Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.2478/botcro-2013-0017

Early spring ephemeral therophytic non-nitrophilous grasslands as a habitat of various species of Romulea in the southern Balkans

Andraž Čarni orcid.org/0000-0002-8909-4298 ; Institute of Biology, Scientific Research Center of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Novi trg 2, SI 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Vlado Matevski ; Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences of St. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Gazi baba b/b, MK 1000 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
Urban Šilc ; Institute of Biology, Scientific Research Center of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Novi trg 2, SI 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Renata Ćušterevska orcid.org/0000-0002-3849-6983 ; Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences of St. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Gazi baba b/b, MK 1000 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia

Abstract

The work deals with habitats of Romulea bulbocodium and Romulea linaresii ssp. graeca in the southern Balkans. Both species appear in early spring ephemeral therophytic non-nitrophilous grasslands in regions under the influence of the Mediterranean climate. These communities are classified within the Romulion alliance, which encompasses such communities from the eastern Mediterranean area. It was established that the main climatic factor causing the diversity of these communities is seasonality in precipitation and temperature. Two associations are presented, as Lagopo-Poetum bulbosae and Romuleo graecae-Poetum bulbosae.

Keywords

Balkans; climate; grassland; nomenclature; Romulea; vegetation

Hrčak ID:

119002

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/119002

Publication date:

1.4.2014.

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