Naslov
A decade of awareness of reality: invaders in Croatian flora

Autori
Mitić, Božena ; Boršić, Igor ; Nikolić, Toni

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Zbornik sažetaka 2. Hrvatskog simpozija o invazivnim vrstama s međunarodnim sudjelovanjem / Jelaska, Sven D. - Zagreb, 2016, 22-22

Skup
2. Hrvatski simpozij o invazivnim vrstama s međunarodnim sudjelovanjem

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 21.11.2016. - 22.11.2016

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Croatia, invasive alien plants, Flora Croatica Database, module “Allochthonous Plants”

Sažetak
Awareness raising regarding the problem of invasive plants in Croatia began to stir up only a decade ago. The first national project on invasive flora, performed in 2006, marked the beginning of more organized work on this issue. The outputs of this project were: (a) adoption of national standards, criteria, and terminology for alien flora treatment ; (b) creation of the preliminary list of 64 invasive alien plant taxa in Croatia ; and (c) developing of the database of Croatian alien / invasive flora. Consequently, within the well- known Flora Croatica Database, the new module “Allochthonous Plants” was developed (http://hirc.botanic.hr/fcd/InvazivneVrste/Sear ch.aspx), and permanently upgraded during the last ten years. According to this platform, aimed to map and build up the national inventory of invasive plants, they are detected on one half of Croatian territory, mainly in urban centres, but the most endangered are the Adriatic coast and islands. Currently, 74 invasive alien, mainly terrestrial, plants are recorded in Croatia. The distribution, impacts and other related remarks are briefly discussed for some of the most important invasive plants. Data from our database should provide a reliable national and regional framework for strategic planning regarding the IAS monitoring and management. A decade of more or less intensive work on invasive alien plants in Croatia is reflected in better collaboration between all interested experts and the public. However, there are still a lot of disadvantages, e.g. no documented and organised monitoring, eradication actions, prevention measures etc.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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