a Record control number 000258361200002

a ISSN 0378-1127

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number SD373

b Item number .E26 2008

a Personal name Öztürk, Münir.

a Title Ecology of tertiary relict endemic Liquidambar orientalis Mill. forests.

h Medium Electronic Document

c Statement of responsibility, etc Munir Ozturk, Ali Celik, Aykut Guvensen, Ergin Hamzaoglu.

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2008.

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Elsevier,

a Summary, etc The oriental sweetgum, Liquidambar orientalis Mill. is a tertiary period relict endemic taxon of the east Mediterranean. The flat deep hydromorphic soils rich in surface waters during summer months are the most productive sites for the dense stands of L. orientalis. It is mainly distributed on sandy soils, with an alkaline pH. The CaCO(3) content in the soils show a medium value and the percentage of total salt content is very low, but organic matter content is higher. The monoecious trees are on an average 15-20 m tall and form dense forests confined to floodplains, valleys and along streams and in a few dry habitats. The plant shows a typical leaf dimorphism with sparsely lobed leaves at the top and many lobed leaves on the lower parts. Fresh seeds germinate well and the percentage varies from 60 to 80. A syntaxonomical synthesis of these forests was carried out. All associations of L orientalis including the newly defined Querco ilicis-Liquidambaretum orientalis association have been evaluated within the alliance Platanion orientalis Karpati & Karpati 1961. This alliance is included in the order Platanetalia orientalis Knapp 1959, and class Alno-populetea Knapp 1959. (C) 2008 Published by Elsevier B.V.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Near East University Article

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi Makale

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Forestry

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Liquidambar orientalis

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Relict endemic

g Relationship information AUG 10 2008, Vol 256 Issue 4, p510-518

t Title Forest Ecology And Management

x International Standard Serial Number 03781127

u Uniform Resource Identifier http://library.neu.edu.tr:2048/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2008.01.027