<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><italic>Juniperus excelsa</italic> is an East Mediterranean species found also in marginal, sub-mediterranean regions of the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula. It prefers shallow soils in the warmest habitats of the zone of thermophilous deciduous forests. In the past the rank of alliance and the name of <italic>Juniperion excelsae-foetidissimae</italic> have been suggested for the vegetation dominated by <italic>Juniperus excelsa</italic> in the Balkan Peninsula. In this paper we present the valid description of the alliance in accordance with the International Code of Phytosociological Nomenclature. The validation of the <italic>Juniperion excelsae-foetidissimae</italic> required description of a new association - the <italic>Querco trojanae-Juniperetum excelsae.</italic> The <italic>Juniperion excelsae-foetidissimae</italic> is classified within the order of <italic>Quercetalia pubescentis</italic> Klika 1933 (the <italic>Quercetea pubescentis</italic> Doing-Kraft ex Scamoni et Passarge 1959).</p></abstract>

Juniperus excelsa is an East Mediterranean species found also in marginal, sub-mediterranean regions of the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula. It prefers shallow soils in the warmest habitats of the zone of thermophilous deciduous forests. In the past the rank of alliance and the name of Juniperion excelsae-foetidissimae have been suggested for the vegetation dominated by Juniperus excelsa in the Balkan Peninsula. In this paper we present the valid description of the alliance in accordance with the International Code of Phytosociological Nomenclature. The validation of the Juniperion excelsae-foetidissimae required description of a new association - the Querco trojanae-Juniperetum excelsae. The Juniperion excelsae-foetidissimae is classified within the order of Quercetalia pubescentis Klika 1933 (the Quercetea pubescentis Doing-Kraft ex Scamoni et Passarge 1959).

Notes on phytosociology of <italic>Juniperus Excelsa</italic> in Macedonia (Southern Balkan Peninsula)

Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Skopje, Macedonia

Institute of Biology, Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Ljubljana, Slovenia

University of Nova Gorica, Nova Gorica, Slovenia

Department of Environment & Agriculture, School of Science, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia

Hacquetia

Notes on phytosociology of  in Macedonia (Southern Balkan Peninsula)

Juniperus excelsa is an East Mediterranean species found also in marginal, sub-mediterranean regions of the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula. It prefers...

Notes on phytosociology of Juniperus Excelsa in Macedonia (Southern Balkan Peninsula)

Published Online: May 17, 2010

Page range: 161 - 165

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10028-010-0005-z

Keywords
gozd, nomenklatura, vegetation, vzhodno Sredozemlje

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