Low altitude Vaccinium myrtillus L. populations in the Eșelnița Valley (Danube Gorge, Carpathian Mountains, Romania)

The presence of certain species in habitats and at altitudes different from their usual ecological requirements has great biogeographic importance. Such a situation was identified in 2023 on the middle and lower course of Eșelnița Valley, a Danube tributary in the Carpathian Mountains in southwester...

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Published in:Journal for nature conservation 2024-12, Vol.82, p.126730, Article 126730
Main Authors: Petruș-Vancea, Adriana, Cupșa, Diana, Ferenți, Sára, Dumbravă, Amalia-Raluca, Covaciu-Marcov, Severus-Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
altitude
Beech forest
Calluna vulgaris
Fagus
geographical distribution
Glacial period
microclimate
natural resources conservation
Plant assemblages
Refuge
Relicts
Romania
species
Vaccinium myrtillus
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Summary:The presence of certain species in habitats and at altitudes different from their usual ecological requirements has great biogeographic importance. Such a situation was identified in 2023 on the middle and lower course of Eșelnița Valley, a Danube tributary in the Carpathian Mountains in southwestern Romania. Thus, in Eșelnița Valley, we identified Vaccinium myrtillus and Calluna vulgaris species in beech forests at low altitudes. The lowest altitude with V. myrtillus in Eșelnița Valley was 198 m (approximately 5 km upstream from the Danube). On Eșelnița Valley, other species related to mountain areas are also present at low altitudes, favored by the narrow shape and the cooler microclimate of the valley.
ISSN:1617-1381
DOI:10.1016/j.jnc.2024.126730