Phytocoenology and habitat preference of Paeonia tenuifolia, a vulnerable species in Romania

• Published in: Biológia Vol. 79; no. 12; pp. 3489 - 3502
• Main Authors: Chirilă, Simona Dumitrița, Vassilev, Kiril
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.12.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Annual precipitation; Anthropogenic factors; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Cell Biology; Climate change; Cluster analysis; Clustering; Composition; Environmental management; Habitat preferences; Habitats; Human influences; Life Sciences; Microbiology; Original Article; Paeonia tenuifolia; Plant Sciences; Population decline; Precipitation; Protected species; Rare species; Species composition; Steppes; Threatened species; Zoology; Romania; Habitat preference; Phytosociology of endangered species; Steppe peony; Syntaxonomy; Rare species

Paeonia tenuifolia is a rare steppe species that is protected in Romania. Anthropogenic influences have led to a decline in the size and number of P. tenuifolia populations. There is currently insufficient data on this species' phytocoenology and habitat preferences. Therefore, this study aimed...