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The proposal of a new provisional border of range of the acidophilous oak forest Calamagrostio arundinaceae-Quercetum petraeae Hartm. 1934 Scam. et Pass. 1959 in central Poland

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Location of stands of Calamagrostio-Quercetum association (modified and expanded on the basis of Zaniewski et al. 2020) within central and central western Poland (Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Wielkopolska, Łódź and Mazowieckie viovodeships)1 – stands with published relevé documentation reviewed by Kasprowicz (2010); Zaniewski et al. (2020), 2 – stands from works by Cyzman (1991); Kępczyński and Cyzman (1991, 1992), classified in conducted analysis as Calamagrostio-Quercetum, 3 – new stands of Calamagrostio-Quercetum surveyed in this study, 4 – ATPOL grid (Zając 1978; Komsta 2016), 5 – rivers, 6 – borders of voivodeships, 7 – „provisional” association range – minor role in the landscape (Matuszkiewicz 1988; Matuszkiewicz and Matuszkiewicz 1996), 8 – main association range – moderate role in the landscape (Matuszkiewicz 1988; Matuszkiewicz and Matuszkiewicz 1996).
Location of stands of Calamagrostio-Quercetum association (modified and expanded on the basis of Zaniewski et al. 2020) within central and central western Poland (Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Wielkopolska, Łódź and Mazowieckie viovodeships)1 – stands with published relevé documentation reviewed by Kasprowicz (2010); Zaniewski et al. (2020), 2 – stands from works by Cyzman (1991); Kępczyński and Cyzman (1991, 1992), classified in conducted analysis as Calamagrostio-Quercetum, 3 – new stands of Calamagrostio-Quercetum surveyed in this study, 4 – ATPOL grid (Zając 1978; Komsta 2016), 5 – rivers, 6 – borders of voivodeships, 7 – „provisional” association range – minor role in the landscape (Matuszkiewicz 1988; Matuszkiewicz and Matuszkiewicz 1996), 8 – main association range – moderate role in the landscape (Matuszkiewicz 1988; Matuszkiewicz and Matuszkiewicz 1996).

Stand characteristics and selected parameters of soils within researched patches of Calamagrostio-Quercetum

Successive number of relevé1234567891011121314151617181920212223
Subassociationpolygonatetosumtypicummolinietosum
Number of relevéPZ20_050PZ20_038PZ20_055PZ20_037PZ20_064PZ20_066PZ20_060PZ20_054PZ20_032PZ17_001PZ20_033PZ20_057PZ20_056PZ20_059PZ20_061PZ20_034PZ18_005PZ20_031PZ20_036PZ20_063PZ20_067 PZ20_062PZ20_065
Information based on ForestData Bank (BDL 2019)
Forest District / National ParkSkierniewiceSmardze- wiceGrójecSmardze- wiceKampinos NPKampinos NPKampinos NPGrójecPiotrkówChojnówPiotrkówChojnówGrójecKampinos NPKampinos NPPiotrkówSkiernie- wicePiotrkówPiotrkówKampinos NPKampinos NPKampinos NPKampinos NP
Forest rangeRylskJaksonekWilczo- rudaJaksonekRózinRózinRózinWilczo- rudaFelicjaPodkowa LeśnaFelicjaPodkowa LeśnaWilczorudaRózinRózinFelicjaJulianówFelicjaProszenieRózinRózinRózinRózin
Forest subcompartment121h144h35i151g258b258b04a35i127a02l128c372b36d04c423d138a71c125i105b03z423n423s03t
Age of dominant tree species [year]105101829610710711082866677112991107996105698883885183
Oak site indexIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
Forest site typeLMŚWLMŚWLMŚWLMŚWLMŚWLMŚWBMŚWLMŚWLMŚWLŚWLMŚWBMŚWLMŚWBMŚWBMŚWLMŚWLMŚWLMŚWLŚWBŚWBMWBMŚWBMŚW
Soil subtypeBRwRDbrRDwRDbrRDbrRDbrRDwRDbrRDbrRDwRDwRDbrRDbrRDwRDwPwBgwRDb
Results of laboratory analyses (samplescollected at a depth of 0–20 cm)
pH H20 (10:25)4.254.514.424.494.544.564.394.144.464.504.334.384.664.034.404.044.433.944.574.214.064.043.74
Organic matter content [%]2.51.93.43.81.92.41.44.62.44.32.63.72.63.31.82.73.52.82.44.15.15.16.5
Organic C content [%] (as 58% org.)*1.51.12.02.21.11.40.82.61.42.51.52.11.51.91.01.62.11.61.42.43.03.03.8
Fraction diameter mm [%]skeletal> 200.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
5–200.00.00.70.00.00.00.00.00.30.00.00.00.00.00.00.20.00.30.30.00.00.00.0
2–50.60.31.40.10.00.00.00.61.30.80.70.00.40.00.00.60.30.81.30.00.10.00.0
fine earth1–22.50.82.10.50.20.50.21.31.92.11.71.81.60.50.22.01.61.73.00.60.91.31.3
0,5–117.013.711.010.91.53.31.39.911.810.312.411.811.42.52.215.27.913.017.12.34.35.16.7
0,25–0,547.250.540.641.325.027.528.236.742.124.846.932.442.726.725.045.925.946.032.623.225.226.926.1
0.1–0.2527.128.328.724.560.957.062.829.932.736.028.239.733.655.260.328.124.329.228.552.442.444.442.2
< 0.15.66.415.622.612.211.77.521.69.926.110.114.310.315.212.37.940.09.117.221.527.122.423.7

