Contribution to the Bryophyte Flora of the Djerdap National Park (East Serbia) (2006)

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51PHYTOLOGIA BALCANICA 12 (1): 5154, Sofia, 2006

Contribution to the bryophyte flora of theDjerdap National Park (E Serbia)

Marko Sabovljevi

Department of Plant Ecology and Phytogeography, Institute of Botany and BotanicalGarden, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, 43, akovska St., 11000 Belgrade,Serbia and Montenegro, e-mail: [email protected]

Received: January 19, 2006 Accepted: January 24, 2006

Abstract. he article is a contribution to knowledge of the bryophyte flora of the Djerdap National Park in the EasternSerbia. Eighty-two bryophyte species were recorded, 71 mosses and 11 liverworts.

Key words: bryophytes, Djerdap National Park, Eastern Serbia, flora, SE Europe

Introduction

Although there have been some recent attempts to im-prove knowledge on the bryophyte flora of Serbia, manyregions are still very poorly known and many new spe-cies can be recorded (e.g. Sabovljevi 1999, 2003a, b;Blockeel & al. 2000, 2003; Sabovljevi & Stevanovi2000; Papp & Sabovljevi 2001; Sabovljevi & Cveti2001, 2003; Velji & al, 2001; Sabovljevi & Srgio 2002;Pcs & al. 2004). Even the regions under legal protec-tion, like the National Parks, are out of knowledge onbryophytes growing within them. Lately, some data onbryophytes from four National Parks of Serbia havebeen presented (NP ar Planina: Sabovljevi 1998; NPara: Papp & Sabovljevi 2002; NP Kopaonik: Papp &al. 2004; NP Fruka Gora: Cveti & Sabovljevi, 2005).

Presently, there is one more National Park in Serbia withno data on bryophytes: the Djerdap National Park.

Fig. 1. Te position of the Djerdap National Park. Te two grey-coloured strips indicate the two degrees of protection. Te darkergrey stands for a higher protection level, while the lighter grey showsa lower protection level. Te arrow indicates the position of theDjerdap NP within Serbia and SE Europe. A Austria, AL Alba-nia, BG Bulgaria, BH Bosnia & Herzegovina, CG Montenegro,GR Greece, H Hungary, HR Croatia, I Italy, MD Moldova,MK Macedonia (FYR), RO Romania, SLO Slovenia, SR Serbiaand R urkey.

he Djerdap National Park (Iron Gate Gorge of theDanube) is situated in the Eastern Serbia, on the rightside of the Danube canyon (Fig. 1). he park is an in-ternationally protected region which continues into theRomanian Iron Gate Nature Reserve (Parcul NaturalPortile de Fier), along the left bank of the Danube. hearea of the park in Serbia covers 63.608 ha, with a sur-rounding protective area of 93.968 ha. he DjerdapNational Park follows some 100 km of the Danube,from Golubac town to Karatas by Kladovo, coveringa narrow strip of forested hills, about 28 km wide, inthe altitude range from 50 to 800 meters.

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he Djerdap gorge was declared a National Parkin 1974. he park is mostly covered by the forest(ca. 64 %). It comprises terrestrial and river parts andconsists of three canyon-gorge valleys (Golubaka,Gospodjin Vir and Mali i Veliki Kazan) and tree ba-sins (Ljupkovska, Donjomilanovaka and Oravska).Canyons cut into the limestone rocks of the SouthCarpathians.

he park ecosystems have refugial characteristics,with high percentage of relict species and communi-ties and this is one of the most valuable peculiarities ofthis region (Stevanovi & Vasi 1995).

he specific climatic conditions, relief and soils,and hydrology referred especially to the Danube can-yon have endowed this region with some of the mostcomplex and richest relict vegetation in SE Europe.he taxonomic richness of the vascular flora amountsto over 1100 species within the park limits, with unu-sually rich relict tree flora (Stevanovi & Vasi 1995).Of the ca. 50 forest communities within the park, about35 have relict characteristics, some of which are rel-ict and endemic polydominant forest types (eg. Fago-colurnetum mixtum; Querco-colurnetum mixtum;Fraxino colurnetum mixtum; Syringo-colurnetum mix-

tum; Celto-Juglandetum) (Stevanovi & Vasi 1995).Endemics are mostly present among the non-tree spe-cies and one of the famous endemics of the Djerdapgorge is ulipa hungarica.

he main natural feature and attraction of theDjerdap National Park is the Djerdap gorge the fa-mous Iron Gate a magnificent gateway through thesouthern slopes of the Carpathian Mountains, wherethe longest and greatest river accumulation in Serbiais located.

