Stipetum novakii ass. nova – a new association of serpentine rocky grassland vegetation (Halacsyetalia sendtneri) in Serbia

Kabaš, Eva; Alegro, Antun; Kuzmanović, Nevena; Jakovljević, Ksenija; Vukojičić, Snežana; Lakušić, Dmitar

doi:10.2478/v10184-012-0016-6

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“…Its representatives grow in open grasslands, alpine meadows (in neutral to alkaline soils), lowlands, mountains, and stony and sandy deserts, as well as on steppes, rocks, and screes. Sometimes particular Stipa species create communities, commonly known as feather grass steppes or feather grass grasslands, in which they constitute diagnostic, constant, and/or dominant species (e. Korovin, 1962;Stanyukovich, 1982, Lavrenko et al, 1991Gadghiev et al, 2002;Agakhanjanz & Breckle, 2003;Eberhardt, 2004;Peer et al, 2008;Chytrý, 2010;Ermakov, 2012;Rachkovskaya & Bragina, 2012;Kabaš et al, 2013;Nowak et al, 2016Nowak et al, , 2018.…”

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A Synopsis of the Genus Stipa (Poaceae) in Middle Asia, Including a Key to Species Identification, an Annotated Checklist, and Phytogeographic Analyses

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The genus Stipa L. comprises over 150 species, all native to the Old World, where they grow in warm temperate regions throughout Europe, Asia, and North Africa. It is one of the largest genera in the family Poaceae in Middle Asia, where one of its diversity hotspots is located. However, identification of Middle Asian Stipa species is difficult because of the lack of new, comprehensive taxonomic studies including all of the species recorded in the region. We present a critical review of the Mid-Asian representatives of Stipa, together with an identification key and taxonomic listing. We relied on both published and unpublished information for the taxa involved, many of which are poorly known. For each taxon, we present a taxonomic and nomenclatural overview, habitat preferences, distribution, altitudinal range, and additional notes as deemed appropriate. We describe four new nothospecies: S. ×balkanabatica M. Nobis & P. D. Gudkova, S. ×dzungarica M. Nobis, S. ×pseudomacroglossa M. Nobis, S. ×subdrobovii M. Nobis & A. Nowak, one subspecies S. caucasica Schmalh. subsp. nikolai M. Nobis, A. Nobis & A. Nowak, and eight varieties: S. araxensis Grossh. var. mikojanovica M. Nobis, S. caucasica var. fanica M. Nobis, P. D. Gudkova & A. Nowak, S. drobovii (Tzvelev) Czerep. var. jarmica M. Nobis, S. drobovii var. persicorum M. Nobis, S. glareosa P. A. Smirn. var. nemegetica M. Nobis, S. kirghisorum P. A. Smirn. var. balkhashensis M. Nobis & P. D. Gudkova, S. richteriana Kar. & Kir. var. hirtifolia M. Nobis & A. Nowak, and S. ×subdrobovii var. pubescens M. Nobis & A. Nowak. Additionally, 12 new combinations, Achnatherum haussknechtii (Boiss.) M. Nobis, A. mandavillei (Freitag) M. Nobis, A. parviflorum (Desf.) M. Nobis, Neotrinia chitralensis (Bor) M. Nobis, S. badachschanica Roshev. var. pamirica (Roshev.) M. Nobis, S. borysthenica Klokov ex Prokudin var. anomala (P. A. Smirn.) M. Nobis, S. holosericea Trin. var. transcaucasica (Grossh.) M. Nobis, S. kirghisorum P. A. Smirn. var. ikonnikovii (Tzvelev) M. Nobis, S. macroglossa P. A. Smirn. var. kazachstanica (Kotuchov) M. Nobis, S. macroglossa var. kungeica (Golosk.) M. Nobis, S. richteriana var. jagnobica (Ovcz. & Czukav.) M. Nobis & A. Nowak, and S. zalesskii Wilensky var. turcomanica (P. A. Smirn.) M. Nobis are proposed, and the lectotypes for 14 taxa (S. arabica Trin. & Rupr., S. bungeana Trin. ex Bunge, S. caspia K. Koch, S. ×consanguinea Trin. & Rupr., S. effusa Mez, S. ×heptapotamica Golosk., S. jacquemontii Jaub. & Spach., S. kungeica Golosk., S. margelanica P. A. Smirn., S. richteriana, S. rubentiformis P. A. Smirn., S. sareptana A. K. Becker, S. tibetica Mez, and Timouria saposhnikovii Roshev.) are designated. In Middle Asia the genus Stipa comprises 98 taxa, including 72 species, four subspecies, and 22 varieties. Of the 72 species of feather grasses, 23 are of hybrid origin (nothospecies). In Middle Asia, feather grasses can be found at elevations from (0 to)300 to 4500(to 5000) m, but most are montane species. The greatest species richness is observed at altitudes between 1000 and 2500 m. Nineteen species grow above 3000 m, but only nine above 4000 m. The number of taxa (species and subspecies) growing in each country also varies considerably, with the highest noted in Kazakhstan (42), Tajikistan (40), and Kyrgyzstan (35). Of the 76 taxa of Stipa (species and subspecies) recorded in Middle Asia, 41 are confined to the region, with some being known only from a single country or mountain range. Distribution maps of selected species are provided.

