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Ancient dominance of the Quercus calliprinos ‐ Pistacia palaestina association in mediterranean Israel
Author(s) -
Liphschitz Nili,
Biger Gideon
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of vegetation science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1654-1103
pISSN - 1100-9233
DOI - 10.2307/3236054
Subject(s) - pistacia lentiscus , evergreen , deciduous , sclerophyll , dominance (genetics) , mediterranean climate , pistacia , geography , fagaceae , vegetation (pathology) , ecology , archaeology , biology , botany , medicine , biochemistry , pathology , gene
. The natural Mediterranean maquis and forest vegetation of Israel is commonly considered to be composed mainly of four, roughly equal components: Pinus halepensis , deciduous oak, evergreen oak, and Ceratonia ‐ Pistacia communities. They represent the past climax and subclimax of this region. Evidence accumulated from pollen analysis and wood remnant research in geological and archaeological excavations, as well as from written historical sources, shows that this view is wrong: the ancient vegetation in this area was dominated by Quercus calliprinos.