Vegetation classification and ecology of Pannonian salt lake bed

Halophytic Vegetation in the Pannonian Basin: Origin, Syntaxonomy, Threat, and Conservation

“…Class Dítě et al (2017), only three associations belong to this vegetation unit: Suadetum pannonicae, Salicornietum prostratae, Salsoletum sodae. Spergulario marginatae-Suaedetum prostratae is extinct.…”

“…Some authors (Molnár and Borhidi 2003;Borhidi et al 2012) mentioned also other associations within alliance: Crypsido-Suaedetum maritimae, Camphorosmetum annuae, Lepidio crassifolii-Camphorosmetum annuae, and Lepidietum crassifolii. The first one probably represents only the ecotone between the communities of Suaedetum pannonicae and Crypsietum aculeatae, and it was not found during detailed analysis of salt lake beds vegetation (Dítě et al 2017). Three other above communities belong to the class Festuco-Puccinellietea (Mucina 1993;Dajić-Stevanović et al 2016;Dítě et al 2017).…”

“…Its geological origin is in the Pannonian Sea, a shallow sea that reached greatest extent during the Pliocene Epoch. This area consists of a large Neogene basin filled with thick layer of Tertiary and Quaternary both fluvial and aeolian sediments (Dítě et al 2017). Phytogeographically, it forms a discrete unit, the Pannonian vegetation region (Fekete et al 2016).…”

“…Phytogeographically, it forms a discrete unit, the Pannonian vegetation region (Fekete et al 2016). The Pannonian Basin has been included in a temperate continental steppic bioclimatic region, characterized by cold snowy winters and hot dry summers with occasional droughts (Dítě et al 2017). Those climatic conditions allowed the formation of salt-affected soils.…”

“…The upper soil layer can be very hard (when dry) or soapy (when wet). Salt-affected soils are an essential element for the formation of halophytic flora and vegetation (Dítě et al 2017).…”