Abstract
Two new heather (Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull.) sites, located in Djerdap National park, on plagioclastic gneiss and podsolised dystric brown soil are described in this paper. Heather is the dominant species in the plant community with beech on these sites (Calluno-Fagetum moesiacae Cvj. 2003). This community is floristically poor and edaphically conditioned. Beech (Fagus sylvatica. subsp. moesiaca (Maly) Czeczott) is the only species in the tree layer, while heather dominates in the ground layer. According to the spectrum of areal types, mesic plant species of middleeuropean distribution type are dominant, with a significant share of plants of the xerothermous submediterranean distribution type. According to the biological spectrum, hemicryptophytes dominate in this community with a significant share of chamaephytes, which indicates deteriorated site conditions. According to the moisture requirements, the community is xeromesophillous, acidophillous according to soil reaction, according to the nitrogen content in soil it is highly oligotrophic, according to the light it is semi-tolerant, and according to the warmth requirement the community is mesothermic. The community of beech and heather represents a degradation stage of beech forests.
Highlights
Two new heather (Caluna vulgaris (L.) Hull) sites in the area of Đerdap National Park were researched in this paper
Two new sites of heather in Đerdap National Park, in the area of Petrovo selo near Tekija, were studied in this paper
The first new heather site is on the ridge below Lepa Glavica peak, at an elevation of 200-250 m a.s.l., in the northern and northwestern aspects, on 45-50° inclinations
Summary
Two new heather (Caluna vulgaris (L.) Hull) sites in the area of Đerdap National Park were researched in this paper. Heather is a low shrub, attaining a height of 30-60 (100) cm This is the sole species of the genus Calluna Salisb, which belongs to the family Ericaceae Juss. It occurs in the biggest part of Europe, except in the extreme southeast. It is widely distributed from northern Norway to Morocco and from the western European coast to Tobolsk in the east. It is the most frequent in western and northern Europe: western Scandinavia, Great Britain, Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Denmark, and northern Germany. It is abundant in Central Europe: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Romania, while is much more scarce south of the Alps (F u karek, 1963)
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