Bryophyte flora of the area of the settlement Selina (Istria, Croatia)

Abstract

Babić, D. & Alegro, A.: Bryophyte flora of the area of the settlement Selina (Istria, Croatia). Nat. Croat. Vol. 28, No. 1., 73-88, 2019, Zagreb. The bryophyte flora in the settlement Selina and the surrounding area (western Istria) was surveyed during the vegetation season of 2014. Altogether 66 mosses and 6 liverworts were recorded. Phytogeographically, the most abundant species are of the temperate zonobiome, i.e. circumpolar species, with respect to eastern limit categories. Analysis of bryophyte flora through habitat types shows that the highest species richness occurs by shaded rocks and in crevices, while the lowest richness occurs on arable land and occasionally the flooded banks of ponds. Regarding species composition, habitat types are clustered in four basic groups. Based on Ellenberg’s ecological indicator values for light, moisture, reaction of substrate and amount of nutrients, the differences between bryophyte floras of different habitats are explained using methods of descriptive and multivariate statistics.