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Zonation and succession in brackish environments of the Eastern Adriatic

Zonation and succession in brackish environments of the Eastern Adriatic The principal problems discussed here are the effects of karst substrata, and of salt storms in the subsaline biotopes of the eastern Adriatic. The karst rivers have mostly canyon mouths or submarine orifices in limestone rocky substrata, and are characterised by endemic communities ofMicrocoleetalia, Cystoseiretalia, Astragaletalia andDrypetalia groups. The frequent stormy salt spray up to the inland of the northern islands causes in highland karst depressions the saline tarns with continental semihalophytic vegetation of theRuppietalia, Isoëtetalia, Juncetalia maritimi, andScorzoneretalia villosae groups. The landbuilding succession in the coastal lagoons and deltas is terminated by theNerio-Tamaricetalia halophytic brushwood. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Aquatic Ecology Springer Journals

Zonation and succession in brackish environments of the Eastern Adriatic

Aquatic Ecology , Volume 8 (2) – Nov 3, 2005

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Springer Journals
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Subject
Life Sciences; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Ecosystems
ISSN
1386-2588
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1573-5125
DOI
10.1007/BF02254916
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Abstract

The principal problems discussed here are the effects of karst substrata, and of salt storms in the subsaline biotopes of the eastern Adriatic. The karst rivers have mostly canyon mouths or submarine orifices in limestone rocky substrata, and are characterised by endemic communities ofMicrocoleetalia, Cystoseiretalia, Astragaletalia andDrypetalia groups. The frequent stormy salt spray up to the inland of the northern islands causes in highland karst depressions the saline tarns with continental semihalophytic vegetation of theRuppietalia, Isoëtetalia, Juncetalia maritimi, andScorzoneretalia villosae groups. The landbuilding succession in the coastal lagoons and deltas is terminated by theNerio-Tamaricetalia halophytic brushwood.

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Aquatic EcologySpringer Journals

Published: Nov 3, 2005

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