<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Classification of forest ecosystems in Slovakia is based on Zlatnik's geobiocenological school. The reconstruction units are forest geobiocoen types (FGT) and these are arranged into groups of forest geobiocoen types (GFGT) and other super-structured units according to phytosociological and ecological similarities. The classification system is based on consideration that permanent ecological conditions are not changing over a long time and that plant species are a good non-direct indicator of ecological conditions with respect to their specific ecological (soil and climatic) amplitude. Because the herb species composition significantly reflects also the changes in tree species layer the floristic analysis of vegetation along with analysis of ecological properties of sites can be used for typisation geobiocoens. Hence, we also need to know these ecological (climatic, soil and terrain) characteristics. The analysis of basic climatic and soil characteristics of the selected super-structured geobiocenological units (altitudinal vegetation zone (avz), edaphic-trophic non-waterlogged and waterlogged units) showed the high variability of both climatic and soil values.</p></abstract>

Classification of forest ecosystems in Slovakia is based on Zlatnik's geobiocenological school. The reconstruction units are forest geobiocoen types (FGT) and these are arranged into groups of forest geobiocoen types (GFGT) and other super-structured units according to phytosociological and ecological similarities. The classification system is based on consideration that permanent ecological conditions are not changing over a long time and that plant species are a good non-direct indicator of ecological conditions with respect to their specific ecological (soil and climatic) amplitude. Because the herb species composition significantly reflects also the changes in tree species layer the floristic analysis of vegetation along with analysis of ecological properties of sites can be used for typisation geobiocoens. Hence, we also need to know these ecological (climatic, soil and terrain) characteristics. The analysis of basic climatic and soil characteristics of the selected super-structured geobiocenological units (altitudinal vegetation zone (avz), edaphic-trophic non-waterlogged and waterlogged units) showed the high variability of both climatic and soil values.

Climatic and soil characteristics of the altitudinal vegetation zones and edaphic-trophic units

National Forest Centre, Forest Research Institute Zvolen, T. G. Masaryka 22, SK - 960 92 Zvolen

Central European Forestry Journal

Classification of forest ecosystems in Slovakia is based on Zlatnik's geobiocenological school. The reconstruction units are forest geobiocoen types (FGT) and...

Climatic and soil characteristics of the altitudinal vegetation zones and edaphic-trophic units

Published Online: Dec 14, 2010

Page range: 215 - 234

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v110114-009-0014-3

Keywords
lesné geobiocenózy, klasifikácia stanovíšť, lesný vegetačný stupeň, edaficko-trofické jednotky

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Climatic and soil characteristics of the altitudinal vegetation zones and edaphic-trophic units

Published Online: Dec 14, 2010

Page range: 215 - 234

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v110114-009-0014-3

Keywordslesné geobiocenózy, klasifikácia stanovíšť, lesný vegetačný stupeň, edaficko-trofické jednotky

This content is open access.

Keywords
lesné geobiocenózy, klasifikácia stanovíšť, lesný vegetačný stupeň, edaficko-trofické jednotky