GEO-INFORMATION ANALYSIS OF FRUIT TREES SPECIES IN ALBANIA

The geographic distribution of some fruit trees species in Albania using a database of 515 geo-referenced observations, including all 21 currently known fruit trees species, was analyzed. Geo-referenced observations of fruit tree species occur in 11 Counties of Albania, but 54% of the observations a...

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Published in:Poljoprivreda i šumarstvo 2014-01, Vol.60 (1), p.63
Main Authors: Gixhari, Belul, Dias, Sonia, Hodaj, Bari, Ismaili, Hairi, Vrapi, Hekuran
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Diversity indices
Fruit trees
Fruits
Geographical distribution
Plant species
Spatial analysis
Species diversity
Species richness
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Summary:The geographic distribution of some fruit trees species in Albania using a database of 515 geo-referenced observations, including all 21 currently known fruit trees species, was analyzed. Geo-referenced observations of fruit tree species occur in 11 Counties of Albania, but 54% of the observations are from Elbasan, Tirana and Dibra Counties. A grid of 25 km x 25 km cells was used to asses diversity and richness of species. Spatial analysis of species richness clearly shows that Elbasan, Tirana and Dibra counties were areas of high diversity. In these counties, the highest number of species was observed. For all grid cells selected the summarized results on diversity indices and richness estimators were: Richness (S) 21, Margalef index 3,20; Menhinick 0,93; Shannon 2,62; Simpson index of diversity 0,91 and Brillouin index 2,54. Grid cells situated in Elbasan, Tirana and Berat counties appears to be the areas with the highest potential fruit trees species diversity and with the most potential priority areas for in situ conservation.
ISSN:0554-5579
1800-9492