THE FLOATING ISLAND OF POSTA FIBRENO: AN EXAMPLE OF A RELIC MIRE IN CENTRAL ITALY

The lake of Posta Fibreno (S Latium, C. Italy), is a biotope where some outstanding anomalies in the flora and vegetation of the wetlands of peninsular Italy are concentrated. Here the southernmost Italian populations of Sphagnum palustre occur on the small surface of a floating island, a cup-formed...

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Main Authors: E. AGRILLO, L. CASELLA, F. SPADA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University La Sapienza of Rome 2010-01-01
Series:Annali di Botanica
Online Access:http://annalidibotanica.uniroma1.it/index.php/Annalidibotanica/article/view/9108