Abstract
Halada Ľ., David S., Halabuk A.: Vegetation structure and aboveground biomass at Mount Salatin long-term ecological research site, the West Tatra Mts, Slovakia. Ekologia (Bratislava), Vol. 28, No. 2, p. 113–126, 2009. A detailed characteristic of vegetation in the long-term ecological research site using quantitative methods is provided. Plant species composition, frequencies and aboveground biomass of 25 research plots are reported. Additionally, inter-species relations and spatial pattern of vegetation are analysed. Plant community at Mt. Salatin research site belongs to the association Juncetum trifidi S z a f e r et al. 1923 em. K r a j i n a 1933 (alliance Juncion trifidi K r a j i n a 1933). Main dominants are represented by Oreochloa disticha, Festuca supina and Cetraria islandica, that are evenly distributed throughout the plots with mean frequencies of 39%, 38% and 57% respectively. Significant correlations have been detected between several species what might imply their competition or coexistence. The mean aboveground biomass of vascular plants at Mt. Salatin was estimated to 109.4 g.m -2 . At plot level, grasses (91.02 g.m -2 ) and Juncus trifidus (32.52 g.m -2 ) account for substantial proportion of the biomass. Values of constancy, frequencies and biomass amount together with an analysis of the spatial pattern contribute to a complex understanding of the vegetation structure at Mt. Salatin research site.
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