Ecological analysis of the flora in the 'Chinarite' protected area - Rodopi municipality, Bulgaria

• Main Authors: L.Dospatliev, M. Lacheva
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Trakia University. Faculty of Agriculture, Stara Zagora 2017-09-01
• Series: Agricultural Science and Technology
• Subjects: Plaranus orientalis L.; protected area; conservation value; medicinal species; nectariferous plant
• Online Access: http://agriscitech.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/014.pdf
• ISSN: 1313-8820; 1314-412X

Abstract. The aim of the present study was to make an ecological analysis of the floristic composition in the protected area 'Chinarite' Rodopi municipality, Bulgaria in terms of its biological spectrum, biological types and phytogeographic elements and an assessment of the anthropogenic effect on it. In studied protected area were identified 147 species of vascular plants, of them 8 species included in the Red List of Threatened Species of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). 73 medicinal species, 55 nectariferous plants and 10 tertiary relicts were recorded. The anthropogenic impact on the protected area is obvious and it has affected to the greatest degree the species composition of vascular plants, which encompasses a large number of weeds - 28 species, ruderals - 29 species, alien - 5 species and invasive - 6 species.