Classification of some plant species according to Grime’s strategies in a Quercus cerris L. var. cerris woodland in Samsun, northern Turkey

Authors

MAHMUT KILINÇ
NESLİHAN KARAVİN
HAMDİ GÜRAY KUTBAY

DOI

10.3906/bot-0912-270

Abstract

This study was carried out on 2 permanent plots of Quercus cerris L. var. cerris woodland in the Kurupelit region of Samsun, northern Turkey. Grime's CSR strategies were determined for 85 plant species from the 2 study plots (61 and 50 species from plot 1 and plot 2, respectively) according to the method that was applied. Most of the plant species in both plots had secondary and tertiary strategies, and this suggests that plants were exposed to more than one pressure factor. In both plots, CR (competitor-ruderal) was the most common strategy.

Keywords

Competition, Grime's CSR strategies, plant traits, Quercus cerris, stress, disturbance

First Page

521

Last Page

529

Recommended Citation

KILINÇ, MAHMUT; KARAVİN, NESLİHAN; and KUTBAY, HAMDİ GÜRAY (2010) "Classification of some plant species according to Grime’s strategies in a Quercus cerris L. var. cerris woodland in Samsun, northern Turkey," Turkish Journal of Botany: Vol. 34: No. 6, Article 6. https://doi.org/10.3906/bot-0912-270
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/botany/vol34/iss6/6