Floristic, Sinecological and Edaphic Characteristics of Acidiphillous Beech Forests with Blueberry (Vaccinio – Fagetum moesiacae Fukarek 1969) in the Area of Jelova Gora in Western Serbia
Velisav Karaklić 1*, Rade Cvjetićanin 2, Olivera Košanin 2
1 University of Novi Sad, Institute of Lowland Forestry and Environment, Novi Sad, Serbia
2 University of Belgrade, Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade, Serbia
Corresponding author:
Velisav Karaklić, E-mail: velisavkaraklic@gmail.com
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to describe the floristic, sinekological and edaphic characteristics of acidophilus beach forest (Vaccinio – Fagetum moesiacae Fukarek 1969) located in Jelova gora (N 43.94°; E 19.78°), Serbia. Concerning the floristic spectrum of the the studied site, the spectrum of life forms and ecological spectrum were observed. The type of soil of the studied plant community was podzolised cambisol on metamorphised quarzite conglomerate. The result of the study showed that the analyzed plant community was sub-mesophilic, acidophilic to neutrofilic, oligotrophic to mesotrophic, sciophilic to sub-sciophilic and mesothermophilic.
Keywords: acidophilus beach forest, spectrum of life forms, synekological characteristics, podzolised cambisol, Jelova gora