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The vegetation on screes—A synopsis of higher syntaxa in Europe

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A synopsis of high-rank syntaxa of scree vegetation with an accompanying list of plant communities is presented. The classification of scree vegetation in only one broadly conceived class, theThlaspietea rotundifolii, throughout Europe is a new concept.

The vegetation on screes was classified into 8 major groups (17 orders and 42 alliances) according to their altitudinal range and the chemistry of the parent material. Brief information on ecological conditions, phytogeographical patterns, and altitudinal distribution are given. The characteristics and important diagnostic taxa for each alliance and order classified within theThlaspietea rotundifolii are given.

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  1. Ladislav Mucina

    Present address: Department of Botany, University of Pretoria, 0002, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa

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  1. Institute of Botany, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Stenkiewiczova 1, SK-84223, Bratislava, Slovakia

    Milan Valachovič

  2. CAU-Centre of Ecology, Schauenburger Str. 112, D-24118, Kiel, Germany

    Klaus Dierssen

  3. Pindarou 25, GR-13526 Agioi Anargyroi, Athens, Greece

    Panayotis Dimopoulos

  4. Vratislavova 32/34, CZ-120 00, Praha 2, Czech Republic

    Emil Hadač

  5. Department of Vegetation Biology and Ecology, University of the Basque Country, E-48080, Bilbao, Spain

    Javier Loidi

  6. Department of Plant Chorology and Vegetation Science, Institute of Botany, University of Vienna, Rennweg 14, A-1030, Wien, Austria

    Ladislav Mucina

  7. Institute of Botany, University of Pavia, Via S. Epifanio 14, I-27100, Pavia, Italy

    Graziano Rossi

  8. Department of Vegetation Biology, University of Granada, E-18071, Granada, Spain

    Francisco Valle Tendero

  9. Department of Evolutionary and Functional Biology, University of Parma, Via delle Scienze, I-43100, Parma, Italy

    Marcello Tomaselli

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Valachovič, M., Dierssen, K., Dimopoulos, P. et al. The vegetation on screes—A synopsis of higher syntaxa in Europe. Folia Geobot 32, 173–192 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02803739

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