, Institute of Biology, Novi trg 2, 1000 Ljubljana
  • Andraž Čarni ZRC SAZU, Institute of Biology, Novi trg 2, 1000 Ljubljana
  • Petra Košir ZRC SAZU, Institute of Biology, Novi trg 2, 1000 Ljubljana
  • Aleksander Marinšek ZRC SAZU, Institute of Biology, Novi trg 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • Igor Zelnik ZRC SAZU, Institute of Biology, Novi trg 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Keywords:

litter-raking, phytosociology, Molinio-Quercetum, Pteridio-Betuletum

Abstract

The standard Braun-Blanquet method was used for sampling litter-raking vegetation in southeastern Slovenia (Suha krajina, Bela krajina, Kočevsko) and in the border region in Croatia. Relevés were classified with the TWINSPAN program and two associations were separated: Pteridio-Betuletum Trinajstić et Šugar ex Rauš et Matić 1994 and Molinio-Quercetum Šugar 1972. Both communities are the result of intensive litter collecting (and other human impacts). The first one thrives on carbonate bedrock, while the second is limited on silicate bedrock, as is reflected in its specific floristic composition. Due to abandonment of litter collecting these stands are in progressive successional development, and typical variants are becoming rare and endangered.

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Šilc, U., Čarni, A., Košir, P., Marinšek, A., & Zelnik, I. (2015). Litter-raking forests in SE Slovenia and in Croatia. Hacquetia, 7(1). Retrieved from https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/hacquetia/article/view/2932

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