Naslov
Vegetation diversity of southern Croatia

Autori
Dolina, Katija

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

Izvornik
Abstract Book of the 61st Annual Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS) "Natural Ecosystems as Benchmarks for Vegetation Science" / Minchin, Peter R. ; Roberts, David W. - Bozeman (MT) : International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS), 2018, 62-62

Skup
61st Annual Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science; Natural Ecosystems as Benchmarks for Vegetation Science (IAVS)

Mjesto i datum
Bozeman (MT), Sjedinjene Američke Države, 22.07.2018. - 27.07.2018

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Phytosociology ; syntaxonomy ; Croatia

Sažetak
South part of the Republic of Croatia, namely Dubrovnik-Neretva County - the area investigated here, includes surface area of 1, 782 km2. It has coastline length of 1, 025 km and altitude range from sea level to 1, 235 m a.s.l. The area belongs to the Dinaric karst. The region has 122, 568 inhabitants (in 2011) and the average population density of 69 inhabitants per km2. The two major economic activities in the area are tourism (around the city of Dubrovnik) and agriculture (around the River Neretva). From the phytogeographical point of view, the study area is situated in the Mediterranean Region, Eastern Mediterranean Subregion, Adriatic Province, and Epiro-Dalmatian Sector. The area has a Mediterranean pluviseasonal-oceanic bioclimate, and it is situated within the lower meso- Mediterranean belt. Vegetation was studied in accordance with the principles of the Braun- Blanquet approach (Braun-Blanquet, 1964). The aims in carrying out this research were to: (1) present phytosociological study of the area, (2) adjust this vegetation survey to the European syntaxonomic system (EuroVegChecklist) in order to meet the common European standards. The phytosociological overview presented in this work is based on a synthesis of literature data and our own investigations. The vegetation belongs to the Mediterranean vegetation zone of the Quercetea ilicis Br.-Bl. ex A. Bolòs et O. de Bolòs in A. Bolòs y Vayreda 1950 class. The number of syntaxa shows high vegetation diversity in relation to study area size which is related to high floristic richness, endemism and environmental heterogeneity. Climazonal forest vegetation can be found only in a small part of this area because, due to intensive anthropogenic activities, it has been degraded to a greater or lesser extent. Such degradation caused the formation of very significant, permanent vegetative forms like shrublands (macchia), garrigue, dry grasslands and rocky pastures. Finally, the present study offers a contribution to the knowledge of the phytocoenological diversity of the southernmost part of the Republic of Croatia. Therefore, our results may serve as a guideline for further studies that will result in complete elaboration of Croatian vegetation.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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