Up to date no bryophyte survey has been made inthe region of the Djerdap National Park, although afew bryophyte records can be found (Pavleti 1955).

Materials and methods

In July of 2001, the author compiled a huge collectionof bryophytes. he bryophyte specimens are depos-ited in BEOU herbarium. he transect method wasused to cover as many different ecosystems as possi-ble in the central region of the Djerdap National Park(Fig. 1). he nomenclature mainly follows for moss-es Corley & al. (1981), Corley and Crundwell (1991),Cortini-Pedrotti (2001a, b) and for hepatics Grolle

and Long (2001). Bryum lanatum is treated as a goodspecies according to Frahm (2002).

he following sites have been visited:1. ekija2. Misija by ekija3. Golubinje surrounding at Miro4. Stari Kovilovski potok5. Suvi ponor

Results

A list of the bryophyte species of the DjerdapNational Park collected in July 2001:

Mosses:

1. Amblystegium serpens(Hedw.) Schimp. 1, 3 onthe shaded concrete wall

2. Anomodon attenuatus(Hedw.) Huebener. 1 onbase rocks

3. Anomodon vitticulosus (Hedw.) Hook & aylor 5 on base rocks

4. Atrichum angustatum(Brid.) Bruch & Schimp. 3 on soil

5. Atrichum undulatum(Hedw.) P. Beauv. 1 on soil

6. Brachythecium glareosum (Bruch ex Spruce)Schimp. 3 on the steep slopes by the tracks

7. Brachythecium mildeanum(Schimp.) Schimp. 1 on the steep slopes by the tracks

8. Brachythecium rutabulum (Hedw.) Schimp. 3 on soil, in the forest

9. Brachythecium velutinum (Hedw.) Schimp. 1 on rocks

10. Bryum argenteum Hedw. 1 on concrete wallsand roofs

11. Bryum capillareHedw. 1 on walls and roofs

12. Bryum elegansNees 3 on soil

13. Bryum lanatum(P. Beauv.) Brid. 1 on concrete

14. Bryum subelegansKindb. 3 at the foot of a tree

15. Ceratodon purpureus(Hedw.) Brid. 1, 3 on soil

16. Conardia compacta (Mll.Hal) H. Rob. 3 onshaded base rocks

17. Ctenidium molluscum(Hedw.) Mitt. 3 on rocks

18. Dicranella heteromalla(Hedw.) Schimp. 1 on soil

19. Dicranella varia(Hedw.) Schimp. 3 at the footof a tree

20. Dicranum scopariumHedw. 3 on soil, in the forest

21. Didymodon vinealis(Brid.) Zander 1 on soil


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22. Didymodon acutus(Brid.) K. Saito 1 on soil

