Hierarchical classification of sublittoral vege- tation assemblages in the Far Eastern seas of Russia based on the concept of adaptive zone
https://doi.org/10.26428/1606-9919-2026-206-64-109
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Abstract
Hierarchical classification of the sublittoral vegetation in the Russian Far Eastern seas is presented for the first time. Like other marine areas of temperate and high latitudes, this region is characterized by dominance of certain species, higher taxa, or ecological groups of vegetation that allows to use the concept of adaptive zones for the classification. The vegetation cover represents a multi-level mosaic of adaptive zones, with the dominants in certain areas belonged to taxonomic and ecological groups of various rank. Such structure gives a natural ecological basis for the hierarchical classification of vegetation displayed as a prodromus — a list of assemblages, accompanied with information on their location and habitat. The assemblages are described in accordance with requirements of the International Code of Phytosociological Nomenclature; their dominants are listed as diagnostic species. The prodromus includes 113 syntaxa: 66 associations, 33 unions, 9 orders, and 5 classes, and will be expanded through further research. The adaptive zone concept provides the minimum number of syntaxa, eliminates subjectivity in their identification, brings the syntaxa system as close as possible to the natural classification, and enables unambiguous identifying the assemblages. The prodromus is suitable as a field guide. The results demonstrate applicability of this approach for classifying marine vegetation in other regions, too, at least in temperate and high latitudes.
Keywords
adaptive zone,
vegetation assemblage,
sublittoral zone,
Far Eastern seas,
hierarchical classification
Supporting agencies: The study was not supported by sponsors
About the Author
A. A. Dulenin
Khabarovsk branch of VNIRO (KhabarovskNIRO)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alexander A. Dulenin, Ph.D., leading researcher
680038; 13a, Amursky Boulevard; Khabarovsk
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