Vegetation Composition in a Post-Fire Successional Gradient of Pinus halepensis Forests in Attica, Greece*

The vegetation composition of a post-fke succession in Aleppo pine forests of Anica, Greece, was studied by a synchronic method. The sites form a post-fire chronosequence and have typical Mediterranean climate. Data on the flora of the burned sites, growth and life forms of the various plant taxa, as weU as on vegetation smcture are provided. The burned ecosystems recovered quite rapidly. During the first four years of the post-fm succession, herbaceous taxa dominate the flora of the forests, peaking at the second year. After 15 years little change in the vegetation wasobsemed. Therichest family in temsof the numberoftam was IheLeguminosae, especially in the two f i s t years of succession. Most of these taxa were herbaceous. The relative contribution of legumes to the flora after two years is gradually restricted.