Kyiv: Alterpress, 2009. – 212 p.
The book is the first detailed survey of broadleaved forests of order Fagetalia sylvaticae in Ukraine. Within the study area, 31 associations are distinguished. They belong to 9 alliances: Asperulo-Fagion, Cephalanthero-Fagion, Carpinion betuli, Querco roboris-Tilion cordatae, Scillo sibericae-Quercetum roboris, Tilio platyphylli-Acerion pseudoplatani, Dentario quinquefoliae-Fagion, Paeonio dauricae-Quercion petraeae, and Alnion incanae. The species composition and distribution of the syntaxa are described. Nomenclatural types from Ukrainian publications are provided. The Appendix contains 802 relevés.
Contents:
Introduction
Basic information about Ukrainian forest vegetation
A brief history of studies of forest vegetation diversity in Ukraine
Materials and methods
Acknowledgments
Classification scheme
Brief characteristics of syntaxa
Alliances
Asperulo-Fagion
Cephalanthero-Fagion
Dentario quinquefoliae-Fagion sylvaticae
Carpinion betuli
Querco roboris-Tilion cordatae
Scillo sibericae-Quercion roboris
Paeonio dauricae-Quercion petraeae
Tilio platyphylli-Acerion pseudoplatani
Alnion incanae
Geographical distribution of syntaxa and their dependence on edaphical factors
Literature
Appendix.
