Naslov
Bryophytes in Croatia – first attempt of databasing

Autori
Alegro, Antun ; Šegota, Vedran

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

Izvornik
Book of Abstracts - 6th Balkan Botanical Congress 2015 / Bogdanović, Sandro ; Jogan, Nejc - Rijeka : Natural History Museum Rijeka, Croatian Botanical Society, Botanical Society of Slovenia, University of Rijeka, 2015, 16-16

ISBN
978-953-9974-9-6

Skup
6th Balkan Botanical Congress

Mjesto i datum
Rijeka, Hrvatska, 14.09.2015. - 18.09.2015

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
mosses; liverworts; chorology; literature data

Sažetak
Bryophytes are one of lesser known plant groups in Croatian flora, without a modern summarisation of existing data. I order to fill this gap, all accessible published data concerning their occurrence in Croatia were compiled, the finding localities geocoded, the nomenclature unified and accorded to actual taxonomy. In total, the database now contains around 24.000 species-locality entries. The analysis of this data set resulted in a list of 750 bryophyte taxa (2 hornworts, 171 hepatics and 577 mosses), which significantly exceeds previously known numbers. The higher number is a result of two main reasons: intensive field research in the last few years, and re-finding of species “hidden” in old literature. The other main conclusions are: (i) territory of Croatia is very unevenly surveyed, and (ii) the great majority of existing data dates back to the last decades of the 19th century and the period before World War I. Regarding the geographical distribution of data, some areas have a dense coverage of finding localities, like the Velebit Mt in top spot, followed by areas surrounding the town of Dubrovnik, the Istria peninsula, the island of Rab and other coastal areas. On the other hand, only a minor part of the records relate to the inland parts of Croatia, with some areas without a single record or only a few (e.g. large areas of Slavonija, Međimurje, Hrvatsko Zagorje, Banovina, Kordun). It is important to note that many species have only one record, mainly those from the 19th century, what additionally stresses the urgent need of a systematic survey of bryophytes in Croatia.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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