The alpine scrubs and dwarf heaths of the Balkan Peninsula - an exceptional center of floristic richness and endemism
Alpine scrubs (Roso pendulinae-Pinetea mugo) and dwarf heaths (Loiseleurio procumbentis-Vaccinietea) are an exceptional assemblage of rich floristic units which contribute significantly to the overall diversity on the Balkan Peninsula. The main edificators of these types of habitats are mostly glaci...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:f4a630ab6c5c4951b4f15057ba460a6d 2023-06-11T04:09:43+02:00 The alpine scrubs and dwarf heaths of the Balkan Peninsula - an exceptional center of floristic richness and endemism Tijana Ilić Nevena Kuzmanović Snežana Vukojičić Dmitar Lakušić 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.2298/BOTSERB2301145I https://doaj.org/article/f4a630ab6c5c4951b4f15057ba460a6d EN eng University of Belgrade https://botanicaserbica.bio.bg.ac.rs/arhiva/pdf/2023_47_1_867_full.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1821-2158 https://doaj.org/toc/1821-2638 doi:10.2298/BOTSERB2301145I 1821-2158 1821-2638 https://doaj.org/article/f4a630ab6c5c4951b4f15057ba460a6d Botanica Serbica, Vol 47, Iss 1, Pp 145-161 (2023) floristic diversity endemics relicts hotspots mountains alpine region environmental heterogeneity Plant ecology QK900-989 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.2298/BOTSERB2301145I 2023-05-07T00:31:17Z Alpine scrubs (Roso pendulinae-Pinetea mugo) and dwarf heaths (Loiseleurio procumbentis-Vaccinietea) are an exceptional assemblage of rich floristic units which contribute significantly to the overall diversity on the Balkan Peninsula. The main edificators of these types of habitats are mostly glacial relicts. Additionally, they are of the arctic, alpine, and boreal distribution types, which further emphasises their importance from the conservation point of view. We investigated their taxonomic richness, endemism, patterns of spatial distribution and diversification in the central Balkans as well as their coenotic composition using a comprehensive dataset (15,609 species occurrence data). The analyses were conducted at three hierarchical levels taking into account the ecological and geographic diversity of the alpine scrubs and dwarf heaths in the study area. The results obtained showed that in the alpine scrubs and dwarf heaths of the central Balkans 902 taxa (829 species and 73 subspecies) had been recorded, and that the proportion of endemics in these habitats is extremely high (ca. 22%). Our results further showed that in 180 randomly selected plots of medium size (≥ 10 and < 100 m2 ), the registered regional floristic richness for the unique sample size was 527 species, placing the alpine region of the Balkan Peninsula in second place among the richest alpine regions in the world. Moreover, significant regional differences in species composition were observed within the research area, with floristic richness and diversity increasing from north to south. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Botanica Serbica 47 1 145 161 |
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Alpine scrubs (Roso pendulinae-Pinetea mugo) and dwarf heaths (Loiseleurio procumbentis-Vaccinietea) are an exceptional assemblage of rich floristic units which contribute significantly to the overall diversity on the Balkan Peninsula. The main edificators of these types of habitats are mostly glacial relicts. Additionally, they are of the arctic, alpine, and boreal distribution types, which further emphasises their importance from the conservation point of view. We investigated their taxonomic richness, endemism, patterns of spatial distribution and diversification in the central Balkans as well as their coenotic composition using a comprehensive dataset (15,609 species occurrence data). The analyses were conducted at three hierarchical levels taking into account the ecological and geographic diversity of the alpine scrubs and dwarf heaths in the study area. The results obtained showed that in the alpine scrubs and dwarf heaths of the central Balkans 902 taxa (829 species and 73 subspecies) had been recorded, and that the proportion of endemics in these habitats is extremely high (ca. 22%). Our results further showed that in 180 randomly selected plots of medium size (≥ 10 and < 100 m2 ), the registered regional floristic richness for the unique sample size was 527 species, placing the alpine region of the Balkan Peninsula in second place among the richest alpine regions in the world. Moreover, significant regional differences in species composition were observed within the research area, with floristic richness and diversity increasing from north to south. |
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Tijana Ilić Nevena Kuzmanović Snežana Vukojičić Dmitar Lakušić |
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The alpine scrubs and dwarf heaths of the Balkan Peninsula - an exceptional center of floristic richness and endemism |
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The alpine scrubs and dwarf heaths of the Balkan Peninsula - an exceptional center of floristic richness and endemism |
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The alpine scrubs and dwarf heaths of the Balkan Peninsula - an exceptional center of floristic richness and endemism |
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The alpine scrubs and dwarf heaths of the Balkan Peninsula - an exceptional center of floristic richness and endemism |
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The alpine scrubs and dwarf heaths of the Balkan Peninsula - an exceptional center of floristic richness and endemism |
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alpine scrubs and dwarf heaths of the balkan peninsula - an exceptional center of floristic richness and endemism |
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