Shrublands occupy the eastern part of Mount Orvilos, where the species Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. oxycedrus is the dominant species. Pinus nigra and Ostrya carpinifolia invade gradually in these formations, mainly in higher altitudes, and they successionally form pure forests. Eight (8) sample plots (relevés) were chosen in Orvilos, where vegetation of prickly Juniper shrublands has been studied using the Braun-Blanquet method. Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. oxycedrus – community has been identified and its structure and floristic composition has been researched, while at the same time, ecological, life – form and chorological spectra were presented.
The vegetation of prickly Juniper (Juniperus oxycedrus L. ssp. oxycedrus) shrublands of Mount Orvilos (E. Macedonia, Nomos Dramas, Greece)
Abstract
- Authors
- Κ. Theodoropoulos and E. Eleftheriadou
- Affiliation
- Laboratory of Forest Botany – Geobotany, Department of Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotles University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki,Greece
- Keywords
- Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. oxycedrus, Degradation, Syndynamics, Phytosociological spectra
- Proceedings
- RANGE SCIENCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS – Proceedings of the 3rd Panhellenic Rangeland Congress in Karpenissi, 4-6 September 2002 (Edited by: Panagiotis D. Platis, Athanasios I. Sfougaris, Thomas G. Papachristou, Alexandrow G. Tsiontsis)
- Congress
- RANGE SCIENCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS