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THE CLASS QUERCO-FAGETEA SYLVATICAE IN SICILY: AN EXAMPLE OF BOREO-TEMPERATE VEGETATION IN THE CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN REGION

2012

A syntaxonomical revision of the class Querco-Fagetea sylvaticae in Sicily, based on literature data and unpublished relevés, is presented. This class groups the mesophilous woods characterized by the dominance of deciduous trees (e.g. Fagus sylvatica, Quercus sp. pl., Acer sp. pl.), and more rarely by conifers (Taxus baccata, Pinus nigra subsp. calabrica), as well as by other broadleaved trees, such as Betula aetnensis, Populus tremula, Castanea sativa. In Sicily, these woody communities are widespread in the northern and north-eastern districts of the island, chiefly on the highest peaks (Madonie, Nebrodi, Peloritani, and Etna). This class is represented in Sicily by two, both flor…

Mesophilous woodlandslcsh:BotanySettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicataMesophilous woodlands; Phytosociology; Querco-Fagetea sylvaticae; SicilyQuerco-Fagetea sylvaticaeSicilyPhytosociologySICILY MESOPHILOUS WOODLANDS PHYTOSOCIOLOGY QUERCO-FAGETEA SYLVATICAElcsh:QK1-989Annali di Botanica
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The Querco-Fagetea class in Sicily: an example of boreal temperate vegetation in the central Mediterranean area

2011

Sicily phytosociology Querco-Fagetea Geranio versicoloris-Fagion sylvaticae Pino-Quercion congestae
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