Syntaxonomic analysis of forests, shrubs, and steppes of Tavşan Mountain(Amasya, Turkey)

Authors

CENGİZ YILDIRIM
ERKAN YALÇIN
ARZU CANSARAN
HASAN KORKMAZ

DOI

10.3906/bot-1809-18

Abstract

The aim of this study is to reveal the syntaxonomical structure of Tavşan Mountain in the Euxinian transition area in northern Turkey. Eight plant associations were determined and classified using the Braun?Blanquet phytosociological approach. Detrended correspondence analysis was also used to reveal the environmental heterogeneity among the plant associations. Raunkiaer life form ratios of syntaxa were calculated. Shannon?Wiener index values also were determined for each plant association. The results of this study suggested that which environmental factors could be decisive in community diversity and syntaxonomical status.

Keywords

Forest, phytosociology, shrub, steppe, syntaxonomy, vegetation

First Page

409

Last Page

419

Recommended Citation

YILDIRIM, CENGİZ; YALÇIN, ERKAN; CANSARAN, ARZU; and KORKMAZ, HASAN (2019) "Syntaxonomic analysis of forests, shrubs, and steppes of Tavşan Mountain(Amasya, Turkey)," Turkish Journal of Botany: Vol. 43: No. 3, Article 13. https://doi.org/10.3906/bot-1809-18
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/botany/vol43/iss3/13