Numerical relevé classification of 15 datasets (A, B – Calamagrostio-Quercetum, C – Querco-Pinetum), N – number of relevés, % – share of relevés from a specific dataset, C-Q – Calamagrostio-Quercetum, Q-P – Querco-Pinetum

NoName of the datasetAuthor of the datasetA (n = 233)B (n = 131)C (n = 183)A-C
N%N%N%N
1C-Q molinietosum (Wielkopolska)Kasprowicz (2010)8143868101856
2C-Q typicum var. typicum (Wielkopolska)Kasprowicz (2010)256971941136
3C-(Wielkopolska) Q typicum var. Anemone nemorosaKasprowicz (2010)1433245651243
4C-Q polygonatetosum var. typicum (Wielkopolska)Kasprowicz (2010)7292343478
5C-(Wielkopolska) Q polygonatetosum var. Anemone nemorosaKasprowicz (2010)545930337891
6Q-P typicum (S Mazowsze)Zaręba (1971)62600177423
7Q-P berberidetosum (S Mazowsze)Zaręba (1971)1700139314
8Q-P populetosum var. typicum (S Mazowsze)Zaręba (1971)001118899
9Q-P populetosum var. Abies alba (S Mazowsze)Zaręba (1971)00001310013
10Q-N P Lubelszczyzna) serratuletosum (E Mazowsze / S Podlasie /Sokołowski (1963)4824438849
11Q-Lubelszczyzna) P typicum (E Mazowsze / S Podlasie / NSokołowski (1963, 1976)00627167322
12Q-Lubelszczyzna) P populetosum (E Mazowsze / S Podlasie / NSokołowski (1963, 1976)4848418449
13Q-P (SE Kujawy / NW Mazowsze)Cyzman and Cyzman (1991(1991); Kępczyński , 1992)1036155431128
14C-Q (S Mazowsze)Koba Zaniewski (2012et , 2013al. (2020); )13100000013
15C-Q (central Poland)this study2296140023
Total 233 131 183 547

Average % cover (Barkman’s TCV) and fidelity (upper index – Phi coefficient given if Fisher’s test p<0_05) of species for the distinguished groups of relevés A-C (only species with higher covers within at least one group and statistically significant Phi coefficient were presented)

Name of the speciesA (n = 233)B (n = 131)C (n = 183)
Trees and shrubs with cover > 2%
Quercus petrea A1, A59.3363.83.632.92
Quercus petrea C2.943.90.250.31
Quercus x rosacea A1, A2.9411.80.230.31
Quercus petrea B, BC2.033.90.102.03
Quercus robur A1, A1.8354.2050.715.09
Carpinus betulus A, A20.405.0910.22.71
Quercus robur A20.222.425.31.90
Pinus sylvestris A1, A5.112.6839.6846.2
Corylus avellana B, BC2.111.698.2415.2
Quercus robur B, BC0.181.253.8411.2
Carpinus betulus B, BC0.721.132.656.7
Betula pendula A1, A0.721.633.046.6
Pinus sylvestris B0.020.102.9513.6
Populus tremula A1, A0.070.162.3111.3
Forest floor species with cover > 1%
Calamagrostis arundinacea13.4118.15.911.40
Convallaria majalis9.2115.73.401.13
Festuca ovina5.535.33.623.02
Poa nemoralis1.695.80.980.05
Holcus mollis4.3215.2424.70.21
Agrostis capillaris0.862.297.70.24
Polytrichastrum formosum1.434.107.81.72
Anemone nemorosa0.741.966.30.47
Carex pilulifera0.851.655.90.14
Vaccinium myrtillus16.5713.3355.6142.5
Pleurozium schreberi0.990.7615.0029.0
Hylocomnium splendens0.010.083.3614.7
Vaccinium vitis-ideaea0.050.132.2811.5
Molinia caerulea0.250.461.978.1
Polytrichum commune0.000.031.248.9
Sphagnum capillifolium0.000.001.168.8
Dicranum polysetum0.020.031.007.8