23. Encalypta streptocarpa Hedw. 3 on rocks

24. Eurhynchium speciosum(Brid.) Mild. 3 on theforest oor

25. Fissidens adianthoidesHedw. 2 on shaded soil26. Fissidens bryoides Hedw. 5 on shaded soil

27. Fissidens dubius P. Beauv. 3 on shaded soil

28. Fontinalis antipyreticaHedw. 4 in a stream

29. Funaria hygrometricaHedw. 1 on a wall

30. Grimmia pulvinataHedw. 1, 2 on a wall

31. Grimmia trichophyllaGrev. 2 on rocks

32. Homalothecium lutescens(Hedw.) Robins. on rocks

33. Homalothecium philippeanum(Spruce) Schimp. 3 on rocks

34. Homalothecium sericeum(Hedw.) Schimp. 2 onrocks

35. Hypnum cupressiformeHedw. 1, 3, 5 on rocks andtree bark

36. Hypnum resupinatumaylor 2 on tree bark

37. Isothecium alopecuroides(Lam. ex Dubois) Isov. 1 on tree bark

38. Isothecium myosuroidesBrid. 4 on shaded rock

39. Leucobryum glaucum(Hedw.) ngstrm 3 onrocky soil

40. Leucodon sciuroides(Hedw.) Schwgr. 1 on treebark

41. Neckera besseri(Lobarzewski) Jur. 3 on tree bark

42. Neckera crispaHedw. 3 on rocks

43. Neckera complanata (Hedw.) Huebener 5 onrock

44. Orthotrichum cupulatumHoffm. ex Brid. 3 onrock

45. Orthotrichum striatumHedw. 3 on tree bark

46. Ortotrichum anomalumHedw. 2 on rock

47. Palustriella commutata (Hedw.) Ochyra 4 at

the stream edge48. Plagiomnium affi ne(Blandow ex Funck) .J. Kop.

3 on soil

49. Plagiomnium rostratum (Schrad.) . J. Kop. 5 on soil

50. Plagiomnium undulatum(Hedw.) . J. Kop. 3 on soil

51. Plagiothecium cuspidatumH. Philib. 1, 3 on soil

52. Plagiothecium platyphyllumMnk 3 on soil

53. Plagiothecium succulentum(Wilson) Lindb. 2, 3 on soil

54. Pogonatum aloides(Hedw.) P. Beauv. 3 on soil

55. Pogonatum urnigerum(Hedw.) P. Beauv. 2 onsoil

56. Polytrichastrum fomosum (Hedw.) G.L. Sm. 3 on soil

57. Polytrichum juniperinumHedw. 1 on soil

58. Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum(Schultz) R. H.Zander 2, 3 on soil

59. Pseudoleskeella nervosa(Brid.) Nyholm 1, 3 onrock

60. Rhynchostegiella tenella (Dicks.) Limpr. 5 onrock

61. Rhizomnium punctatum(Hedw.) . J. Kop. 3, 5 on soil

62. Rhynchostegium confertum(Dicks.) Schimp. 4

on rocks in the steram63. Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus (Hedw.) Warnst. 4

on forest oor

64. Schistidiumapocarpumcompl. 1 on concrete

65. Scorpiurium circinatum(Brid.) M. Fleisch. & Loeske 3 on soil

66. Sematophyllum demissum (Wills.) Mitt. 3 onshaded rock

67. Syntrichia ruralis(Hedw.) F. Weber & D. Mohr sub-sp. ruralis 1 on soil

68. Tamnobryum alopecurum (Hedw.) Nieuwl. ex

Gangulee 3 on rock69. ortella inexa(Bruch) Broth. 3 on rock

70. ortella tortuosa(Hedw.) Limpr.. 3 on rock

71. richostomum brachydontiumBruch. 2, 3 on soil

Liverworts:

1. Cephaloziasp. 5 on rock

2. Conocephalum conicum(L.) Underw. 4 on rock

3. Frullania dilatata(L.) Dumort. 3 on tree bark

4. Lejeunea cavifolia

(Ehrh.) Lindb. 2 on rock

5. Lophocolea bidentata(L.) Dumort. 3 on decay-ing wood

6. Lophocolea heterophylla(Schrad) Dumort. 3 ondecaying wood

7. Marchantia polymorphaL. 4 on soil

8. Metzgeria furcata(L.) Dumort. 3 on tree bark

9. Plagiochilla porelloides(orrey ex nees) Lindenb. 5 on soil

10. Porella platyphylla(L.) Dumort. 3 on tree bark

11. Radula complanata(L.) Dumort. 2 on tree bark


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Disscusion and conclusion

he study is the first step to the bryophyte flora ofthe Djerdap National Park with the surrounding ar-eas. A further investigation is expected to increasethe number of bryophyte species, especially consider-ing the fact that the collection period was extreme-ly dry and that only a small part of the National Parkwas covered. here have been no nationally red-listedspecies among the recorded species (Sabovljevi & al.2004) or internationally (ECCB 1995).

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