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The classification of coastal dune vegetation in Central Black Sea Region of Turkey by numerical methods and EU habitat types

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Coastal sand dune vegetation in Central Black Sea Region of Turkey was investigated by numerical methods. Eight plant associations were determined according to two-way indicator species analysis (TWINSPAN) and detrended correspondence analysis (DCA). Plant associations were also classified according to NATURA 2000 and European Nature Information System. Coastal dune ecosystems in the Central Black Sea Region include eight habitat types. Eight plant associations belonging to four classes, order and alliances are described and five of them are new associations. TWINSPAN revealed the existence of a gradient from drift line to the inner parts. These have been separated into shifting dunes and fixed dunes. DCA allowed determining the plant associations in shifting dunes along the shoreline as well as the annual vegetation of drift line and embryonic shifting dunes and of fixed coastal dunes with herbaceous vegetation. The syntaxonomical classification is given in the following:

  • CAKILETEA MARITIMAE R. Tx. & Preising in Br. -Bl. & R. Tx. 1952

  • Cakiletalia integrifoliae R. Tx. Oberd. 1949 corr. Rivas-Martinez, Costa & Loidi 1992

  • Cakilion maritimae Pignatti 1953

  • Salsolo ruthenico–Cakiletum maritimae Costa & Mansanet 1981 Rivas-Martinez et al. 1992

  • Euphorbio paralias–Eryngietum maritimi ass nova

  • AMMOPHILETEA Br. -Bl. Et R. Tx ex Westhoff et al. 1946

  • Ammophietalia arundinaceae Br. -Bl. 1933

  • Ammophilion australis Br.-Bl. 1921 corr. Rivas-Martínez, Costa & Izco in Rivas-Martínez, Lousã, T.E. Díaz, Fernández-González & J.C. Costa 1990

  • Medicagini marinae–Ammophiletum arundinaceae Br.-Bl. 1921 corr. Fernández Prieto & T. E. Díaz 1991

  • Verbasco thapsus–Eleagnetum rhamnoidi Korkmaz et al. 2012 (Kılınc and Ozkanca 1991) nom. novum

  • Achilleo maritimo–Elymetum farcti ass. Nova

  • JUNCETEA MARITIMI Br.-Bl. 1956

  • Juncetalia maritimi Br.-Bl. 1931

  • Sophoro alopecurioides–Elymetum elongati ass nova

  • Sileno thymifoliae–Jurinion kileae Géhu et al. 1989

  • Sileno otitis–Vulpietum fasciculatae ass nova

  • TUBERARIETEA GUTTATAE (Br.-Bl. in Br.-Bl., Roussine & Nègre 1952) Rivas-Goday & Rivas-Martínez 1963 nom. mut. propos. in Rivas-Martínez, T.E. Díaz, Fernández González, Izco, Loidi, Lousã & Penas 2002

  • Malcolmietalia Rivas Goday, 1958

  • Alkanno-Maresion nanae Rivas Goday ex Rivas Goday & Rivas-Martínez 1963 corr. Díez-Garretas, Asensi & Rivas-Martínez 2001

  • Euphorbio terracinae-Laguretum ovati ass nova

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    Senay Ulu Agır, Hamdi Guray Kutbay & Fergan Karaer

  2. Department of Biology, Kamil Ozdag Science Faculty, Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University, 70200, Karaman, Turkey

    Burak Surmen

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Agır, S.U., Kutbay, H.G., Karaer, F. et al. The classification of coastal dune vegetation in Central Black Sea Region of Turkey by numerical methods and EU habitat types. Rend. Fis. Acc. Lincei 25, 453–460 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12210-014-0328-7

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