Contribution to the knowledge of the wetland flora and vegetation of Amvrakikos Gulf, W Greece

Sarika, Maria; Dimopoulos, Panayotis; Yannitsaros, A.

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“…The number of floristic and phytosociological investigations in freshwater ecosystems within Greece has increased during the past three to four decades (Sarika-Hatzinikolaou et al 2003;Sarika et al 2005). Also publications containing phytosociological data for lacustrine aquatic plant communities have accumulated over time, but remain scarce and not evenly distributed across the country: Gradstein and Smittenberg (1977: western Crete), Lavrentiades and Pavlidis (1985: Lake Mikri Prespa), Papastergiadou (1990: various lakes in Northern Greece), Bergmeier (2001: seasonal pools in the island of Gavdos), Sarika-Hatzinikolaou et al (2003: seven lakes in Epirus), Grigoriadis et al (2005: Agras wetland), Dimopoulos et al (2005: Kalodiki marsh); Zotos (2006: Lakes Trichonida and Lysimachia), Fotiadis et al (2008: Lake Chimaditida), and Pirini (2011: Lakes Vegoritida and Petres).…”

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A phytosociological survey of aquatic vegetation in the main freshwater lakes of Greece

Zervas¹,

Tsiripidis²,

Bergmeier³

et al. 2020

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Aims: This study aims to contribute to the knowledge of European freshwater lake ecosystems with updated and new information on aquatic plant communities, by conducting national-scale phytosociological research of freshwater lake vegetation in Greece. Moreover, it investigates the relationship between aquatic plant communities and lake environmental parameters, including eutrophication levels and hydro-morphological conditions. Study area: Lakes in Greece, SE Europe. Methods: 5,690 phytosociological relevés of aquatic vegetation were sampled in 18 freshwater lake ecosystems during 2013–2016. The relevés were subjected to hierarchical cluster and indicator species analyses in order to identify associations and communities of aquatic vegetation, as well as to describe their syntaxonomy. Multiple regression analysis was applied to investigate the relationship between vegetation syntaxa and environmental parameters of lakes, i.e. physico-chemical parameters and water level fluctuation. Results: Ninety-nine plant taxa belonging to 30 different families were recorded. Forty-six vegetation types were identified and described by their ecological characteristics, diagnostic taxa and syntaxonomical status. Thirteen vegetation types, the largest number belonging to the vegetation class Charetea, are considered to be new records for Greece. The distribution of the vegetation types recorded in the 18 freshwater lakes was found to depend on environmental parameters and levels of eutrophication. Conclusions: An updated aquatic vegetation inventory was produced for Greek lakes, and primary results showed that the presence/absence of aquatic plant communities and the community composition in freshwater lakes can be utilized to assess the pressure of eutrophication on lake ecosystems. Taxonomic reference: Euro+Med (2006–). Abbreviations: MNT = Mean number of taxa; WFD = Water Framework Directive.

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A phytosociological survey of aquatic vegetation in the main freshwater lakes of Greece

Zervas¹,

Tsiripidis²,

Bergmeier³

et al. 2020

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“…75, (Fiala, Jankovská 1968;Èvanèara, ourková 1973;Dostál 1978;Rozloznik 1998). The species has also been observed in Germany (Oberdorfer 1990;Haeupler, Muer 2000), Hungary (Fekete et al 1997), Slovenia (Kaligariè andJogan 1996), France (Guinochet, de Vilmorin 1978;Bissardon 2000), in northern and central Italy (Pignatti 1982;Morisi 1998Morisi , 2001Ori, Alagna 2004), Croatia (Topic, Ozimec 2001), and Greece (Halacsy 1902;Hayek 1932Hayek -1933Sarika et al 2005). In Ukraine Typha laxmannii occurs in the coastal area of the Black Sea and northwards alongside the Dniestr river basin in artificial canals (Balashev, Parakhonskaja 1977).…”

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Typhetum laxmannii (Ubrizsy 1961) Nedelcu 1968 - the new plant association in Poland

Nobis

Nowak

2011

Acta Soc Bot Pol

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“…The National Park also includes a Ramsar site and it is included in a NATURA 2000 Special Protection Area (SPA) and Important Bird Area (IBA) (Portolou et al 2009). The core of this protected area is a large double river delta wetland with extensive reed swamps, many lagoons and river floodplains (with riparian forest belts), surrounded by agricultural lands and dry hills covered in a mosaic of Mediterranean garrigue, scrub woodlands and oak forests (Sarika et al 2005). After extensive search-find operations within the monitoring actions of a LIFE-Nature project (1999)(2000)(2001)(2002)(2003), two active nests of the lesser spotted eagle were located in mature Hungarian oak (Quercus frainetto) forest in the hills neighboring the lowland wetlands.…”

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Diet of the Lesser Spotted Eagle (Clanga pomarina) in Amvrakikos Wetlands National Park, Greece

Alivizatos¹,

Papandropoulos²,

Zogaris³

2020

Ecol. Mont

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The diet of the lesser spotted eagle (Clanga pomarina) was studied in the area that is now the Amvrakikos Wetlands National Park during the Spring periods of 2000 and 2002 by analysis of pellets and prey remains found at two active nest sites, in two different territories. Among 155 prey items collected, in terms of biomass, the diet was 43% reptiles, 30% birds, 24% mammals, 3% amphibians and 1% arthropods. The most important prey taxa were brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) at 19%, water snakes (Natrix spp.) at 11% and moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) at 11% composition. Despite a wide availability of semi-natural and agricultural habitats around the immediate nesting areas, the species seems to have invested in foraging largely on water-dependent animals. The species maintained only one or a maximum of two pairs in the wider region during the study, this being at the southwestern margin of its global breeding range. Conservation insights and recommendations are presented.

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Contribution to the knowledge of the wetland flora and vegetation of Amvrakikos Gulf, W Greece

Cited by 23 publications

References 9 publications

A phytosociological survey of aquatic vegetation in the main freshwater lakes of Greece

A phytosociological survey of aquatic vegetation in the main freshwater lakes of Greece

Typhetum laxmannii (Ubrizsy 1961) Nedelcu 1968 - the new plant association in Poland

Diet of the Lesser Spotted Eagle (Clanga pomarina) in Amvrakikos Wetlands National Park, Greece

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