Abstract
This paper studies vegetation patterns of dry grasslands and rocky grounds on the limestone terrain of Mt. Vidlic, which borders the southern edge of the Balkans Mountain in Serbia, known as Stara planina. Having conducted field research, we presented the obtained results in the form of a phytosociological table. Dry grassland and rocky ground vegetation belongs to the familiar alliances of Festucion valesiacae (Festuco-Brometea) and Seslerion rigidae (Festuco-Seslerietea). Phytosociological data were analyzed using cluster analysis and evaluation of biodiversity indices. The stands of dry grasslands and rocky grounds were classified according to their floristic composition. Altitude proved to be the major factor in their grouping by floristic similarity. In other words, there is an increase in biodiversity with an increasing altitude. The importance of dry grasslands and rocky grounds of Mt.Vidlic lies primarily in their role in erosion control, but their diversity makes them an important source of medicinal herbs and grazing land.
Highlights
A wide diversity of species of dry grasslands important role in the preservation of biodiversity and limestone rocky grounds gives them an in Europe
It is a general fact that diversity of dry grasslands and rocky grounds correlates with altitude
Stand classification, which was carried out according to their floristic composition, showed that altitude was the major factor in grouping stands by similarity
Summary
A wide diversity of species of dry grasslands important role in the preservation of biodiversity and limestone rocky grounds gives them an in Europe. A great deal of attention was paid to the areas of dry grassland and rocky ground in highly eroded regions, where Euphorbio myrsiniti-Botrichloetum (Chrysopogoni-Satureion) community occurs, representing the final stage in the degradation of the thermophilic forest as one of the most important broader represented associations. These communities are composed of plants adapted to dry and warm sites with a shallow layer of soil that is poor in organic and mineral materials
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