Bryum klinggraeffii and Philonotis marchica – new to the bryoflora of Croatia

Rimac, Anja; Alegro, Antun; Šegota, Vedran; Koletić, Nikola; Papp, Beáta

doi:10.13158/heia.34.2.2021.255

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“…The nearest sites of L. dubia are situated in central Croatia, Slavonia (settlements Novi Grad, Jaruge, Sikirevci and Slavonski Šamac along the Sava River) and Moslavina Region (Garešnica River) in Nanocyperion vegetation (Rimac et al 2020(Rimac et al , 2021. Similar to our localities in the villages Bajinci and Međeđa, L. dubia grows together with L. procumbens on the sandy banks of the Garešnica River (Rimac et al 2021).…”

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Genus Lindernia All. (Linderniaceae) in Bosnia and Herzegovina

2023

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Field research conducted in the Peripanonian part of Bosnia and Herzegovina resulted in new and noteworthy records for the genus Lindernia. For the first time, alien L. dubia was recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and new localities of threatened L. procumbens were also discovered. Individuals of both species grew in wetland vegetation of the class Isoëto-Nanojuncetea. The paper presents data on the morphology, ecology and distribution of species of the genus Lindernia. The alien status of L. dubia in Bosnia and Herzegovina is determined as the initial phase of naturalisation. The threatened status of L. procumbens in Bosnia and Herzegovina is assessed as endangered. These results contribute to a better knowledge of the flora and vegetation of ephemeral wetlands in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the Balkans, which are still not sufficiently explored.

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Genus Lindernia All. (Linderniaceae) in Bosnia and Herzegovina

2023

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“…As the data used in this study were gathered in the course of the national macrophyte monitoring conducted for the purpose of assessing the ecological status of waterbodies as required by the WFD, we want to emphasize the importance of its implementation, as it encouraged research into freshwater bryophytes and their ecology on a national [15,22,[67][68][69][70][71][72] and European level [1,2,4,5,14,28,29,50,51,53] by including this group as a part of macrophyte vegetation. Our research is the first into the ecology of the aquatic bryophytes in Croatia, exploring the ecological responses of the most frequent species and determining the influence of different environmental variables on their occurrence.…”

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Ecological Preferences and Indication Potential of Freshwater Bryophytes–Insights from Croatian Watercourses

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A comprehensive survey of Croatian watercourses covering the whole of the national territory and investigating inherent watercourse heterogeneity was conducted to explore the ecological responses of the most frequent freshwater bryophytes with respect to water chemistry variables and land use within the catchment area. Direct multivariate ordination (CCA) of vegetation data paired with 18 environmental variables revealed that freshwater bryophytes and their assemblages were segregated along the gradients of water chemistry and the proportion of natural and urban area within the catchment. Generalized additive models (GAM) were employed to explore the ecological responses of individual species. The results showed that most of the investigated species preferred natural, clean, well-oxygenated watercourses, with low nutrient and organic matter content, as well as with low electrical conductivity. Species such as Palustriella falcata, Eucladium vertcillatum, Dichodontium flavescens and Jungermannia atrovirens had narrow ecological niches and were restricted to pristine watercourses, while the most frequent and widely distributed species, such as Fontinalis antipyretica, Rhynchostegium riparioides, Cratoneuron filicinum, Fissidens crassipes, Cinclidotus fontinaloides and C. riparius, had a wide ecological tolerance. Riccia fluitans and Leptodyctium riparium had wide ecological ranges, but with optima in hypereutrophic waters with high nutrient and organic content, as well as high electrical conductivity. Furthermore, these two species were frequently associated with a high share of intensive agriculture and a low share of natural land within the catchment.

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