Contribution to the knowledge of marsh vegetation of montane and submontane areas of Northern Apennines (Italy)
Freshwater ecosystems are crucial for biodiversity conservation. They are among the most threatened habitats in the world. However, the wetlands of southern European mountains still lack fine-scale plant community studies. Here we studied submontane and montane palustrine communities of the Tuscan-R...
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| author | Lorenzo Lastrucci Claudia Angiolini Gianmaria Bonari Alessandro Bottacci Vincenzo Gonnelli Antonio Zoccola Michele Mugnai Daniele Viciani |
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| description | Freshwater ecosystems are crucial for biodiversity conservation. They are among the most threatened habitats in the world. However, the wetlands of southern European mountains still lack fine-scale plant community studies. Here we studied submontane and montane palustrine communities of the Tuscan-Romagna Apennines. Data from 123 vegetation plots dominated by palustrine species were analysed by means of cluster analysis. We identified 18 vegetation types that we attributed to five classes (Phragmito-Magnocaricetea, Montio-Cardaminetea, Isoëto-Nanojuncetea, Molinio-Arrhenatheretea, and Epilobietea angustifolii), and to two Natura 2000 habitats (3130 - Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea, and 6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels). According the 4th edition of the International Code of Phytosociological Nomenclature we corrected the names Phragmition communis Koch 1926 nom. inept. in P. australis Koch 1926 nom. corr., Phragmitetum communis Savič 1926 nom. inept. in P. australis Savič 1926 nom. corr., Glycerietum plicatae Kulczyński 1928 nom. inept. in G. notatae Kulczyński 1928 nom. corr., Beruletum angustifoliae Roll 1938 nom. inept. in Beruletum erectae Roll 1938 nom. corr., and we mutated the name Scirpetum lacustris Chouard 1924 nom. inept. in Schoenoplectetum lacustris Chouard 1924 nom. mut. nov. Our study highlights the diversity of marsh vegetation of montane and submontane areas of Northern Apennines. Most of the palustrine communities, though important from the point of view of conservation, cannot be attributed at present to any habitat type legally protected at the European level. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cde2fa63fed8476faa6667368df86c022023-09-03T10:16:11ZengPensoft PublishersPlant Sociology2704-61922023-05-01601253610.3897/pls2023601/0397121Contribution to the knowledge of marsh vegetation of montane and submontane areas of Northern Apennines (Italy)Lorenzo Lastrucci0Claudia Angiolini1Gianmaria Bonari2Alessandro Bottacci3Vincenzo Gonnelli4Antonio Zoccola5Michele Mugnai6Daniele Viciani7Natural History Museum of the University of FlorenceUniversity of SienaFree University of Bozen-BolzanoUnaffiliatedUnaffiliatedReparto Carabinieri Biodiversità di PratovecchioNational Biodiversity Future CenterNational Biodiversity Future CenterFreshwater ecosystems are crucial for biodiversity conservation. They are among the most threatened habitats in the world. However, the wetlands of southern European mountains still lack fine-scale plant community studies. Here we studied submontane and montane palustrine communities of the Tuscan-Romagna Apennines. Data from 123 vegetation plots dominated by palustrine species were analysed by means of cluster analysis. We identified 18 vegetation types that we attributed to five classes (Phragmito-Magnocaricetea, Montio-Cardaminetea, Isoëto-Nanojuncetea, Molinio-Arrhenatheretea, and Epilobietea angustifolii), and to two Natura 2000 habitats (3130 - Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea, and 6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels). According the 4th edition of the International Code of Phytosociological Nomenclature we corrected the names Phragmition communis Koch 1926 nom. inept. in P. australis Koch 1926 nom. corr., Phragmitetum communis Savič 1926 nom. inept. in P. australis Savič 1926 nom. corr., Glycerietum plicatae Kulczyński 1928 nom. inept. in G. notatae Kulczyński 1928 nom. corr., Beruletum angustifoliae Roll 1938 nom. inept. in Beruletum erectae Roll 1938 nom. corr., and we mutated the name Scirpetum lacustris Chouard 1924 nom. inept. in Schoenoplectetum lacustris Chouard 1924 nom. mut. nov. Our study highlights the diversity of marsh vegetation of montane and submontane areas of Northern Apennines. Most of the palustrine communities, though important from the point of view of conservation, cannot be attributed at present to any habitat type legally protected at the European level.https://plantsociology.arphahub.com/article/97121/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Lorenzo Lastrucci Claudia Angiolini Gianmaria Bonari Alessandro Bottacci Vincenzo Gonnelli Antonio Zoccola Michele Mugnai Daniele Viciani Contribution to the knowledge of marsh vegetation of montane and submontane areas of Northern Apennines (Italy) Plant Sociology |
| title | Contribution to the knowledge of marsh vegetation of montane and submontane areas of Northern Apennines (Italy) |
| title_full | Contribution to the knowledge of marsh vegetation of montane and submontane areas of Northern Apennines (Italy) |
| title_fullStr | Contribution to the knowledge of marsh vegetation of montane and submontane areas of Northern Apennines (Italy) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Contribution to the knowledge of marsh vegetation of montane and submontane areas of Northern Apennines (Italy) |
| title_short | Contribution to the knowledge of marsh vegetation of montane and submontane areas of Northern Apennines (Italy) |
| title_sort | contribution to the knowledge of marsh vegetation of montane and submontane areas of northern apennines italy |
| url | https://plantsociology.arphahub.com/article/97121/download/pdf/ |
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