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International Symposium on "Evolution of Balkan Biodiversity"

The BalkBioDiv Consortium and the Croatian Botanical Society welcome you to the International Symposium on "Evolution of Balkan Biodiversity" hosted by the Botanical garden of the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb. This Symposium arose from the trilateral SEE- ERA.NET Plus project “Evolution, biodiversity and conservation of indigenous plant species of the Balkan Peninsula” held by the Institute of Botany of the University of Innsbruck, Institute of Botany of the University of Belgrade and the Department of Botany of the University of Zagreb. The Balkan Peninsula has long been recognised as one of the hotspots of European biodiversity and endemism. The reasons for this diversity are the geographic position of the Balkans at the transition of different floral provinces, topographic, climatic and geological complexity, and the relatively high environmental stability through geologic history. The important role of the Balkans as one of the main Pleistocene refugia for the postglacial colonisation of Europe is revealed in many recent phylogenetic and phylogeographic studies. Therefore this symposium encompasses all groups of organisms and present novel perspectives on Balkan biogeography across spatial and temporal scales. However, socioeconomic changes in last decades lead to loss and degradation of many habitats making conservation biology one of the most important themes. This give new dimension to the research of evolution and spatiotemporal diversification of biota, making it fundamental for the biodiversity conservation and protection. All these themes are presented in 27 oral and 28 poster presentations and their abstracts are collected in this booklet. And last but not list, the Organizing Committee greatly appreciates support by the auspices: the State Institute for Nature Protection, Ministry of Science, Education and Sports and Ministry of Agriculture, as well as sponsors: the Botanical Garden of University of Zagreb, Institute “Ruđer Bošković” and Zagreb Tourist Board.

evolution; biodiversity; Balkan Peninnsula

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