<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The paper presents the results of geobotanical studies on the distribution and resources of Aster tripolium L. and Plantago maritima L, two rare halophytes in Poland. The research was conducted in northern Poland, along the Baltic coast in 2013. The present distribution of the two species was compared with historical data and general trends of and threats to these two species were examined. In total, 33 sites of A. tripolium and 18 of P. maritima were found in the research area. The resources of both species have been perceptibly depleting during last 150 years, which is mostly due to human agencies (e.g. habitat devastation caused by growing urban areas and the change in management and/or habitat condition). In order to preserve both species, it may be necessary to start an ex situ conservation program.</p></abstract>

The paper presents the results of geobotanical studies on the distribution and resources of Aster tripolium L. and Plantago maritima L, two rare halophytes in Poland. The research was conducted in northern Poland, along the Baltic coast in 2013. The present distribution of the two species was compared with historical data and general trends of and threats to these two species were examined. In total, 33 sites of A. tripolium and 18 of P. maritima were found in the research area. The resources of both species have been perceptibly depleting during last 150 years, which is mostly due to human agencies (e.g. habitat devastation caused by growing urban areas and the change in management and/or habitat condition). In order to preserve both species, it may be necessary to start an ex situ conservation program.

Two rare halophyte species: Aster tripolium L. and Plantago maritima L. on the Baltic coast in Poland – their resources, distribution and implications for conservation management

Department of Plant Taxonomy and Nature Conservation, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland

Biodiversity Research and Conservation

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The paper presents the results of geobotanical studies on the distribution and resources of Aster tripolium L. and Plantago maritima L, two rare halophytes in...

Two rare halophyte species: Aster tripolium L. and Plantago maritima L. on the Baltic coast in Poland – their resources, distribution and implications for conservation management

Published Online: Jun 03, 2016

Page range: 51 - 60

Received: Jul 29, 2015

Accepted: Mar 31, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/biorc-2016-0002

Keywords
endangered species, historical sites, changes in distribution, anthropopression, active conservation, GIS

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Two rare halophyte species: Aster tripolium L. and Plantago maritima L. on the Baltic coast in Poland – their resources, distribution and implications for conservation management

Published Online: Jun 03, 2016

Page range: 51 - 60

Received: Jul 29, 2015

Accepted: Mar 31, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/biorc-2016-0002

Keywordsendangered species, historical sites, changes in distribution, anthropopression, active conservation, GIS

© De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
endangered species, historical sites, changes in distribution, anthropopression, active conservation, GIS