Vegetation characteristics of Calamagrostio-Quercetum patches surveyed in central Poland

Successive number of relevé1234567891011121314151617181920212223
Area of relevé [m2]400400400400400400400400400400400400400400400400400400400400400400400
Slope and exposition [°]7°NW2°W2°W2°N3°S2°NW6°NE3°W4°NW2°N4°W2°E1°S4°N3°S5°N2°SE2°NE2°SW
Cover of upper tree layer A1 [%]7080857085808080808085808090808070707070807080
Cover of lower tree layer A2 [%]000035152051231520201012015205
Cover of tree layer in total a [%]7580857086819081808285818195908170757080908082
Cover of shrub layer B [%]511021010510515515101010510551551030
Cover of herb layer C [%]4070404540455060808070756040458575908590959070
Cover of moss layer D [%]2551535105510.5101551010.1510.551
Subassociation of Ca-Qpolygonatetosumtypicummolinietosum
Ch Ass, D Ass* Calamagrostio arundinaceae- Quercetum (Kasprowicz 2010)
Quercus petraea A1*4b5a4b4b4b4b4a4b5a3b5a4a5a4a3b5a4b4b3b4b4b3b2a
Quercus petraea A2* 112a1 1 112a2b1 2a 2b2a2b
Quercus petraea B*rr1+r+ 1++1r11++2a1 +++
Quercus petraea C*12b+2ar1 11 1++1+2a2b1+11r
Calamagrostis arundinacea*rrr +r1
Hieracium lachenaliir11112a1++r r+++r
Festuca ovina*2a2a12a2b2a2a11+12b+2a2a+ +1+++
Ch C1, D C1* Quercetea robori-petraeae (Kasprowicz 2010), Ch/D C1.** (Matuszkiewicz 2008)
Carex pilulifera2a12a1 1 11 12a1r r+ 2a++ +
Holcus mollis + r r + + 1
Dicranella heteromalla Drr rrr rrrr+ rr rr rrrrrr rr
Melampyrum pratense*r12a12a++2a2a12a2a1112arrr 2a +r
Pteridium aquilinum* 1 1+ 2a11 2b 11 2a 2a2b1
Polytrichastrum formosum D* +1 + r1 rr 1r1r 1
Hypnum cupressiforme D**rr+rrrrrr1 rrrr++rrrrrrrr rrr
D Ca-Q molinietosum (Kasprowicz 2010)
Quercus robur A1 2a2b 2b 2b 2a2b 2b12a 3b
Quercus robur A2 1 1 1 + 1
Quercus robur B + + + r r +
Quercus robur C rr rrrrr +r r
Betula pubescens A1 2a
Betula pubescens C rr
Picea abies A2 +
Picea abies B r + r +1
Picea abies C rr r
Frangula alnus B+r++2a2a++1rr1++1+r112a12a2b
Frangula alnus C+ rrr+ + rrr+rr rrrr1+1++
Molinia caerulea r 3a2ar3a
Carex nigra rr
Carex ovalis rr r
Lysimachia vulgaris r
Juncus effusus + r
Trientalis europaea 1 1 rr 2a r 1
Carex pallescens +rr r 1
Potentilla erecta r
Hylocomium splendens D r rr rr
D Ca-Q polygonatetosum odorati (Kasprowicz 2010), Ch/D Cl.*(Matuszkiewicz 2008)
Hieracium murorun*r2a12a rr + r
Convallaria majalis1r1 1 r12b2b1 r r
Polygonatum odoratumr + rr++rrr+ rr
Moehringia trinervia r r rr r r r r
Veronica officinalis r1rr +rr rr r r
Mycelis muralis Melica nutans r 1r + +
Galeopsis tetrahit rr rr rrr rr
Ch Cl/O Vaccinio-PiceetealCladonio-Vaccinietalia (Matuszkiewicz 2008)
Pinus sylvestris A1 1 1+ 1 1 12a2a1 + +12a2a
Pinus sylvestris Cr rrrrrrrrrr r rr rr rr rr rr
Vaccinium myrtillus11+2ar2a13b3b4a4a2a2a2b2b4b4a5a3b5a5a5a3b
Vaccinium vitis-idaea rrr r rr+
Pieurozium schreberi Dr1+2a+11rr rr1 r11 r +
Dicranum scoparium Drr rrrrrrr rr+rr rrrrr rrrr
Dicranum polysetum D rr r rr
ChCl/O Querco-Fagetea!Fagetaliasylvaticae(Matuszkiewicz2008)
Corylus avellana B 1
Corylus avellana Cr r r
Acer platanoides C rr rr
Anemone nemorosa rr1 + 2a
Carex digitata rr rr
Millium effusum r
Poa nemoraiis rr r +r 1 2a
Polygonatum multiflorum +
Viola reichenbachiana r r
Atrichum undulatum D r r r r r
Ch All Carpinion betuli (Matuszkiewicz 2008)
Carpinus betuhts A1
