Abstract
Study of vertical and horizontal forest structure in Mt. Ainos National Park, Cephalonia Island, Greece
Highlights
This study is a contribution to the understanding of the horizontal and vertical structure of forest and forested areas of Mt
The creation of a new, detailed vegetation map of the core and buffer zone of the National Park was another accomplishment of this study
The discovery of sixty-eight new trees of black pine in the core zone of the National Park is an indication that the black pine is native in Ainos National Park
Summary
Mt. Ainos National Park was founded in 1962, mainly in order to protect what was left of the once flourishing and magnificent forest, consisting almost entirely of Abies cephalonica Loudon (the Cephalonian Fir). The mountain constitutes, according to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, the locus classicus of the Cephalonian Fir, which is a Greek endemic species. The name Abies cephalonica was given by the English botanist J. W. Loudon in 1838, when he classified the Fir from Cephalonia as a new species. The whole ecosystem of Mt. Ainos has a significant scientific and aesthetic value, being situated in the heart of Cephalonia Island, right at the center of the island’s rich biodiversity
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