TAXONOMY AND ECOLOGY OF PHYTOCOENOTIC DIVERSITY OF THE GROMIŽELJ WETLAND AS A SPECIAL NATURE RESERVE

Abstract

The research of the Gromiželj wetland flora as a special nature reserve includes the diversities of algae,
lichens, mosses, ferns and seedlings. The Gromiželj wetland represents a lowland peat with the total
area of 831 ha where 67.39 ha have the first degree protection and 763.61 ha the second degree
protection. A special geomorphological structure of this lowland peat causes the diversity of a large
number of plant species, particularly species that are the Balkan endemics and glacial relicts. 36 species
of algae, 3 types of lichen, 8 species of mosses, 6 species of ferns and 240 species of seedlings have
been identified in the wetland.