Habitat conditions that drive plant traits in grasslands: phytoindicative analytical approach

  • O. Y. Buzhdygan Chernivtsi National University
  • S. S. Rudenko Chernivtsi National University
  • S. S. Kostyshyn Chernivtsi National University
Keywords: phytoindication, phytocenosis, pasture, grassland, Ellenberg’s analytical method

Abstract

Plant communities of the 31 pastoral grasslands have been assessed using the phytoindicative analytical method of Ellenberg (1974) in order to compare the community reactions on the habitat-climatic and habitat-edaphic conditions of the following 3 physic-geographical zones of Chernivtsi Region in Ukraine: Plain, Foothills and Mountains. An average realized niche of each plant species has been assessed along the gradients of the study factors of habitat-climatic conditions, such as: insolation, thermal regime and the degree of continentality, as well as the following habitat-edaphic conditions: the soil moisture, acidity, and nitrogen content. The deviations of the pastoral plant communities from their potential climax states have been assessed.

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Published
2015-01-15
How to Cite
Buzhdygan, O. Y., Rudenko, S. S., & Kostyshyn, S. S. (2015). Habitat conditions that drive plant traits in grasslands: phytoindicative analytical approach. Ecology and Noospherology, 26(1-2), 74-80. https://doi.org/10.15421/031508