<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>New approach for the classification of the Black Pine forest communities in Bulgaria was made in the paper. The analysis of forest pytocoenoses from Vlahina, East and West Rhodopi and Balkan Range Mountains confirmed their separation into two classes <italic>– Quercetea pubescentis</italic> (low-altitudinal) and <italic>Erico-Pinetea</italic> (high-altitudinal). The second class is represented from one polymorphic association <italic>Seslerio latifoliae-Pinetum nigrae</italic> whereas the other group is represented from two new associations. The association <italic>Junipero deltoidi-Pineteum pallasianae</italic> is more related to the surrounding thermophilous oak forests as well as the association <italic>Lathyro laxiflori-Pinetum pallasianae</italic> is more similar to the hornbeam and beech forests.</p></abstract>

New approach for the classification of the Black Pine forest communities in Bulgaria was made in the paper. The analysis of forest pytocoenoses from Vlahina, East and West Rhodopi and Balkan Range Mountains confirmed their separation into two classes – Quercetea pubescentis (low-altitudinal) and Erico-Pinetea (high-altitudinal). The second class is represented from one polymorphic association Seslerio latifoliae-Pinetum nigrae whereas the other group is represented from two new associations. The association Junipero deltoidi-Pineteum pallasianae is more related to the surrounding thermophilous oak forests as well as the association Lathyro laxiflori-Pinetum pallasianae is more similar to the hornbeam and beech forests.

Classification of the relict forest communities of Palla’s Black Pine (<italic>Pinus nigra</italic> subsp. <italic>pallasiana</italic>) in Bulgaria

Department of Ecology and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Biology

Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”

Department of Dendrology, Faculty of Forestry

Division of Applied Botany, Department of Botany and Mycology, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Directorate of Central Balkan National Park

Hacquetia

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Classification of the relict forest communities of Palla’s Black Pine ( subsp. ) in Bulgaria

New approach for the classification of the Black Pine forest communities in Bulgaria was made in the paper. The analysis of forest pytocoenoses from Vlahina,...

Classification of the relict forest communities of Palla’s Black Pine (Pinus nigra subsp. pallasiana) in Bulgaria

Published Online: Jul 28, 2018

Page range: 125 - 161

Received: May 16, 2017

Accepted: Oct 02, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/hacq-2017-0011

Keywords
Balkan Peninsula, coniferous forests, vegetation, syntaxonomy, cluster analysis

© 2018 Rossen Tzonev et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Classification of the relict forest communities of Palla’s Black Pine (Pinus nigra subsp. pallasiana) in Bulgaria

Published Online: Jul 28, 2018

Page range: 125 - 161

Received: May 16, 2017

Accepted: Oct 02, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/hacq-2017-0011

KeywordsBalkan Peninsula, coniferous forests, vegetation, syntaxonomy, cluster analysis

© 2018 Rossen Tzonev et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Balkan Peninsula, coniferous forests, vegetation, syntaxonomy, cluster analysis