silicate soils if the climatic changes until the middle of the century favour European
beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) in terms of temperature and vegetation period length and
promote the transition to various sub-associations of the Luzulo-(Abieto-)Fagetum
habitat type (9110). On the other hand, transitions from the Luzulo- to the AsperuloFagetum (9130) are highly likely for the eutrophic, highly skeletal silicate soils if
the milder climate increases the probability of occurrence for sycamore maple
(Acer pseudoplatanus L.) and European ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) and allows
for the establishment of the Galio rotundifolii-Abietetum, Mercuriali-Fagetum and
Fig. 16.6 Predicted survival probability (red ¼ low, green ¼ very high) for key species of the
habitat types Luzulo-Fagetum, Asperulo-Fagetum and Vaccinio-Piceetea for the BR using specific
soil conditions and SRES-A1B, ECHAM5 and WETTREG-regionalisation following the
approach of Schlutow and Huebener (2004) employed by Profft and Frischbier (2009)
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