Białowieża Forest (Ne-Poland) and Valday Np ( Nw-Russia) – Biogeographical Characteristics of Eutrophic Deciduous Forests

Matuszkiewicz Jan Marek (), Bielonowska Elena, Kowalska Anna, Cariewska Nadjeżda, Baranowski Jarosław, Vinogradowa Viera, Tishkov Arkadij and Litvinova Elena
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Matuszkiewicz Jan Marek: Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
Bielonowska Elena: Institute of Geography Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Kowalska Anna: Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
Cariewska Nadjeżda: Institute of Geography Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Baranowski Jarosław: Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
Vinogradowa Viera: Institute of Geography Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Tishkov Arkadij: Institute of Geography Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Litvinova Elena: Valdaisky National Park, Valday, Russia

Quaestiones Geographicae, 2014, vol. 33, issue 3, 111-122

Abstract: During geobotanical studies in the north-eastern border of hemi-boreal zone, in Valday (NW Russia), rare eutrophic deciduous forests dominated by oak Quercus robur were observed. A comparison of these forests with the model of European deciduous forest in Białowieża National Park (NE-Poland) indicates a great similarity. Therefore, eutrophic deciduous forests in Valday can be classified to the Querco-Fagetea class, the Fagetalia sylvaticae order and to the Capinion betuli alliance, despite the absence of hornbeam Carpinus betulus in the region. Rarity of eutrophic deciduous forests in Valday region results probably from strong anthropogenic pressure in the past.

Keywords: hemiboreal and nemoral eutrophic deciduous forests; biogeographical characteristic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.2478/quageo-2014-0034

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