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    Natura 2000 Habitats map, forest types and vegetation outline of Val Tovanella Nature Reserve

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    The vegetation of Val Tovanella Nature Reserve was surveyed during the LIFE Project LIFE04NAT/IT/000190 to produce a map of Habitats of Community interest (Natura 2000 Habitats). The territory of the reserve is mostly occupied by forests, and a large number of forest types and their respective facies were recorded. Particularly important are Tilio-Acerion ravine forests, and black pine forests, which are Priority Habitat types. The forest cover includes wide silver fir and beech forests, and the subalpine mountain pine woods, the latter being a Priority Habitat type as well. Pioneer vegetation of the rocky slopes and screes is well-represented. We present the list and a description of habitat types, which are essential for future management, and we also highlight the nature value of the vegetation, with regard to syntaxonomic features

    Vegetation outline and Natura 2000 Habitats of Vincheto di Celarda Nature Reserve

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    In this paper we describe the vegetation of Vincheto di Celarda Nature Reserve based on our map of the Natura 2000 Habitats which was created during the LIFE Project LIFE04NAT/IT/000190. The vegetation types with the highest nature value are the riparian woods (Salicion albae), and the communities on riverside gravel bars (Salicetum eleagni and Saturejon subspicatae - Scorzoneretalia community). We provide a physiognomic description of the vegetation which will be useful for the management of the reserve. The syntaxonomic aspects are described briefly

    Inventory of the vascular flora of the alkaline fen “Torbiera di Lipoi” (Veneto, northern Italy)

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    On the basis of literature, and herbarium data and new field research, we provide a diachronic floristic inventory of a small alkaline fen meadow close to the southern border of the Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park (Veneto, N-Italy), whose toponymal is “Torbiera di Lipoi”. Overall, 319 infrageneric taxa were listed. Results indicate that, despite natural reforestation triggered by the abandonment of the traditional management of the fen, most of the fen-related vascular species still occur, including red-listed species, although their populations have probably decreased over time. Moreover, alien species are still a minor component of the flora, occurring in small scattered populations. However, there are signals of vulnerability, and probably the current vascular flora reflects a previous situation in which fen-related habitats were much larger than today. This urgently claims for active maintenance of the small open areas that still exist to counteract extinction debt dynamics
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