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Ass. Polysticho setiferi-Fagetum Zupančič et al. 2000 in forest vegetation of Zrinska Gora (Croatia)

The paper presents and describes submontane beech forests in the area of Zrinska Gora in central Croatia and compares them with similar beech forests inhabiting adjacent areas in Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the absence of any previous phytocoenological study of forest vegetation on Zrinska Gora, the results of this research provide the first scientific insights in this issue. Phytocoenological survey was conducted using the classical Central-European phytocoenological method, while relevés were analyzed with computer support (TURBOVEG, SYN-TAX 2000). The conducted phytocoenological research showed that the studied stands belong to the association Polysticho setiferi-Fagetum Zupančič et al. 2000. Differences in the appearance and the analysis of floral composition suggest two types of beech stands, which are described as two subassociations: luzuletosum luzuloidis Zupančič et al. 2000 and ruscetosum hypoglossii subass. nova hoc loco.

Polysticho setiferi-Fagetum; forest vegetation; submontane beech communities; Zrinska gora; Croatia; phytosociology; ruscetosum hypoglossii

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