Abstract
Forest regeneration in the vegetation complex of the submontane belt in the Southern Alps involves the active participation ofOstrya carpinifolia woods and their wood edge communities. The corresponding syndynamical processes are described by employing phytosociological, phytogeographical and ecological methods. It is concluded that:
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The communities of the grassland-wood transition are of major importance in the successional developments in this man-made vegetation complex.
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Many species occurring in the region of the deciduous forests of Eurasia find their refuge in such transitional communities and are supposed to play an important part in the succession.
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Ostrya carpinifolia is considered as an early successional tree species.
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Nomenclature of species follows Ehrendorfer (1973).
The present research has been supported by the Italian C.N.R., Programma Finalizzato Promozione Qualità dell'Ambiente, Linea di Ricerca: Cartografia della Vegetazione-Atlanti Regionali. We wish to thank Prof. L. Orlóci for the stimulating discussions.
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Lausi, D., Gerdol, R. & Piccoli, F. Dynamics ofOstrya carpinifolia woods in the Southern Alps (N-Italy). Vegetatio 48, 123–131 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00726880
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