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The Vascular Plant Communities of the Retezat National Park (Southern Carpathians)

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Authors:
  1. Gheorghe Coldea

    1. Department of Ecology, Institute of Biological Research Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

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  2. Vasile Cristea

    1. Department of Taxonomy and Ecology, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

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  • Three newly described syntaxa and updated vegetation classification in the Retezat Mountains
  • Sixty-seven floristic tables, each table referring to a different syntaxon
  • Sixty maps showing the distribution of rare and endangered species in the Retezat Mountains

Part of the book series: Geobotany Studies (GEOBOT)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Physical, Geographical and Geological Description of the Retezat Mountains

    • Gheorghe Coldea, Vasile Cristea
    Pages 1-9

  3. History of Floristic and Vegetation Research

    • Gheorghe Coldea, Vasile Cristea
    Pages 11-14

  4. Areal-Geographical Characterization of the Retezat Flora and the Endangered Species

    • Gheorghe Coldea, Vasile Cristea
    Pages 15-17

  5. Mapping Rare, Endangered Angiosperm Species of Phytogeographical Interest from the Retezat National Park

    • Gheorghe Coldea, Vasile Cristea
    Pages 19-80

  6. Vegetation of the Retezat Mountains

    • Gheorghe Coldea, Vasile Cristea
    Pages 81-83

  7. Description of the Plant Associations Distinguished in the Retezat National Park

    • Gheorghe Coldea, Vasile Cristea
    Pages 85-245

  8. Considerations on the Flora, Vegetation and Conservation of the Plant Gene Pool in the Retezat National Park

    • Gheorghe Coldea, Vasile Cristea
    Pages 247-249

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 251-259
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The floristic studies carried out during the 19th and 20th centuries in the Retezat Massif identified 1,152 plant species and 104 subspecies within the Cormobionta sub-regnum. Of these, about 12% are endemic Carpathian and Dacian-Balkan taxa that induce a regional specificity to the hosting communities. The phytocoenological research led to the description of 67 plant associations, grouped in 28 alliances, 19 orders and 13 vegetation classes. These classes are: Asplenietea trichomanis, Thlaspietea rotundifolii, Salicetea herbaceae, Montio-Cardaminetea, Scheuchzerio-Caricetea fuscae, Oxycocco-Sphagnetea, Molinio-Arrhenatheretea, Caricetea curvulae, Loisleurio-Vaccinietea, Elyno-Seslerietea, Mulgedio-Aconitetea, Carpino-Fagetea and Vaccinio-Piceetea. The following plant associations herein described are new syntaxa: Phyteumo confusi-Junicetum trifidi, Salici kitaibelianae-Dryadetum octopetalae and Aconito taurici-Rumicetum alpine. For the protection of some rare plant species and vulnerable plant associations, two natural reserves are proposed to be created within the “Limestone Retezat” area.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Ecology, Institute of Biological Research Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

    Gheorghe Coldea

  • Department of Taxonomy and Ecology, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

    Vasile Cristea

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Vascular Plant Communities of the Retezat National Park (Southern Carpathians)

  • Authors: Gheorghe Coldea, Vasile Cristea

  • Series Title: Geobotany Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05618-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-05617-8Published: 28 September 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-05620-8Published: 29 September 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-05618-5Published: 26 September 2022

  • Series ISSN: 2198-2562

  • Series E-ISSN: 2198-2570

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 259

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 76 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Plant Ecology, Monitoring/Environmental Analysis, Analytical Chemistry, Physical Geography, Ecology

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