Evaluation of vegetation diversity of the limestone quarry „Lafarge Ciment” (Moldova) S.A.

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Evaluation of vegetation diversity of the limestone quarry „Lafarge Ciment” (Moldova) S.A.

Journal Title: Scientific Annals of the Danube Delta Institute - Year 2018, Vol 23, Issue

Abstract

Actual floristic research is focused on the study of the flora biodiversity and elaboration of a management plan in order to recover the flora of the „Lafarge Cement” (Moldova) S.A. quarry ecosystem. The study refers to the taxonomic investigation of the floristic diversity on adjacent to the quarry and in the proper quarry. In the frame of the study 117 species of magnoliophyta from 43 families were identified in the study area. The quarry dendroflora is represented by 20 species of arbors and shrubs. The species of accompanying plants vegetate together with Elaeagnus argentea Pursh on the slopes of the dump storages are Carpinus betulus, Robinia pseudoacacia, Acer negundo, The most frequent shrubs are Rosa canina and Crataegus monogyna. At the same time, species of different age fruit trees were rarely found in sites within storages. Main species were: Cerasus avium, Armeniaca vulgaris, Juglans regia, which reached the quarry territory and probably were spread by birds. Those 117 species identified in the quarry represent around a quarter of the petrophyte ecosystem diversity which used to reach total 340 species which were represented by the spontan ones without including in this list ruderal and segetal species.

Authors and Affiliations

CERTAN Corina, BULIMAGA Constantin, GRABCO Nadejda

EP ID EP288283
DOI 10.7427/DDI.23.04
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