Vegetation of European springs:High-rank syntaxa of the Montio-Cardaminetea

A survey of high-rank syntaxa of vegetation of European springs (class Montio-Cardaminetea) is presented. It shows the complexity of the class and the relations betweenthe units. More than 1200 relevés were arranged into sixphytosociological tables, each representing an alliance. Asynoptic table com...

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Main Authors: Mucina, Ladislav, Zechmeister, H.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 1994
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38901
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author Mucina, Ladislav
Zechmeister, H.
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description A survey of high-rank syntaxa of vegetation of European springs (class Montio-Cardaminetea) is presented. It shows the complexity of the class and the relations betweenthe units. More than 1200 relevés were arranged into sixphytosociological tables, each representing an alliance. Asynoptic table comprising all alliances is presented. Bryophytesare the most important group in most of the communities,both regarding biomass and cover. The Adiantetea andthe Montio-Cardaminetea are combined into one class. As to floristics and ecology, there are no obvious reasons to distinguish more than one order in this class. The vegetation of European springs is divided into six alliances: (1) Adiantion,split into two new suballiances, Adiantenion and Lycopodo-Cratoneurenion; (2) Cratoneurion commutati; (3) Cardamino-Montion – incl. three new suballiances: Mniobryo-Epilobienionhornemannii, Swertio-Anisothecienion and Cardamino-Montenion; (4) Dermatocarpion; (5) Epilobio nutantis-Montion; (6) Caricion remotae – incl. two new suballiances:Caricenion remotae and Cratoneuro filicini-Calthenion laetae.The alliances are floristically and ecologically characterizedand their distributions in Europe shown on maps.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-389012017-01-30T14:27:48Z Vegetation of European springs:High-rank syntaxa of the Montio-Cardaminetea Mucina, Ladislav Zechmeister, H. A survey of high-rank syntaxa of vegetation of European springs (class Montio-Cardaminetea) is presented. It shows the complexity of the class and the relations betweenthe units. More than 1200 relevés were arranged into sixphytosociological tables, each representing an alliance. Asynoptic table comprising all alliances is presented. Bryophytesare the most important group in most of the communities,both regarding biomass and cover. The Adiantetea andthe Montio-Cardaminetea are combined into one class. As to floristics and ecology, there are no obvious reasons to distinguish more than one order in this class. The vegetation of European springs is divided into six alliances: (1) Adiantion,split into two new suballiances, Adiantenion and Lycopodo-Cratoneurenion; (2) Cratoneurion commutati; (3) Cardamino-Montion – incl. three new suballiances: Mniobryo-Epilobienionhornemannii, Swertio-Anisothecienion and Cardamino-Montenion; (4) Dermatocarpion; (5) Epilobio nutantis-Montion; (6) Caricion remotae – incl. two new suballiances:Caricenion remotae and Cratoneuro filicini-Calthenion laetae.The alliances are floristically and ecologically characterizedand their distributions in Europe shown on maps. 1994 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38901 restricted
spellingShingle Mucina, Ladislav
Zechmeister, H.
Vegetation of European springs:High-rank syntaxa of the Montio-Cardaminetea
title Vegetation of European springs:High-rank syntaxa of the Montio-Cardaminetea
title_full Vegetation of European springs:High-rank syntaxa of the Montio-Cardaminetea
title_fullStr Vegetation of European springs:High-rank syntaxa of the Montio-Cardaminetea
title_full_unstemmed Vegetation of European springs:High-rank syntaxa of the Montio-Cardaminetea
title_short Vegetation of European springs:High-rank syntaxa of the Montio-Cardaminetea
title_sort vegetation of european springs:high-rank syntaxa of the montio-cardaminetea
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38901