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Horské bukové lesy v Západných Karpatoch. 2.1 Veterné hole, masív Veľkej lúky [Montane beech forests in the Western Carpathians. 2.1 The Veterné hole, massif of Veľká lúka Mt.]
Abstract
By the means of ten phytocoenological relevés from the mountains of the Veterné hole (phytogeographical subdistrict Lúčanská Fatra) is here presented genuine Montane forest in which Fagus sylvatica is the dominant tree species building canopy. However, only minor part of its original distribution was preserved up to present. It is confirmed, that plant community like this is a natural vegetation type also in the elevations above 1300–1350 m a.s. l. in the Western Carpathians. Such an elevation level as well as a tree species composition is beyond any of mentioned altitudinal vegetation classification. The current as well as former vegetation type on the sites was classified within the association Aceri pseudoplatani-Fagetum J. Bartsch et M. Bartsch 1940.
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A second version of the syntaxonomical classification of calcareous Norway spruce communities is presented for the region of Slovak Western Carpathians. Recent knowledge on delimitation of natural Norway spruce woodlands in Slovakia is summarized as well. As result, four in Slovakia traditionally recognized associations are distinguished: Seslerio caeruleae-Piceetum on the ecologically most extreme habitats, followed by Cirsio erisithalis-Piceetum (a replacement for pseudonymically used Cortuso matthioli-Piceetum), tall-forb community of Adenostylo alliariae‑Piceetum and ca. species-poor low-forb community of Mnio spinosi-Piceetum (syn. Oxalido-Piceetum). Additionally, two new associations are differentiated: Fragario vescae-Piceetum ass. prov. standing between Cirsio-Piceetum and Adenostylo-Piceetum and acidified Hieracio murorum-Piceetum on deeper soils developed over rocks of the Mráznica formation. For nomenclatural reasons, new order Cortuso-Piceetalia is described for species-rich calcicolous communities of the class Vaccinio-Piceetea as well as subordinated new alliance Cortuso matthioli-Piceion for the supramontane calcicolous Norway spruce communities.
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