phytosociology

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phytosociology The classification of plant communities based on floristic rather than life-form or other considerations. The most renowned and extensively used phytosociological scheme is that developed by J.Braun-Blanquet (1927 and later) and his associates at Zurich and Montpellier. A similar, fairly widely applied scheme was developed by G. E.du Rietz (1921 and later) and others at Uppsala. These schemes are now being replaced by computer-based methods of quantitative phytosociology. See association analysis and ordination method.

phytosociology

views updated May 29 2018

phytosociology The description of plant communities, more especially their classification based primarily on floristic rather than life-form or other considerations. The most renowned and extensively used phytosociological scheme is that developed by J. Braun-Blanquet (1927 and later) and his associates at Zurich and Montpellier. A similar, fairly widely applied, scheme was developed by G. E. du Rietz (1921 and later) and others at Uppsala.