PLANT COMMUNITIES FROM THE ORDER ARRHENATHERETALIA IN THE PHYTOSOCIOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF THE NON-WOODLAND AREAS OF THE TUCHOLA PINEWOODS

In the Tuchola Pinewoods, one of the regions with a high forestation rate, the agricultural function is also performed. Most non-woodland areas are covered by arable fields, frequently also set-aside land. The existing meadows the phytocoenoses from the alliance Calthion are mostly developing here. Another meadow type, including fresh meadows, are sporadic. To demonstrate their phytosociological structure in the Tuchola Pinewoods, 512 phytosociological relevés, taken in 2006-2017, in non-woodland habitats of the area: in meadows, set-aside land and roadsides, were analyzed. More than half of the material analyzed were the records made from meadows, about 30% from set-aside land, and the others - from roadsides.From the entire pool, only in 63 relevés the phytocoenoses related to fresh meadows were identified, however, a vast majority was situated on roadsides. The material analyzed facilitates determining 11 syntaxa in a form of plant associations and communities. Those are mostly various forms of the association Arrhenatheretum elatioris, the community Poa pratensis-Festuca rubra, and the community Festuca rubra. The cross-section of phytocoenoses of the alliance Arrhenatherion, distinguished for the area, supplement the commonly grass-dominated community with Dactylis glomerata, with Antoxanthum odoratum and with Holcus lanatus. A special attention must be paid to, commonly considered to ...