Syntaxonomy of vegetation of the Svyatoi Nos Peninsula, Lake Baikal. 2. Forests and krummholz in comparison with other regions of northern Buryatia

ANENKHONOV, Oleg A. and Milan CHYTRÝ. Syntaxonomy of vegetation of the Svyatoi Nos Peninsula, Lake Baikal. 2. Forests and krummholz in comparison with other regions of northern Buryatia. Folia Geobotanica. Průhonice: Institute of Botany, 1998, vol. 33, No 1, p. 31-75. ISSN 1211-9520.

Basic information

• Original name: Syntaxonomy of vegetation of the Svyatoi Nos Peninsula, Lake Baikal. 2. Forests and krummholz in comparison with other regions of northern Buryatia
• Authors: ANENKHONOV, Oleg A. and Milan CHYTRÝ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor).
• Edition: Folia Geobotanica, Průhonice, Institute of Botany, 1998, 1211-9520.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 10600 1.6 Biological sciences
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14310/98:00003811
• Organization unit: Faculty of Science
• Keywords in English: Boreal; Braun-Blanquet approach; Eastern Siberia; Phytosociology; Plant communities; Taiga
• Tags: Boreal, Braun-Blanquet approach, Eastern Siberia, Phytosociology, Plant communities, Taiga

Abstract

Using the Braun-Blanquet approach, 7 plant communities of forests and 3 communities of krummholz were distinguished on the Svyatoj Nos Peninsula on the eastern coast of Lake Baikal. Dominant species of these communities are Abies sibirica, Larix sibirica, Pinus sibirica, P. sylvestris, P. pumila and Betula divaricata. The data from Svyatoj Nos were combined with all the available data from the northern part of the Republic of Buryatia (289 relevés) which resulted in classification into 23 plant communities. These have been assigned to the following alliances: Aconito rubicundi-Abietion sibiricae - floodplain forests with tall forbs and relict occurrence of a few nemoral species, Pino sibiricae-Laricion sibiricae - mesic forests with (subatlantic-)boreal species and abundant mosses, Vaccinio-Pinion pumilae - krummholz communities of NE Asian distribution, Cladonio stellaris-Laricion gmelinii - Larix gmelinii dominated open forests on permafrosts with NE Asian distribution, and Hieracio umbellati-Pinion sylvestris - xeric forests with southern Siberian species. Phytogeographical affinities of these alliances are discussed and a system of high-ranked syntaxa (orders, classes) is proposed for the northern Buryatian forests and krummholz.