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A Synopsis of the Genus Stipa (Poaceae) in Middle Asia, Including a Key to Species Identification, an Annotated Checklist, and Phytogeographic Analyses

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“…Namely, amongst the stands of five different Stipa-dominated dry grassland types we have distinguished four new syntaxa on the association level, while the relevés dominated by S. novaki were assigned to previously described association Stipetum novakii Kabaš et D. Lakušić 2013(Kabaš et al 2013. Moreover, the results of the classification and ordination analyses have justified five distinctive groups of relevés.…”

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“…The same is valid for the Stipa representatives on the territory of the Central Balkans, particularly in Serbia and Kosovo (for details see Kabaš 2016), where Stipa species are also very abundant on dry grasslands on ultramafics (Kabaš et al 2013;Kabaš 2016). The ultramafic sites investigated in this study, are by their nature very extreme habitats.…”

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“…In spite of the fact that feather-grasses play an important role in the formation of dry grasslands on ultramafics (Kabaš 2016), until recently there were no studies dedicated to feather-grass dominated grasslands in particular, and such studies were local in their scope at best (Millaku et al 2011;Kabaš et al 2013). The story becomes even more complicated due to the fact that Balkan Stipa representatives (and the genus in general) have very complicated and unstable taxonomy and relations, especialy within the series Pulcherrimae, from which five taxa were recorded only within Central Balkan ultramafics (Kabaš 2016).…”

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Phytosociology of Stipa-dominated steppe-like vegetation on the ultramafics of the Central Balkans

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Despite the fact that dry grassland vegetation on ultramafics has been the object of continuous research in previous centuries, there remains a knowledge gap in regard to the initial stages of vegetation on ultramafic substrates. The Stipa-dominated dry grasslands of Serbia and Kosovo representing various initial phases in the overgrowth of ultramafic rocks were the object of the present study. A total of 213 relev?s were made in different steppe-like Stipa species-dominated grasslands on ultramafics of Serbia including Kosovo, and were then analysed in the context of Balkan dry grassland vegetation of the Festuco-Brometea class. For cluster analyses, new relev?s were analysed in order to characterize them floristically and sintaxonomically. For describing associations, we used the concept of ?relative fidelity?? allowing us to find the optimum occurrence of a species within a group of floristically similar communities. The threshold of the phi value was selected at 0.1 for new associations. Four new associations were distinguished: Stachyo scardicae-Stipetum tirsae ass. nov., Euphorbio glabriflorae-Stipetum pulcherrimae ass. nov., Alysso serbici-Stipetum pulcherrimae ass. nov. and Thymo striati-Stipetum mayerii ass. nov. Relev?s dominated by Stipa novakii were asigned to previously described Stipetum novaki Kabas et D. Lakusic 2013. The first three new associations were assigned to Potentillion visianii, while the latter was assigned to the Centaureo kosaninii-Bromion fibrosi alliance of the Halacsyetalia sentneri order.

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“…Open serpentine habitats are characterized by pronounced thermophilous character and xeric conditions. The xerothermic character of serpentine plants is also enhanced by the specific chemical composition of the serpentine substrate (Kabaš et al, 2013). The study fields were mowed once in the time of inflorescences formation of the dominant grass -Agrostis capillaris (late June -early July).…”

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Heavy Metal Uptake by Grasslands Developed in a Degraded Soil in Central Balkans

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Dželetović²,

Vuckovic³

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Stipetum novakii ass. nova – a new association of serpentine rocky grassland vegetation (Halacsyetalia sendtneri) in Serbia

Cited by 8 publications

References 14 publications

A Synopsis of the Genus Stipa (Poaceae) in Middle Asia, Including a Key to Species Identification, an Annotated Checklist, and Phytogeographic Analyses

A Synopsis of the Genus Stipa (Poaceae) in Middle Asia, Including a Key to Species Identification, an Annotated Checklist, and Phytogeographic Analyses

Phytosociology of Stipa-dominated steppe-like vegetation on the ultramafics of the Central Balkans

Heavy Metal Uptake by Grasslands Developed in a Degraded Soil in Central Balkans

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