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| Authors | Sciandrello, S; Tomaselli, V |
| Author Full Name | Sciandrello, Saverio; Tomaselli, Valeria |
| Title | Coastal salt-marshes plant communities of the Salicornietea fruticosae class in Apulia (Italy) |
| Source | BIOLOGIA |
| Language | English |
| Document Type | Article |
| Author Keywords | Halocnemum strobilaceum communities; Saliconietea fruticosae; cluster analysis; salt marshes; ordination; vegetation; Apulia |
| Keywords Plus | VEGETATION; WETLANDS; COVER |
| Abstract | An overview of the salt-marsh herbland and scrub vegetation belonging to the class Salicornietea fruticosae Br.-Bl. et Tx. ex A. Bols y Vayreda 1950 in Apulia is presented. Data available from literature have been supplemented with original relev,s performed in different locations of the Apulia region. On the basis of a total of 297 relev,s, fifteen communities have been defined, according to the traditional phytosociological system based on dominant and/or diagnostic taxa. For comparison purposes, the salt-marsh vegetation has been classified using numerical methods. The results obtained show that most of the clusters correspond to specific associations, and confirm the division into vegetation alliances and orders. Numerical analysis also allowed us to assign the proper allocation of some associations and plant communities drawn from literature. Five alliances, with plant communities characterized by specific ecological features, have been discriminated: Sarcocornion alpini and Arthrocnemion glauci (lower marshes), Salicornion fruticosae (middle marshes), Inulion crithmoidis and Suaedion brevofoliae (upper marshes). In addition, during the field work, a population of Halocnemum strobilaceum (Arthrocnemo-Halocnemetum strobilacei), new record for the Apulia region, has been found. |
| Author Address | [Sciandrello, Saverio] Univ Catania, Dept Biol Geol & Environm Sci, I-95125 Catania, Italy; [Tomaselli, Valeria] CNR, Inst Plant Genet, I-70126 Bari, Italy |
| Reprint Address | Sciandrello, S (reprint author), Univ Catania, Dept Biol Geol & Environm Sci, Via A Longo 18, I-95125 Catania, Italy. |
| E-mail Address | sciandrello.s@hotmail.it; valeria.tomaselli@igv.cnr.it |
| ResearcherID Number | Tomaselli, Valeria/AAB-8920-2019; Sciandrello, Saverio/M-6924-2015 |
| ORCID Number | Tomaselli, Valeria/0000-0001-9121-9558; Sciandrello, Saverio/0000-0003-1132-5698 |
| Times Cited | 11 |
| Total Times Cited Count (WoS, BCI, and CSCD) | 15 |
| Publisher | DE GRUYTER OPEN LTD |
| Publisher City | WARSAW |
| Publisher Address | SOLIPSKA 14A-1, 02-482 WARSAW, POLAND |
| ISSN | 0006-3088 |
| 29-Character Source Abbreviation | BIOLOGIA |
| ISO Source Abbreviation | Biologia |
| Publication Date | JAN |
| Year Published | 2014 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Beginning Page | 53 |
| Ending Page | 69 |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | 10.2478/s11756-013-0283-2 |
| Page Count | 17 |
| Web of Science Category | Biology |
| Subject Category | Life Sciences & Biomedicine - Other Topics |
| Document Delivery Number | 253JP |
| Unique Article Identifier | WOS:000327081400007 |
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