The structure of plant community in Phlomis fruticosa L. ecosystem

The structure of the plant community in a Phlometum ecosystem was analyzed from data collected from four different sites in western Epirus during the years of 1993 and 1995. To determine the floristic composition, measurements of vegetation, were used in order to estimate its composition, while for the determination of the soil characteristics nine profiles have been studied until the parent material was found. According to the data of taxa, biotic and ecological forms were determined. From the analysis it was found that therophytes were the dominant plants (41.18%) due to the arid and warm climate prevailed, while the dominance of the perennial herbaceous species (50%) shows their ability to survive in the xerothermic conditions.