Ecological Features of the Pinus pinea Forests in the North-West Region of Turkey (Yalova)
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In this study, the phytosociological structure and ecological features of the Pious pinea forests in the Fistikli village of Yalova province in the north-west region of Turkey was investigated. From the phytogeographical point of view, it is situated in the Europe-Siberian floristic region. The vegetation of the study area was analyzed according to the Braun-Blanquet approach, and the plant associations were classified by considering the characteristic species. In this study, we will describe one plant association belonging to the forest vegetation types. Association and its higher units are as follows: Class: Quercetea ilicis Br.-Bl. 1947 Order: Quercetalia ilicis Br.-Bl. 1947 Alliance: Quercion ilicis Br.-Bl.(1931) 1936 Association: Lavandulo cariensis-Pinetum plume ass. nova
