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spelling Classification of the Mediterranean lowland to submontane pine forest vegetationbiogeographyclassificationexpert systemforestMediterranean BasinphytosociologyPinetea halepensisPinusQuercetea ilicisvegetation classificationvegetation-plot databaseVegetation SurveyAim: Vegetation types of Mediterranean thermophilous pine forests dominated by Pinus brutia, Pinus halepensis, Pinus pinaster and Pinus pinea were studied in various areas. However, a comprehensive formal vegetation classification of these forests based on a detailed data analysis has never been developed. Our aim is to provide the first broad-scale classification of these pine forests based on a large data set of vegetation plots. Location: Southern Europe, North Africa, Levant, Anatolia, Crimea and the Caucasus. Methods: We prepared a data set of European and Mediterranean pine forest vegetation plots. We selected 7,277 plots dominated by the cold-sensitive Mediterranean pine species Pinus brutia, Pinus halepensis, Pinus pinaster and Pinus pinea. We classified these plots using TWINSPAN, interpreted the ecologically and biogeographically homogeneous TWINSPAN clusters as alliances, and developed an expert system for automatic vegetation classification at the class, order and alliance levels. Results: We described Pinetea halepensis as a new class for the Mediterranean lowland to submontane pine forests, included in the existing Pinetalia halepensis order, and distinguished 12 alliances of native thermophilous pine forests, including four newly described and three informal groups merging supposedly native stands and old-established plantations. The main gradients in species composition reflect elevational vegetation belts and the west–east, and partly north–south, biogeographical differences. Both temperature and precipitation seasonality co-vary with these gradients. Conclusions: We provide the first formal classification at the order and alliance levels for all the Mediterranean thermophilous pine forests based on vegetation-plot data. This classification includes traditional syntaxa, which have been critically revised, and a new class and four new alliances. We also outline a methodological workflow that might be useful for other vegetation classification syntheses. The expert system, which is jointly based on pine dominance and species composition, is a tool for applying this classification in research and nature conservation survey, monitoring and managementWiley Online / International Association of Vegetation ScienceRepositório da Universidade de LisboaBonari, GianmariaFernández-González, FedericoÇoban, SüleymanMonteiro-Henriques, TiagoBergmeier, ErwinDidukh, Yakiv P.Xystrakis, FotiosAngiolini, ClaudiaChytrý, K.Acosta, Alicia T.R.Agrillo, E.Costa, José CarlosDanihelka, J.Hennekens, S.M.Kavgacı, A.Knollová, I.Neto, CarlosSağlam, C.Škvorc, Z.Tichý, L.Chytrý, M.2021-09-22T15:24:11Z20212021-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/21923engAppl Veg Sci. 2021;24:e12544https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12544info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-03-06T14:51:29Zoai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/21923Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T17:06:27.596857Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Classification of the Mediterranean lowland to submontane pine forest vegetation
title Classification of the Mediterranean lowland to submontane pine forest vegetation
spellingShingle Classification of the Mediterranean lowland to submontane pine forest vegetation
Bonari, Gianmaria
biogeography
classification
expert system
forest
Mediterranean Basin
phytosociology
Pinetea halepensis
Pinus
Quercetea ilicis
vegetation classification
vegetation-plot database
title_short Classification of the Mediterranean lowland to submontane pine forest vegetation
title_full Classification of the Mediterranean lowland to submontane pine forest vegetation
title_fullStr Classification of the Mediterranean lowland to submontane pine forest vegetation
title_full_unstemmed Classification of the Mediterranean lowland to submontane pine forest vegetation
title_sort Classification of the Mediterranean lowland to submontane pine forest vegetation
author Bonari, Gianmaria
author_facet Bonari, Gianmaria
Fernández-González, Federico
Çoban, Süleyman
Monteiro-Henriques, Tiago
Bergmeier, Erwin
Didukh, Yakiv P.
Xystrakis, Fotios
Angiolini, Claudia
Chytrý, K.
Acosta, Alicia T.R.
Agrillo, E.
Costa, José Carlos
Danihelka, J.
Hennekens, S.M.
Kavgacı, A.
Knollová, I.
Neto, Carlos
Sağlam, C.
Škvorc, Z.
Tichý, L.
Chytrý, M.
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author2 Fernández-González, Federico
Çoban, Süleyman
Monteiro-Henriques, Tiago
Bergmeier, Erwin
Didukh, Yakiv P.
Xystrakis, Fotios
Angiolini, Claudia
Chytrý, K.
Acosta, Alicia T.R.
Agrillo, E.
Costa, José Carlos
Danihelka, J.
Hennekens, S.M.
Kavgacı, A.
Knollová, I.
Neto, Carlos
Sağlam, C.
Škvorc, Z.
Tichý, L.
Chytrý, M.
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Bonari, Gianmaria
Fernández-González, Federico
Çoban, Süleyman
Monteiro-Henriques, Tiago
Bergmeier, Erwin
Didukh, Yakiv P.
Xystrakis, Fotios
Angiolini, Claudia
Chytrý, K.
Acosta, Alicia T.R.
Agrillo, E.
Costa, José Carlos
Danihelka, J.
Hennekens, S.M.
Kavgacı, A.
Knollová, I.
Neto, Carlos
Sağlam, C.
Škvorc, Z.
Tichý, L.
Chytrý, M.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv biogeography
classification
expert system
forest
Mediterranean Basin
phytosociology
Pinetea halepensis
Pinus
Quercetea ilicis
vegetation classification
vegetation-plot database
topic biogeography
classification
expert system
forest
Mediterranean Basin
phytosociology
Pinetea halepensis
Pinus
Quercetea ilicis
vegetation classification
vegetation-plot database
description Vegetation Survey
publishDate 2021
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Appl Veg Sci. 2021;24:e12544
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