Acta Botanica Croatica, Vol. 43 No. 1, 1984.
Conference paper
Survey of Vegetation and Aerobiological Research on the Island of Mljet
Iva Volarić-Mršić
; Hrvatska
Abstract
The climatogenic community Orno-Quercetum ilicis spreads over comparatively large areas and as a real forest of Quercus ilex mainly in the western part of the island of Mljet. The woodland facies of Pinus halepensis represents the most valuable type of woodland vegetation. The vegetation of the garrigues of the easternmost part differs from the garrigues of the rest of the island. Among various degrading types the vegetation of the stony pastures and dry grassland, particularly in deserted olive groves, is characteristic.
Certain differences in the vegetation composition of the northern parts of the island in relation to the southern expositions are pointed out, and also some fragments of the Mediterranean-mountainous belt.
The results of aerobiological investigations are also presented. On the ground of daily collections of samples the total amount of pollen and spores throughout the year is graphically given by months, as well as their spectra and the frequency of their appearance. The appearance of some particles of organic origin in the air of Mljet is presented as well as various biopollutants.
In the pollen collected from the exposed test slides representatives of the flora, as well as some anthropogenic elements, have been observed. The results obtained from the research into recent atmospheric pollen have also been compared with the results of earlier investigations of fossil pollen in the sediments of »Malo Jezero« on the island of Mljet.
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Hrčak ID:
158933
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Publication date:
31.12.1984.
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