DIVERSITY OF VASCULAR FLORA IN PROTECTED HABITAT TIŠINA

Abstract

VelikaTišina swamp is located far north of the Republic of Srpska and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and belong to the territory of the Municipality of Šamac. The vascular flora was investigated within the Conservation Study, which was done in cooperation with the Republic Institute for the Protection of the Cultural and Historical Natural Heritage of the Republic of Srpska and GEF/UNEP as part of the project „Achieving Biodiversity Conservation through the Establishment and Effective Management of the Protected Area and Capacity Building for Nature Conservation Bosnia and Herzegovina“.

Research was carried out in the period 2010-2011. There were identified 236 species that were classified into 3 classes, 179 genera and 71 families. In phytogeographic view is dominated species of wider geographical distribution from the eurasian, cosmopolitan, boreal and adventive areal groups. The biological spectrum indicate the hemicryptophytes-terrophytic-hydrophytic character of life forms. According to the IUCN Red List, about 55% of the species are mostly of low concern (LC) category, those species have a stable population but are not designated as dependent on protection nor nearly endangered.

According to the Red List of Protected Species of the Flora and Fauna of the Republic of Srpska, in this area 22 taxa with no specific threat category were recorded and in the Red List of the Federation of BiH 6 species are in the vulnerable species (VU) category, 1 species in the LC category.