Open AccessLife strategies of bryophytes on loess cliffs in Vojvodina, Serbia
Author(s) -
Marko S. Sabovljević
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
archives of biological sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1821-4339
pISSN - 0354-4664
DOI - 10.2298/abs0404127s
Subject(s) - loess , habitat , cliff , ecology , lichen , geography , biology , archaeology , paleontology
The loess cliffs of Vojvodina present a special ecosystem type. The main plant components in these habitats are cryptogams (bryophytes and lichens). The biology and life strategies of bryophytes recorded on loess in Vojvodina are studied in the present work, whose results confirm a very special ecology in such habitats. Colonist species with xeropottioid characteristics are dominant among bryophytes. It is stressed that loess cliff habitats are especially important from the standpoint of conservation