Naslov
Diversity of moss flora in forest communities of Papuk Mt (Eastern Croatia)

Autori
Alegro, Antun ; Šegota, Vedran ; Papp, Beata

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

Izvornik
35th Meeting of Eastern Alpine and Dinaric Society for Vegetation Ecology : book of abstracts / Ribiero, Daniela ; Juvan, Nina ; Čarni, Andraž ; Matevski, Vlado - Ljubljana : Skopje : Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts ; Biološki inštitut Jovana Hadžija ZRC SAZU, 2013, 6-7

ISBN
978-961-254-456-0

Skup
Meeting of Eastern Alpine and Dinaric Society for Vegetation Ecology (35 ; 2013)

Mjesto i datum
Ohrid, Sjeverna Makedonija, 03.07.2013. - 06.07.2013

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
bryophytes; Fagus sylvatica forest communities; Quercus petraea forest communities; soil pH; geoelements; ecological indicator values

Sažetak
Papuk Mt is situated in North-eastern Croatia, in Slavonia, within a basically lowland area. In this lowland area the Papuk is the largest and the highest mountain ; the peaks are between 800 and 900 m a.s.l. Since the great majority of Croatian mountains are built up of Mesozoic limestone, this system has a high geological diversity dominated by metamorphic rocks, granites and different types of schists. The climate is temperate but moderately warm without an explicit dry period. Papuk Mt is protected as Nature Park. Ninety-five per cent of the area is covered with beech forests. Among them dominant are acidophylous communities of suballiance Luzulo luzuloidis-Fagenion and ass. Festuco drymeiae-Abietetum. However, above patches of carbonate and dolomite rocks basiphylous beach forests of ass. Vicio oroboidi-Fagetum are developed. Similar, oak forests are also acidophylous (ass.Festuco drymeiae-Carpinetum betuli) or basiphylous (Quercion pubescenti petraeae). The open and exposed rocky habitats, although rather small in extent, are of great importance for biodiversity. Bryophytes were recorded in all forests types in period 2009-2011. It was recorded 176 species, 32 liverworts and 144 bryophytes. Among them seven are new for bryophyte flora of Croatia. The richest moss flora have basiphilous beech forests with averagely 23 species per plot. They are followed by oak forests, which are very similar in average number of moss species regarding pH of bedrock (19 species in basiphylous and 18 in acidophylous stands) but with different species compositions. Acidophylous beach forests have the poorest moss flora with averagely 15 species. However, in this group belongs one of the most peculiar communities with Sphagnum quinquefarium, which is unique in Croatia and characterised by many boreal elements. It can be concluded that Papuk Mt has rich moss flora reflecting geological diversity followed by diverse forest communities.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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