Author/Editor		Bavcon, J; Marinček, A
Title		A dry meadow as a live seed bank and an object of research
Type		članek
Source		Scr Bot Belg
Vol. and No.		Letnik 29
Publication year		2004
Volume		str. 131-4
Language		eng
Abstract		Dry meadows, particularly those in lowlands, are becoming quite rare. In 2002, the Botanical Garden of Ljubljana took a dry meadow on lease. The meadow, covering a surface of 2 ha, lies in the close vicinity of Ljubljana. It has not, for the last 40 years, been subjected to any intensive treatment. The very first sample inventorying of plant species in the course of 2001 revealed the presence of a large number of species; of these quite a number appear in the Slovenian Red Data List of Pteridophytes and Spermatophytes. In the course of the regular monitoring in 2002 the number of determined species increased to 120. The meadow is quite rich in wild orchids, which makes it all the more valuable. It is in the initial stage of overgrowing. A late one-time mowing once a year is expected to contribute to its conservation. The goal of taking the garden on lease and exposing it to proper management is to contribute to an active conservation of this type of habitats and their biodiversity.
Descriptors		GRASSES ECOSYSTEM SEEDS PLANTS