Kratko priopćenje
https://doi.org/10.46232/glashbod.11.1.3
Flora of the basophilic fens Ljubica and Raketa (Baške Oštarije, Mt Velebit) with possible conservation measures
Dario Kremer
; Farmaceutski botanički vrt Fran Kušan, Farmaceutsko-biokemijski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Schrottova 39, 10000 Zagreb, Hrvatska
Sažetak
Fens are among the most endangered habitats in Croatia today. Despite the fact that they are largely placed under different categories of protection, they continue to deteriorate rapidly. With the aim of finding a way to protect some of the last fens on Velebit Mountain, an inventory of vascular plants was carried out on the basophilic fens Ljubica and Raketa located in the area of the settlement Baške Oštarije on the middle part of Velebit Mountain. During the inventory, the presence of 140 plant taxa was determined in the Ljubica fen and 85 taxa in the Raketa fen. Of these, 52 taxa appear on both fens. Preservation of both fens is possible by preventing a further decrease in water flow to the Ljubica fen and by removing more aggressive plant taxa and invasive species that disable the survival of heliophilic fen taxa. Considering the strong influence of human, which led to a considerable reduction of the water flow in the fen area, the only way to try to protect the Ljubica fen is to declare it a botanical reserve. To see if the proposed measures produce results, it is necessary to continuously monitor the presence and coverage of plant species characteristic for basophilic fens.
Ključne riječi
basophilic fens, Ljubica, Raketa, measures for the conservation of fens, middle Velebit
Hrčak ID:
303060
URI
Datum izdavanja:
29.5.2023.
Posjeta: 877 *