Plant functional types in Mediterranean enclaves in Western Black Sea Region of Turkey

Authors : Emire ELMAS, Hamdi Güray KUTBAY

Pages : 30-39

Doi:10.3906/bot-1402-45

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Mediterranean-type communities of the Sinop Peninsula were classified as plant functional types insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PFTs); by the help of some vegetative and generative traits and 5 PFTs were determined. Some vegetative insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(specific leaf area insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SLA);, leaf texture, leaf P concentration, deciduousness, hairiness); and generative insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(reproductive phenology and fruit type); traits were found to be significant for discrimination of PFTs. It was found that PFT3 and PFT4 were associated with leaf texture, SLA, and leaf P concentration. PFT2 was associated with deciduousness, hairiness, and reproductive phenology, while PFT1 was only associated with fruit type. Generative traits were found to be associated with PFT1 and PFT2. PFT1 included aphyllous plants and they were associated with fruit type. Grime`s CSR insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(competitive, stress-tolerant, and ruderal); strategies were also determined. All of the studied species exhibited transient strategies.
Keywords : Functional types, maquis and garrigue vegetation, Grime`s CSR strategies, detrended correspondence analysis, Mediterranean, Western Black Sea Region