Revision and denomination of Balkan beech plant communities in Serbia

Abstract

The syntaxonomic differentiation and nomenclature of beech forests in Serbia is analyzed. Based on 75 phytocoenological tables of numerous authors and this author’s, from different parts of Serbia, 7 synthetic tables were constructed, one for each of the suballiances in the alliance Fagion moesiacae Blečić et Lakušić 1970. By the introduction of the unique criteria of International Phytosociological Nomenclature only 20 basic syntaxonomic categories (associations) were formed and denominated, distributed into 7 suballiances. In this way, the nomenclature and classification of beech forests in Serbia has been harmonized with the international standards.

Keywords

• syntaxonomic differentiation
• revision and alteration of sintaxon names
• plant communities of Balkan beech