BIODIVERSITY OF RELICT AND ENDEMIC PLANTS IN SHUTMAN STRICT NATURE RESERVE IN KOSOVO
Journal: International journal of ecosystems and ecology science (IJEES) (Vol.10, No. 4)Publication Date: 2020-12-20
Authors : Haxhi Halilaj Lirika Kupe Avdyl Bajrami Xhavit Mala;
Page : 757-766
Keywords : Shutman Reserve; vascular plants; endemic and relict plants; life form; refuge.;
Abstract
Shutman Strict Nature Reserve in Kosovo is of great biological and ecological interest because of its distinctive flora and variable environment and landscape. In the present study, 76 endemic and relict species were recorded, belonging to 51 genera and 29 families, and 92.1 % of these species are perennials. Shutman studied flora comprises 55 endemic species, 4 endemic-relict and 17 relicts plants. Out of studied endemic plant species, 48 were Balkan endemics, 7 taxa were subendemics of Balkan and 2 Kosovo endemic species. The most frequent life form was the hemicryptophytes (69.74%), followed by the chamaephyte15.79%) and geophytes (10.52%). The flora was mostly composed of Balkan elements with 36 taxa (47.37%), followed by Boreal elements with 5 taxa (6.58%) and Alpine-Carpathian-Balkan with 4 taxa (5.26%). Results of this study demonstrated that Shutman Maintain is an important center of the Balkan endemic flora in the area of Kosovo and the Balkan Peninsula. The existence of a diverse and rich endemic flora is of great importance in the conservation of biodiversity in this area.
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