Carpi nus betulus A2 r
Carpinus betulus B + r 1 +
Carpinus betulus C rrr rr r 1 r
Cerasus avium C rrrr rrrr
Ch All Alno- Ulmion (Matuszkiewicz 2008)
Padus avium B r
Festuca gigantea r r
Ch Cl/O Molinio-Arrhanatheretea/Arrhenatheretalia (Matuszkiewicz 2008)
Agrostis gigantea rr
Cerastrium holosteoides r
Holcus lanatus r rr
Poa pratensis r r
Achillea millefolium rr
Taraxacum sect, ruderalia rrrrr
Ch Cl/O Nardo-Callunetea/Calluno-Ulicetalia (Matuszkiewicz 2008)
Danthonia decumbens r
Hieracium pilosella + r+rrr + r rr
Luzula campestris rrrr r
Luzula multiflora rr r r r rr
Lycopodium clavatum r
Calluna vulgaris++++
Carex ericetorumr r r rrrr
Hieracium umbellatum rrr r rr
Other
Betula pendula A1 112a 2a11 2a2a 2a1
Betula pendula A2 1
Betula pendula C r
Quercus x rosacea A1 2a 2a 2a12a 1
Quercus x rosacea A2 + 1
Quercus x rosacea B 1
Quercus x rosacea C rr +
Populus tremula A1 + 2a
Populus tremula B + r r+
Populus tremula C r r + rrr rr
Sorbus aucuparia A2 +
Sorbus aucuparia B r 2a 2a r1r
Sorbus aucuparia C rrrrrrr +r+rrrrrrr r+
Quercus rubra Br r
Quercus rubra Cr r rr
Juniperus communis B1 1rr r1r r +r11r r
Juniperus communis C+ rr r rr r r+rr r
Abies alba C r
Padus serotina B + 1 r +11 rr r
Padus serotina Cr rr+ r rr r rr r
Robinia pseudoacacia B r
Robinia pseudoacacia C rr
Sarothamnus scoparius B r
Sarothamnus scoparius C r r +rr
Cotoneaster sp. C rr
Prunus domestica ssp. insititia C rrrrrr r rr rr
Pyrus pyraster C rrr rr rrrr r r
Viburnum opulus C rr
Agrostis capillaris r rr rr rr r
Agrostis vinealis rr
Ajuga reptans rr
Antoxanthum odoratum ++1rrrrrr +1r r +r
Calamagrostis epigejos r +
Campanula rotundifolia + r
Chamaecytisus ratisbonensis r rr rr
Chamaenerion angustifolium rr
Conyza canadensis rr
Cruciata glabra + + r
Dryopteris carthusiana rr r rr 1
Epipactis helleborine r
Fallopia convolvulus r
Fragaria vesca r r
Genista germanica r
Gypsophila fastigiata rr
Hypericum perforatum rrr r rrr r
Impatiens parviflora rr+ rr r
Leontodon autumnalis r
Luzula pilosa+1r+rr+1r++++1+1r 1rr r
Maianthemum bifolium2a+ 2a+2a2b + r1r1 2a +1
Orthilia secunda rr r
Oxalis acetosella r
Peucedanum oreoselinum 1rr r
Poa angustifolia rr rrrr r r rr
Poa compressa rr
Polypodium vulgare +
Rubus ideaeus r
Rubus hirtus agg + r +
Rumex acetosellar+ r rr rr
Sedum maximum r + rr
Solidago virgaurea r +rr rrrrr
Urtica dioica rr
Veronica chamaedrys r r r +
Viola riviniana + rr
Aulaconmium androgynum D rrr rr
Sciuro-hypnum oedipodium D r rrrr rrrr+ rrr rrr1
Brachytheciastrum velutinum D rr r
Brachythecium rutabulum D r rr rr
Ceratodon purpureus D rr rr
Leucobryum glaucum D rr rr
Lophocolea heterophylla D rr rr
Plagionmium affine Drrr+ +rr1r+ rr+ r+1rrrrrr
Plagiothecium curvifolium D r rrr rr rr rrrr rr
Pohlia nutans Dr rrr +r rrrr rrrr r
Polytrichum juniperinum Dr r rr
Pseudoscleropodium purum D rr 1 r
Cladonia coniocraea Dr rrrr rrrrrr rr rr
Cladonia fimbriata Drr rr
Cladonia furcata Drr
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ffp-2021-0025 | Journal eISSN: 2199-5907 | Journal ISSN: 0071-6677
Language: English
Page range: 243 - 259
Submitted on: Feb 19, 2021
Accepted on: Jun 14, 2021
Published on: Sep 19, 2021
Published by: Forest Research Institute
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