scholarly journals An unknown hotspot of plant diversity in the heart of the Central Apennine: flora and vegetation outline of Mt. Pozzoni-St. Rufo valley (Cittareale, Rieti)

PhytoKeys ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 178 ◽  
pp. 111-146
Author(s):  
Edda Lattanzi ◽  
Eva Del Vico ◽  
Roberto Tranquilli ◽  
Emmanuele Farris ◽  
Michela Marignani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Diversity ◽  
Vegetation Type ◽  
Mountainous Area ◽  
Beech Forests ◽  
Habitat Directive ◽  
Hay Meadows ◽  
Sedimentary Succession ◽  
Primary Habitat ◽  
Marly Limestone ◽  
The Eu

Surprisingly enough, Italy still has some botanically unexplored areas; among these there are some territories between Lazio, Umbria and Abruzzo not included in any protected area. The study area, ranging for 340 ha, includes the mountainous area of Mt. Pozzoni-Mt. Prato-St. Rufo valley, which forms the upper part of the river Velino basin, located in the territory of the municipality of Cittareale (Rieti, Lazio), at an elevation from 1150 to 1903 m a.s.l. The substrate is mainly made of marly limestone of the Meso-Cenozoic Umbria-Marche sedimentary succession. The climate is Temperate and comprises vegetation belts from the montane to sub-alpine. Land cover is dominated by pastures and deciduous forests, with only a few hay meadows. 794 entities have been detected: 16% are considered rare or very rare for the regional territory with several floristic novelties for the regional flora, 6% of the total was found to be endemic to Italy and only eight taxa were aliens. Four taxa are new for the regional flora of Lazio: Arum cylindraceum, Alopecurus pratensis subsp. pratensis, Hieracium bupleuroides and Trinia glauca subsp. glauca. Forest vegetation is represented by beech forests, while dry grasslands are the most widespread vegetation type. The greatest phytocoenotic diversity was found within the secondary pastures. Particularly interesting is the plant community with Iris marsica, which suggests that limestone mountain ledges can represent a primary habitat for this endemic species of the Central Apennine. The presence of several habitats listed in the EU Habitat Directive indicates how the lack of detailed territorial knowledge can lead to the non-designation of conservation sites in areas of high naturalistic value. These findings showed that botanical explorations in territories which are still not known could contribute significantly to the identification of areas of high interest in conserving plant diversity.

The impact of forest roads on understory plant diversity in temperate hornbeam-beech forests of Northern Iran

2017 ◽  
Vol 189 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Azade Deljouei ◽  
Ehsan Abdi ◽  
Matteo Marcantonio ◽  
Baris Majnounian ◽  
Valerio Amici ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Diversity ◽  
Beech Forests ◽  
Northern Iran ◽  
Forest Roads ◽  
Understory Plant ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Past and future of the EU-habitat directive species Liparis loeselii in relation to landscape and habitat dynamics in SW-Texel, the Netherlands

2016 ◽  
Vol 568 ◽  
pp. 107-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.M. Kooijman ◽  
C.J.W. Bruin ◽  
A. van de Craats ◽  
A.P. Grootjans ◽  
J.G.B. Oostermeijer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Habitat Directive ◽  
Habitat Dynamics ◽  
Liparis Loeselii ◽  
The Eu

scholarly journals Do different irrigation techniques affect the small-scale patterns of plant diversity and soil characteristics in mountain hay meadows?

Plant Ecology ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 215 (9) ◽  
pp. 1037-1046 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramona Laila Melliger ◽  
Eliane Riedener ◽  
Hans-Peter Rusterholz ◽  
Bruno Baur
Keyword(s):  
Plant Diversity ◽  
Soil Characteristics ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Hay Meadows

scholarly journals Two new montane grassland communities from the SE Alps (N Slovenia)

Hacquetia ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-48
Author(s):  
Igor Dakskobler ◽  
Andrej Seliškar
Keyword(s):  
Beech Forests ◽  
Successional Stage ◽  
New Associations ◽  
Hay Meadows ◽  
Julian Alps ◽  
Conservation Concern ◽  
New Syntaxa ◽  
Montane Grasslands ◽  
Phytosociological Study

Abstract On very steep dolomite slopes in the western foothills of the Kamnik Alps (Ravni hrib, Javorov vrh, Zaplata, Kriška gora) and southwestern Karavanke Mountains (Dobrča) we conducted a phytosociological study into montane grasslands (former hay meadows, partly pastures) where Gladiolus palustris, a species of European conservation concern, also occasionally occurs. They were compared with similar montane grasslands (former hay meadows) on sunny slopes of the Stol ridge above Breginj in the southwestern foothills of the Julian Alps. Based on this comparison we described three new syntaxa: Centaureo julici-Laserpitietum sileris gladioletosum palustris, Festuco amethystinae-Seslerietum calcariae and Pediculari julici-Bromopsietum transsilvanicae. Both new associations are classified into the alliance Caricion austroalpinae and treated as a long-term successional stage in the belt of altimontane beech forests from the association Ranunculo platanifolii-Fagetum.

scholarly journals POPULATIONS OF MICROCONDYLAEA BONELLII (FÉRUSSAC 1827), UNIONIDAE – AN EUROPEAN FRESHWATER MUSSEL AT RAPID DECLINE - AND UNIO MANCUS IN ISTRIA, CROATIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 53-59
Author(s):  
Alexander C. Mrkvicka
Keyword(s):  
Adriatic Sea ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Freshwater Mussel ◽  
Rapid Decline ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Habitat Directive ◽  
Habitat Changes ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Construction Works ◽  
Severe Flooding

