Naslov
SPRING FLORA OF THE SOUTHERN SLOPES OF SVILAJA MT (SOUTHERN CROATIA)

Autori
Šegota, vedran

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

Izvornik
Book of abstracts of the 5th Croatian Botanical Symposium with international participation / Rešetnik, Ivana ; Ljubešić, Zrinka - Zagreb : Hrvatsko Botaničko Društvo, 2016, 20-21

ISBN
978-953-8097-00-3

Skup
5th Croatian Botanical Symposium with international participation

Mjesto i datum
Primošten, Hrvatska, 22.09.2016. - 25.09.2016

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
flora; Svilaja Mt; endemic

Sažetak
Although Croatian mountains have been largely floristically studied during the last two centuries, the Svilaja Mt remained practically unexplored. In order to fill this gap, preliminary field study of the southern mountain slopes was carried out during the spring season (March-May) 2010. The study area included epi-Mediterranean and partially montane altitudinal vegetation belt, characterized by mosaic of calcareous rocky pastures and low shrublands. Around 200 plant taxa were recorded during the study. Noteworthy, finding of Gentiana dinarica Beck is most probably the first recent record in Croatia. Very rare species, Chouardia lakusicii (Šilić) Speta and Matthiola fruticulosa (L.) Maire with only few known records in Croatia so far, were also found on Svilaja Mt. NATURA 2000 species Pulsatilla grandis Wender, in large populations, as well as locally rare Gentiana cruciata L. and Platanthera bifolia (L.) Rich., were recorded, reaching here the southernmost border of its Croatian areal. The majority of nine recorded orchid taxa are common for this region, however the nearest populations of Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hartm. are far on the North (Velebit Mt and Poštak Mt). Early spring flora is characterized by large populations of endemic Crocus biflorus Mill. ssp. weldenii (Hoppeet Fürnr.) K.Richt. The species Orthilia secunda (L.) House, affiliated to beech, fir and spruce forests, was found here on much lower elevations, within planted Pinus nigra Arnold stands. Since traditional management of the landscape through pasturing and coppicing is widely abandoned, the majority of this rare species are directly endangered by reduction of open habitats. Therefore, new field studies extended to the whole mountain are extremely important.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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