CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM ANALYSIS IN CLASSIFICATION OF FOREST PLANT COMMUNITIES (CASE STUDY: DARKOLA'S BEECH FOREST)

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ESMAILZADEH OMID; HOSSEINI SEYED MOHSEN; TABARI MASOUD; ASADI HAMED

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Journal: Journal of Plant Biological Sciences Year:2011 | Volume:3 | Issue:7 Page(s): 11-28

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CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM ANALYSIS IN CLASSIFICATION OF FOREST PLANT COMMUNITIES (CASE STUDY: DARKOLA'S BEECH FOREST)

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ESMAILZADEH OMID | HOSSEINI SEYED MOHSEN | TABARI MASOUD | ASADI HAMED | Issue Writer Certificate

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ECOSYSTEM UNITSQ2

TWINSPANQ2

DISCRIMINANT ANALYSISQ2

SOIL FACTORSQ2

TOPOGRAPHYQ2

PLANT BIODIVERSITYQ2

Abstract

The aim of this study was identification of ECOSYSTEM UNITS of Darkola's beech (Fagus orientalis Lipskey) forest and determination of effective environmental factors on their distribution. 52 vegetation plots were allocated at maximum vegetation cover during last spring by systematic-selective method. The plots were located 100-200 meter from each other based upon indicator stands concept. Five ECOSYSTEM UNITS were distinguished based on floristic cover data by using TWINSPAN method. With respect to the units, we used one way ANOVA and DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS based on topographic and SOIL FACTORS and PLANT BIODIVERSITY indices. Results showed that the ECOSYSTEM UNITS which were classified on the basis of vegetation data could also reflect underlying differences in environmental features. Elevation, slope and north gravitation as topographical factors, percentage of clay as the only soil factor with Shannon- Wiener and Simpson diversity and Pielou evenness as biodiversity indices were the most important gradients respectively which constructed four discriminant functions. These functions, which were significant (P<0.01), showed that the five ECOSYSTEM UNITS were correctly classified with 90.4 percentage goodness on the basis of environmental data and they were recognizable in five distinct groups in the biplot graph of DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS. Therefore, it was concluded that topographical characteristics and PLANT BIODIVERSITY indices had more influence on the formation of ECOSYSTEM UNITS than physical and chemical properties of soil. We also concluded that and even an, ecological classification system were based upon vegetation analysis, it can present a suitable prediction of environmental characteristics.

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ESMAILZADEH, OMID, HOSSEINI, SEYED MOHSEN, TABARI, MASOUD, & ASADI, HAMED. (2011). CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM ANALYSIS IN CLASSIFICATION OF FOREST PLANT COMMUNITIES (CASE STUDY: DARKOLA'S BEECH FOREST). IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT BIOLOGY, 3(7), 11-28. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/159951/en

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ESMAILZADEH OMID, HOSSEINI SEYED MOHSEN, TABARI MASOUD, ASADI HAMED. CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM ANALYSIS IN CLASSIFICATION OF FOREST PLANT COMMUNITIES (CASE STUDY: DARKOLA'S BEECH FOREST). IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT BIOLOGY[Internet]. 2011;3(7):11-28. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/159951/en

IEEE: Copy

OMID ESMAILZADEH, SEYED MOHSEN HOSSEINI, MASOUD TABARI, and HAMED ASADI, “CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM ANALYSIS IN CLASSIFICATION OF FOREST PLANT COMMUNITIES (CASE STUDY: DARKOLA'S BEECH FOREST),” IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT BIOLOGY, vol. 3, no. 7, pp. 11–28, 2011, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/159951/en

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