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Singeneza in sintaksonomija gozdov in grmovnih združb 
kontinentalnih Dinarskih Alp (zahodni Balkanski polotok)
The Syngenesis and Syntaxonomy of Forests and Shrubs at the 
Continental Dinaric Alps (W. Balkan Peninsula)
Su l e j M a n r e d ž i ć
CEPRES – Centre of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Faculty of Science 
University of Sarajevo; 33-35 Zmaja od Bosne St., 71 000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and 
Herzegovina; sredzic@pmf.unsa.ba
Continental Dinaric Alps from phytocoenological standpoint, belong to type of 
differentiation with dark and semi dark coniferous forest (Piceion abietis s.lat., Piceion 
omoricae s.lat. and Pinion sylvestris s.lat. Mountains Vlasic, Ozren, Romanija, Javorak, 
Golija, Kopaonik, northern slopes of mountain Vranica and Veliki Stolac belong to this 
group (43º 30´ and 44 º 30´ N and 17 º 30´ and 19 º E). On vertical profile of the central 
part of continental Dinaric Alps, climax and oro-climax vegetation makes forests from 
alliances: Quercion pubescentis-petraeae, Quercion petraeae-cerris, Carpinion betuli, 
Fagion moesiacae, Fagion „illyricum“ s.lat. , Piceion abietis and Abieti-Piceion. Shrubs 
and „šibljak“ from alliances: Seslerio-Ostryon, Orneto-Ostryon, Ostryo-Carpinion, 
Crataego-Corylion, Prunion spinosae, Berberidion; Juniperion communis and Juniperion 
nanae are developed in the zone of these forests. Azonal forest vegetation is represented 
by alliances: Alnion incanae, Salicion albae, Quercion robori-petraeae, Luzulo-Fagion, 
Orno-Ericion, Salicion cinereae, Alnion glutinosae and Salicion eleagni.
Investigations of syngenesis of vegetation have shown close relationships among 
certain communities of shrubs and “sibljak” with climatogenous vegetation. For example, 
Berberidon is linked with alliances Orneto-Ostryon and Quercion petraeae-cerris, while 
communities Crataego-Corylion are developed within all zones of climax vegetation. 
Similar syngenetical relationships exist also with communities of alliance Juniperion 
communis. These investigations have shown complete climatogenity of dark coniferous 
forests Piceion abietis and Abieti-Piceion in relation to forests of suballiance Abieti-
Fagenion. 
Coniferous forests represent terminal that is climax stage in development of vegetation 
in this region, where very intensive processes of secondary successions have took place.
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