Phytosociological investigations of steppe and steppe forest vegetation in the south-east part of Central Anatolia of Turkey

Abstract

To gain a better understanding of the ecological systems, it is necessary to study the development, composition, and classification of the steppe and steppe forest communities, which are the primary components of phytocoenoses in semi-arid environments. Therefore, this study was aimed to contribute to a syntaxonomic classification of the Central Anatolian steppe and steppe forest vegetation. The Braun–Blanquet approach was used to analyze the vegetation of the study area in Göllüdağ (2172 m a.s.l.) located in the north of Niğde province. The vegetation data were analyzed using cluster analysis and detrended components analysis. The relationships between the communities and certain environmental factors were examined by principal components analysis. Two new steppe and steppe forest communities in Central Anatolia were classified in this study. The steppe communities were included in Agropyro tauri - Stachydion lavandulifoliae and Astragalo-Brometalia, whereas the steppe forest communities were classified as Quercion anatolicae and Querco cerridis-Carpinetalia orientalis.

Keywords: Göllüdağ, steppe, oak scrubs, phytosociology, syntaxonomy

Received (Geliş): 05.10.2016 - Revised (Düzeltme): 21.11.2016 -   Accepted (Kabul): 24.11.2016

Cite (Atıf): Kenar, N, 2017. Phytosociological investigations of steppe and steppe forest vegetation in the south-east part of Central Anatolia of Turkey. Journal of the Faculty of Forestry Istanbul University 67(2): 203-219. DOI: 10.17099/jffiu.322422

Keywords

• Göllüdağ,steppe,oak scrubs,phytosociology,syntaxonomy

İç Anadolu'nun güneydoğu kesiminde step ve step bitki örtüsü ile ilgili fitososyolojik araştırmalar

Abstract

Ekolojik sistemlerin daha iyi anlaşılması için yarı kurak ortamlardaki fitosenözlerin temel bileşenlerinden olan step ve step ormanı komünitelerinin gelişimi, yapısı ve sınıflandırılmasının araştırılması gerekmektedir. Bu nedenle çalışmada, İç Anadolu step ve step ormanı vejetasyonunun sintaksonomik olarak sınıflandırılmasına katkı sağlaması amaçlanmıştır. Niğde ilinin kuzeyinde bulunan Göllüdağ’da bulunan araştırma alanının vejetasyonu Braun-Blaunquet metoduna göre analiz edilmiştir. Vejetasyon verilerinin analizi, kümeleme ve Eğilimsiz Uyum Analizi ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Komüniteler ile bazı çevresel faktörler arasındaki ilişki Temel Bileşen Analizi yardımıyla incelenmiştir. Çalışmada İç Anadolu’da iki yeni step ve step ormanı komünitesi tespit edilmiştir. Step komünitesi Agropyro tauri - Stachydion lavandulifoliae alyansına ve Astragalo-Brometalia ordosuna dâhil edilirken, step ormanı komünitesi Quercion anatolicae alyansına ve Querco cerridis-Carpinetalia orientalis ordosu içerisinde sınıflandırılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Göllüdağ, step, meşe çalılığı, fitososyoloji, sintaksonomi

Received (Geliş): 05.10.2016 - Revised (Düzeltme): 21.11.2016 -   Accepted (Kabul): 24.11.2016

Cite (Atıf): Kenar, N, 2017. Phytosociological investigations of steppe and steppe forest vegetation in the south-east part of Central Anatolia of Turkey. Journal of the Faculty of Forestry Istanbul University 67(2): 203-219. DOI: 10.17099/jffiu.322422

Keywords

• Göllüdağ,step,meşe çalılığı,fitososyoloji,sintaksonomi

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