<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The paper presents the results of phytosociological studies on thermophilous forb fringes conducted in August, 2012, in Belarus. A dataset of 31 relevés is analyzed, 3 associations and 1 community of 3 alliances and 3 orders of the class Trifolio-Geranietea sanguinei T. Müller 1962 are distinguished. For the first time for this area, the association Galio borealis- Geranietum sanguinei Tüxen 1967 is reported and characterized. The results of syntaxonomical interpretation are discussed based on chorological data.</p></abstract>

The paper presents the results of phytosociological studies on thermophilous forb fringes conducted in August, 2012, in Belarus. A dataset of 31 relevés is analyzed, 3 associations and 1 community of 3 alliances and 3 orders of the class Trifolio-Geranietea sanguinei T. Müller 1962 are distinguished. For the first time for this area, the association Galio borealis- Geranietum sanguinei Tüxen 1967 is reported and characterized. The results of syntaxonomical interpretation are discussed based on chorological data.

Contributions to the thermophilous fringe communities (Trifolio-Geranietea sanguinei) in Belarus

Biodiversity Research and Conservation

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The paper presents the results of phytosociological studies on thermophilous forb fringes conducted in August, 2012, in Belarus. A dataset of 31 relevés is...

Contributions to the thermophilous fringe communities (Trifolio-Geranietea sanguinei) in Belarus

Published Online: Aug 30, 2017

Page range: 35 - 48

Received: Sep 21, 2016

Accepted: Mar 16, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/biorc-2017-0005

Keywords
forest fringes, edges, Trifolio-Geranietea sanguinei, syntaxonomy, vegetation, Belarus

© Dmytro Iakushenko

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Contributions to the thermophilous fringe communities (Trifolio-Geranietea sanguinei) in Belarus

Published Online: Aug 30, 2017

Page range: 35 - 48

Received: Sep 21, 2016

Accepted: Mar 16, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/biorc-2017-0005

Keywordsforest fringes, edges, Trifolio-Geranietea sanguinei, syntaxonomy, vegetation, Belarus

© Dmytro Iakushenko

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
forest fringes, edges, Trifolio-Geranietea sanguinei, syntaxonomy, vegetation, Belarus