Forest Habitats and Vegetation of Dragoman Municipality, Western Bulgaria

Authors

  • Borislav Grigorov Faculty of Geology and Geography, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria
  • Nikolay Velev Department of Plant and Fungal Diversity and Resources, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
  • Assen Assenov Faculty of Geology and Geography, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria
  • Momchil Nazarov Department of Plant and Fungal Diversity and Resources, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
  • Mladen Gramatikov FCG Povvik Ltd., Bulgaria
  • Beloslava Genova Department of Plant and Fungal Diversity and Resources, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
  • Kiril Vassilev Department of Plant and Fungal Diversity and Resources, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7546/CRABS.2023.02.06

Keywords:

classification, mapping, numerical methods

Abstract

The study is focused on the investigation of the forest habitats and the vegetation of Dragoman municipality, located in western Bulgaria. Following the Braun-Blanquet approach, 212 relev´es were collected in 2019 and 1054 field points were verified, as well. As a result, eight forest habitat types included in Directive 92/43/EEC were identified. They cover 85.96 km2 or 26.5% of the total area and are located mainly in the northern, western and southern parts of the municipality. Pannonian-Balkanic turkey oak–sessile oak forests (91M0) build up the vastest areas, followed by *Pannonian woods with Quercus pubescens (91H0), covering 67.2% and 12.97% of the territory, respectively. 

Author Biographies

Borislav Grigorov, Faculty of Geology and Geography, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria

Mailing Address:
Faculty of Geology and Geography,
Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd
1504 Sofia, Bulgaria

E-mail: borislav.g.grigorov@gmail.com

Nikolay Velev, Department of Plant and Fungal Diversity and Resources, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Mailing Address:
Department of Plant and Fungal
Diversity and Resources,
Institute of Biodiversity
and Ecosystem Research,
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Akad. G. Bonchev St, Bl. 23
1113 Sofia, Bulgaria

E-mail: nvelev@bio.bas.bg

Assen Assenov, Faculty of Geology and Geography, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria

Mailing Address:
Faculty of Geology and Geography,
Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd
1504 Sofia, Bulgaria

E-mail: assenov@gea.uni-sofia.bg

Momchil Nazarov, Department of Plant and Fungal Diversity and Resources, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Mailing Address:
Department of Plant and Fungal
Diversity and Resources,
Institute of Biodiversity
and Ecosystem Research,
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Akad. G. Bonchev St, Bl. 23
1113 Sofia, Bulgaria

E-mail: mnazarov357@gmail.com

Mladen Gramatikov, FCG Povvik Ltd., Bulgaria

Mailing Address:
FCG Povvik Ltd.
12 Mihail Tenev St
1784 Sofia, Bulgaria

E-mail: mladen.gramatikov@povvik.com

Beloslava Genova, Department of Plant and Fungal Diversity and Resources, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Mailing Address:
Department of Plant and Fungal
Diversity and Resources,
Institute of Biodiversity
and Ecosystem Research,
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Akad. G. Bonchev St, Bl. 23
1113 Sofia, Bulgaria

E-mail: beloslava111@abv.bg

Kiril Vassilev, Department of Plant and Fungal Diversity and Resources, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Mailing Address:
Department of Plant and Fungal
Diversity and Resources,
Institute of Biodiversity
and Ecosystem Research,
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Akad. G. Bonchev St, Bl. 23
1113 Sofia, Bulgaria

E-mail: kiril5914@abv.bg

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Published

26-02-2023

How to Cite

[1]
B. Grigorov, “Forest Habitats and Vegetation of Dragoman Municipality, Western Bulgaria”, C. R. Acad. Bulg. Sci. , vol. 76, no. 2, pp. 221–228, Feb. 2023.

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Biology