Microcondylaea bonelli (Férussac 1827) inhabits rivers in the northern and eastern region of the adriatic sea. Actual IUCN conservation status is VU (vulnerable), it is listed in Annex V of the Flora-Fauna-Habitat directive of the EU. Due to construction works, frequent severe flooding and habitat changes the species is in rapid decline in its whole area. Conservation status should therefore be altered to CR (Critically Endangered) and the habitats of the remaining populations especially in Croatia managed to stop the decline.

scholarly journals “Everyone does it a bit differently!”: Evidence for a positive relationship between micro-scale land-use diversity and plant diversity in hay meadows

2019 ◽  
Vol 283 ◽  
pp. 106556 ◽  
Author(s):  
Róbert Kun ◽  
Sándor Bartha ◽  
Ákos Malatinszky ◽  
Zsolt Molnár ◽  
Attila Lengyel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Plant Diversity ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Micro Scale ◽  
Hay Meadows

Vegetation type and plant diversity affected soil carbon accumulation in a postmining area in Shanxi Province, China

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meifang Yan ◽  
Feifei Cui ◽  
Yang Liu ◽  
Zeyu Zhang ◽  
Jianbiao Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Carbon ◽  
Plant Diversity ◽  
Vegetation Type ◽  
Carbon Accumulation ◽  
Shanxi Province ◽  
Soil Carbon Accumulation

scholarly journals Managing biodiversity rich hay meadows in the EU: a comparison of Swedish and Romanian grasslands

2013 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 194-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANNA DAHLSTRÖM ◽  
ANA-MARIA IUGA ◽  
TOMMY LENNARTSSON
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Terrestrial Ecosystems ◽  
Grassland Management ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Current Management ◽  
Eligibility Criteria ◽  
Hay Meadows ◽  
Natural Grasslands ◽  
Grassland Plants ◽  
The Eu

SUMMARYSemi-natural hay meadows are among the most biodiversity-rich terrestrial ecosystems, and are managed for conservation purposes in most of Europe, including Sweden. Romania has some of Europe's largest areas of grasslands still managed with traditional methods. Through interviews and field studies, current management practices were investigated in two Romanian villages, and compared with CAP-generated grassland management in Swedish hay meadows and historical Swedish management of grasslands. The study evaluated the effect of the eligibility criteria within both countries’ National Rural Development Programmes (NRDPs) on different ecologically important components of hay meadow management. The success of Swedish management was measured by assessing population trends for 25 grassland plant species. Current management proved to be considerably more diverse in Romania than in Sweden, but historical Swedish management was similar to management in Romania. Both countries’ NRDPs provide support for some management components, but create barriers against other components. The Romanian NRDP contained more barriers than the Swedish NRDP, yet Swedish management showed little success in preserving grassland plants. NRDPs should nourish the use of local and traditional knowledge in order to preserve biodiversity in semi-natural grasslands. There are major limitations in both countries’ NRDPs.

scholarly journals Effects of Human Impact on Miombo Woodland in Northern Malawi

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 22-34
Author(s):  
Tina Vanadis Bundschuh ◽  
Rüdiger Wittig ◽  
Karen Hahn
Keyword(s):  
Plant Diversity ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Vegetation Type ◽  
Woody Species ◽  
Wild Plants ◽  
Wild Plant ◽  
Woody Vegetation ◽  
Miombo Woodland ◽  
Wild Plant Species ◽  
The Impact

Miombo woodland is found throughout the Zambezian regional centre of endemism where most of the rural population make use of its wild plant species. This article presents the results of a study on the composition of the woody vegetation and its anthropogenous alteration in northern Malawi with particular respect to the impact caused by the collection of wild plants. The main vegetation type in this area is miombo woodland which is composed of 80 woody species. The collection of wild plants does not show an effect on the plant diversity but effects are visible in the decreasing number of tall trees.

Nutritive value of herbage from mountain hay meadow managed under traditional and intensive harvest systems as affected by nitrogen fertilisation and time of cutting

2011 ◽  
Vol 51 (6) ◽  
pp. 549 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Bochi-Brum ◽  
R. García ◽  
R. Bodas ◽  
A. Calleja ◽  
S. Andrés ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Nutritive Value ◽  
Vegetation Type ◽  
Intensive Management ◽  
Botanical Composition ◽  
Calcium Ammonium Nitrate ◽  
Hay Meadows ◽  
Herbage Yield ◽  
Mountain Meadows ◽  
Grass Growth

The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of harvest season and nitrogen (N) fertilisation on chemical composition and digestibility of the herbage harvested from a mountain meadow (of the vegetation type Arrhenatheretalia). Four rates of N fertiliser (0, 60, 120 and 180 kg N/ha per year in a single spring application of calcium ammonium nitrate) were compared in field-replicated plots. The experiment lasted 7 years. During the first 3 years each plot was harvested twice per year (June and September) according to a traditional harvest system, whereas in the last 3 years (after a transitional year) each plot was harvested three times per year (spring, summer and autumn) following a more intensive harvest system. In both harvest systems, herbage collected in the first cut (early or late June) had higher fibre contents and lower digestibility (P < 0.001) than herbage collected in the regrowth. N fertiliser increased significantly (P < 0.001) the annual yield of herbage in the 2-harvest system, but did not affect (P > 0.10) herbage yield in the 3-cuts system. N fertiliser changed the botanical composition of herbage and promoted grass growth, resulting in increased (P < 0.05) fibre content and decreased (P < 0.05) digestibility and rate of degradation of herbage, these effects being variable in the different harvest seasons. Our results suggest that the more intensive management system without N fertilisation could be considered a suitable practice for the management of these botanically complex mountain meadows. These results may contribute to design fertilisation and management practices of mountain hay meadows to optimise their productivity and sustainability.

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