Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.20302/NC.2016.25.2
Contribution to the study of Adriatic island flora: Vascular plant species diversity in the Croatian Island of Olib
Milenko Milović
orcid.org/0000-0003-0851-4869
; Antun Vrančić Grammar School, Put Gimnazije 64, HR-22000 Šibenik, Croatia
Sanja Kovačić
; Botanical Garden, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Marulićev trg 9a, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Nenad Jasprica
; Institute for Marine and Coastal Research, University of Dubrovnik, P.O. Box 83, HR-20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia
Vanja Stamenković
; Botanical Garden, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Marulićev trg 9a, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
This paper is a first contribution to knowledge of the vascular plant species diversity of the NE Adriatic Island of Olib (26.13 km2). The total vascular flora of the island comprises 465 taxa of native and naturalised vascular plants, and 69 commonly cultivated taxa. The Mediterranean character of Olib flora is reflected by a large proportion of taxa belonging to the families Poaceae, Fabaceae and Asteraceae and a clear domination of the steno-Mediterranean plants, accompanied by a high percentage of therophytes. Although a low level of human influence is shown, the presence of exotic taxa outside cultivation has to be monitored due to their potential naturalisation. With this in mind, this article aimed at updating the statuses of the species Ipomoea quamoclit and Aptenia cordifolia in the checklist of Croatian vascular plants.
Keywords
vascular plants; diversity; Island of Olib; eastern Adriatic; Mediterranean
Hrčak ID:
160193
URI
Publication date:
30.6.2016.
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