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On coenopopulations of perennial herbaceous plants in natural coenoses

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Every species in the phytocoenose is usually represented by many individuals forming a coenotic population. Coenopopulations of perennial herbs in natural coenoses are as a rule composed of the following “age groups” of individuals: 1) viable seeds in soil; 2) seedlings; 3) juvenile plants; 4) immature plants; 5) mature virginile plants; 6) plants in the initial phase of generative period; 7) plants in the period of life culmination; 8) senescing plants; 9) senile plants and sometimes 10) plants in the dormant state.

One can distinguish the following types of coenopopulations according to their “aga spectra”: invasion, normal and regressive.

Coenopopulatios can be considered as the structural elements of coenoses; their study is of great importance for clarifying the structure and dynamics of plant communities.

Zusammenfassung

Um das Spektrum einer Zönopopulation zu bestimen, muß der Pflanzenbestand in Individuengruppen geteilt werden, je nach Homogenität in Alter und Vitalität.

Der Autor unterscheidet bei der Pflanze folgende 4 Hauptperioden:

  1. 1.

    Die Periode der primären Ruhe (latente Periode).

  2. 2.

    Die virginile Periode (pregenerativer, vegetativer Zustand).

  3. 3.

    Die generative Periode.

  4. 4.

    Die senile Periode.

So kann man bei den Zönopopulationen 3 Typen, mit vielen Unterteilungen, unterscheiden:

  1. a.

    Populationen von Invasionstyp.

  2. b.

    Normale Populationen.

  3. c.

    Populationen von regressiven Typus.

Auf diese Weise kann ein großer Kreislauf entstehen:

Invasionspopulation ⇆ Normale Population ⇆ regressive Population.

Neben diesen Sukzessionen treten auch Mengen-Fluktuationen in Erscheinung, die durch das Auftreten von “Klee-Jahren” und “zwischen-Klee-Jahren” in Wiesen in der UdSSR erläutert werden.

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Rabotnov, T.A. On coenopopulations of perennial herbaceous plants in natural coenoses. Vegetatio Acta Geobot 19, 87–95 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00259005

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