Keywords
alien flora, invasive alien plant species (IAS), standardization of terminology, stan- dardization of criteria, Flora Croatica Database module »Allochthonous plants«, Croatia
Znanstveni časopis
Natura Croatica
Natura Croatica je znanstveni časopis Hrvatskoga prirodoslovnog muzeja. Izlazi od 1992. godine i objavljuje radove iz područja biologije i geologije, kao i radove utemeljene na proučavanju prirodoslovnih muzejskih zbirki.
ISSN 1330-0520 (tisak) · ISSN 1848-7386 (online)
1999
Natura Croatica, Vol. 8 No.4
Abstract
»Saum« (fringe) vegetation was sampled in ]i}arija and on the U~ka mountain range according to the standard procedures of the Braun-Blanquet method. The following associations were determined: Knautio illyricae-Physospermetum verticillati ass. nova, Cirsio pannonicae-Peucedanetum cervariae van Gils et al. 1975, Cirsio-Clematidetum rectae van Gils et al. ex ^arni 1997, Libanoto-Laserpitietum sileris van Gils et al. 1975, Scorzonero villosae-Trifolietum alpestris ^arni 1997 and Veronicetum barrelierijacquinii van Gils et al. 1975 corr. ^arni 1997. The associations are classified within the suballiance Dictamno-Ferulagenion van Gils et al. 1975 (Geranion sanguinei R. Tx. in T. Müller 1962, Origanetalia T. Müller 1962, Trifolio-Geranietea Müller 1962).
Keywords
forest edge, »saum«, fringe, Dictamno-Ferulagenion, Geranion sanguinei, Trifolio-Ge- ranietea, vegetation, Istria, Croatia ^arni, A.: Vegetacija prirodnih {umskih rubova na podru}ju ]i}arije i U~ke (NE Istra, Hrvat-
Abstract
The discovery of the butterfly False Ringelt (Coenonympha oedippus F.) in two localities in Istria, between Maru{i}i, Vranjak and [terna (VL02, VL03) and in the valley of the Mirna Valley near Buzet (VL12) has reconfirmed this species as a member of the fauna of Croatia. At the same time, a review of the collection of the Croatian Natural History Museum has shown that specimens catalogued as C. oedippus from Mt Velebit are either not from Croatia or belong to the species Aphantopus hyperantus. There is an urgent necessity to establish the precise range and size of the population and the degree of threat to it, and to undertake legislative and active measures for the conservation of the remaining habitats of this butterfly in Croatia, since it is one of the most endangered animal species in Europe.
Keywords
Coenonympha oedippus, butterflies, threatened species, Istria, Croatia
Abstract
The terrestrial troglobiontic snail Pholeoteras euthrix Sturany, 1904 has so far been known from caves in southern Croatia, southern Herzegovina and Greece. The finds in Croatia were in only two localities from the wider Dubrovnik region, while seven localities were found in Herzegovina, all in the region of Popovo polje. In Greece the species has been found on Corfu, a locality about 350 km distant from localities established hitherto. Our research has extended knowledge about the distribution of this species in Herzegovina and Croatia. A find on the island of Vis is the first insular discovery of Pholeoteras euthrix in Croatia.
Keywords
Gastropoda, Pholeoteras, distribution, Croatia [tamol, V., Jal`i}, B. & Klete~ki, E.: Prilog poznavanju rasprostranjenja troglobiontnog pu`a
Abstract
The Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris) nests in the plant communities of indigenous European species such as: Urtica dioica, Filipendula ulmaria, F. vulgaris and Phragmites communis. The biotopes that are colonized in Central Europe by the nettle (Urtica dioica) are covered with neophytes in Croatia (Solidago gigantea, S. canadensis, Helianthus tuberosus, Artemisia verlotiorum, etc.). The aim of this study was to establish to what extent these new plant species are appropriate for the settlement of the Acrocephalus palustris. The importance and role of plant species and the way the Marsh Warbler constructs its nest in vegetation structures with different shares of neophyta were studied. In the laboratory, the morphological features of plants relevant to nest building were measured.
Keywords
Marsh Warbler, nest building, plant morphology, neophytes, morphology-vegeta- tional complex
Abstract
Research into the flora and fauna of Kopa~ki rit, the flood area of the Danube and Drava rivers, was not possible in the period between 1991–1997, due to ongoing hostilities. The research into the mosquitoes in Kopa~ki rit started in 1990 was continued in 1998. The research results obtained in 1998 were compared to the 1990 results (MERDI], 1993). The total number of mosquitoes collected in 1998 was 7788, which is approximately 25 times smaller than the total number of mosquitoes collected in 1990 (199952). The mosquito fauna is characterised by species that have their breeding sites in the marsh itself, among which Aedes vexans is dominant, and by species whose breeding sites can be found in the oak forest, the Genisto elate – Quercetum roboris community, in the nearby Nature Park. The dynamics of the mosquito population, which is in correlation with the water level of Danube, are significantly different in 1990 and 1998, but we do not suppose this was due to the influence of the war, but rather to the different ecological conditions in 1998.
Keywords
mosquitoes, Kopa~ki rit Special Zoological Reserve, population dynamics, impact of war on nature
Abstract
During many years of research in the locality of the village of Mu} a new genus of the Upper Scythian ammonite Sutinaites and some new ammonite species were found. The new genus was named after the village of Sutina, a very significant Triassic locality near Mu}. The genus is represented by Sutinaites involutus n. sp. Carniolites superior n. sp., C. neorichianus n. sp., C. planatus n. sp. and Pseudokymatites involutus n. sp. were also found. The new species are elaborated taxonomically and biostratigraphically.
Keywords
ammonites, new genus Sutinaites, new species, Upper Scythian, taxonomy, biostra- tigraphy, Mu}
Abstract
The paper povides data on new localities of a recently found species in Croatia – Rumex thyrsiflorus Fingerh. These localities are in the vicinity of ur|evac, Kalinovac and Kloštar Podravski, some 80 km south-east of the localities in which it first occurred in Croatia.
Keywords
Rumex thyrsiflorus Fingerh., new localities, ur|evac, Croatian flora
Abstract
In this paper the localities of Chenopodium multifidum L. in the town of Split (Croatia) are reported. This newcomer was found in the industrial zone of Split near the northern harbour. It grows here on ruderal places near the railway. No previous Croatian records of this species are known.
Keywords
Chenopodium multifidum, new localities, Croatia
Abstract
In order to build up data infrastructure on the horology of Croatian vascular flora, the present data on the distribution of taxa from the class Sphenopsida were collected from literature and herbarium sources. For 9 taxa of Croatian flora, 705 localities were found, 176 of the localities of herbarium specimens and 399 localities cited in literature being geocoded. The distribution was represented with a list of localities and maps by using a Central European grid for floristic mapping (MTB). The amount of data for single areas showed that the mountain macro-region, the Pokuplje meso-region, the Zagorje meso-region and the western part of the Gornja Posavina meso-region were better investigated.
Keywords
Sphenopsida, Equisetaceae, Equisetum, distribution, mapping, flora, Croatia