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U novije vrijeme zbog suvremenog načina života i troškova održavanja u gradskom i prigradskom okruženju na submediteranu smanjila se brojnost i veličina klasičnih vrtova s ukrasnim biljem. Ipak, u zadnje vrijeme mogli bismo reći da raste trend osnivanja samoodrživih vrtova i misija kako očuvati biološku raznolikost na krajobraznim površinama. U ovom radu se razmatraju mogućnosti primjene i opisuju neke jestive alohotne i autohtone vrste za održive vrtove na submediteranskom kršu. Cilj rada je odabrati adekvatne biljne vrste da budu dekorativne i iskoristive za ljudsku prehranu (kao voće, povrće, ljekovito i aromatično bilje). Obrađuju se vrste iz različitih porodica: Aliaceae, Asparagaceae, Berberidaceae, Brassicaceae, Cactaceae, Cupressaceae, Campanulaceae, Ericaceae, Lamiaceae, Liliaceae, Orchidaceae, Portulaceae i Rosaceae. U nekim vrtovima na submediteranu tako se mogu pronaći divlje jagode, maline ili kupine koje se mogu lijepo ukomponirati na ukrasnu kamenjaru ili na ukrasnu gredicu. Aromatične i ljekovite vrste: kadulja, lavanda, smilje, ružmarin, timijan, paprena metvica, ružmarin i slično. itekako su poželjne u formiranju održivih vrtova na kršu. U ukrasnoj hortikulturi česta je primjena vrsta s krša (osobito onih nižeg rasta) i na dekorativnim kamenjarama u vrtovima ili na nekim drugim krajobraznim površinama. Određene biljne vrste s većih nadmorskih visina se ne mogu zbog loše prilagodbe na agroekološke uvjete uzgajati u nižim područjima. U nekim planinskim područjima česti su primjeri uporabe alpinetuma koji se uređuju sa vrstama s viših nadmorskih visina.

One of the suggested management options for reducing fire danger is the selection of less flammable plant species. Nevertheless, vegetation flammability is both complex and dynamic, making identification of such species challenging. While large efforts have been made to connect plant traits to fire behavior, seasonal changes and within species variability of traits are often neglected. Currently, even the most sophisticated fire danger systems presume that intrinsic characteristics of leaf litter stay unchanged, and plant species flammability lists are often transferred from one area to another. In order to assess if these practices can be improved, we performed a study examining the relationship between morphological characteristics and flammability parameters of leaf litter, thereby taking into account seasonal and local variability. Litter from six Mediterranean tree species was sampled throughout the fire season from three different locations along a climate gradient. Samples were subjected to flammability testing involving an epiradiator operated at 400 °C surface temperature with 3 g sample weight. Specific leaf area, fuel moisture content, average area, and average mass of a single particle had significant influences on flammability parameters. Effects of sampling time and location were significant as well. Due to the standardized testing conditions, these effects could be attributed to changes in intrinsic characteristics of the material. As the aforementioned effects were inconsistent and species specific, these results may potentially limit the generalization of species flammability rankings. Further research is necessary in order to evaluate the importance of our findings for fire danger modeling.

Stočarska proizvodnja na našim krškim pašnjacima orijentirana je na ovčarsto, a u novije vrijeme i na pčelarsku proizvodnju. Porodica Fabaceae igra značajnu ulogu za navedene gospodarske grane. Kod gospodarenja mediteranskih pašnjaka najbolji rezultati su dobiveni ako se pravilna ispaša kombinira s gnojidbom. Na Mediteranu može biti vrlo vrijedna i pčelinja paša. Colutea arborescens - pucavac je samonikla trajnica porijeklom s Mediterana. To je listopadni grm visok od 2 do 4 metra s vitkim i uspravnim izbojcima. Ova leguminoza pokazuje učinkovitost u rastu novih izboja nakon rezidbe te ima veliku važnost u zaštiti tla od erozije vodom, a dobra je i za pošumljavanja područja nakon požara. Sjeme joj klija u roku od 1 do 2 tjedna i klijanci brzo rastu. Pucavac se može razmnožavati i reznicama. U radu su prikazane biološke, ekološke i gospodarske vrijednosti navedene vrste., Animal husbandry on Croatian karst pastures primarily focuses on sheep husbandry and more recently on beekeeping. The Fabaceae family plays an important role in the above mentioned economic branches. This is the third highest ranked family according to species abundance (18,000 described species). The stems of specific species from this family can be ligneous (woody), herbaceous, or twining. Various interventions are required in order to increase their amounts on pastures, including the use of fertilisers, primarily through the use of phosphate fertilisers, sowing, planting (particularly the ligneous species), and field burning. In most cases, the best results are achieved when proper grazing is combined with fertilisers. The Colutea genus consists of around 26 species of deciduous shrubs or small trees, with a distribution range from the Mediterranean region and Southeast Europe to Northwest Africa and the Western Himalayas. C. Arborescens – Bladder Senna is a wild perennial plant that originates from the Mediterranean. Its closest kin is the Greek Bladder Senna (Colutea cilica). The Colutea genus contains various shrubs, and they were given their common name because of their large puffy fruits. The largest quantities of this plant can be found in Southern and Central Europe, Asia Minor, and North Africa. Bladder Senna (Colutea arborescens L.) is a deciduous shrub between 2 and 4 metres high with slender and straight shoots. Its few flowers (butterfly-shaped) are yellow and are located in the axils of the leaves grouped into clusters. It blooms during the period from May to August. The fruit includes up to 30 bladder-like hard greyish-black seeds. It grows on degraded stony soils, pastures, coppices, and on forest edges. For the nursery production of plants, the Bladder Senna seeds are stratified and sown in spring. They germinate within 1 to 2 weeks and the seedlings grow fast. Bladder Senna may also be propagated by cuttings. Summer (green) cuttings need to treated with IBA. This leguminous plant shows great effectiveness in the growth of new sprouts after cutting, its importance is immense in the protection of soil against erosion by water, and it is also useful for afforestation after a forest fire. In ecological animal husbandry, Bladder Senna can be used as an alternative fodder and hence wild plants can be protected, primarily in locations where the natural vegetation is quickly destroyed. It is a melliferous species. Scarcely any research has been completed concerning the use of Bladder Senna in forest melioration, both in Croatia and at the global level. Various technologies can be used and modified in accordance with related herbaceous and woody species from the family of leguminous plants. This survey presents the biological, ecological, and economic values of the species in question.

Degradation of forest sites on the island of Rab goes back several hundred years. The causes include in the first place negative anthropogenic impacts, followed by climatic conditions that are hostile to natural regeneration of climatozonal vegetation. In a part of the island, devastation has led to the disappearance of forests or the preservation of only degraded forms of the basic autochthonous forest vegetation, the forest of holm oak and manna ash (Fraxino orni‐Quercetum ilicis H‐ic/1956/1958). The beginning of the twentieth century saw intensive reforestation activities aimed at halting site degradation processes. The main task of the pines was to create site conditions for the return of climatozonal vegetation. The paper examines the correlation between pine cultures and the return of autochthonous vegetation. Differences were found among forest cultures of maritime (Pinus pinaster Aiton), black (Pinus nigra J.F.Arnold) and Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis L.). Moreover, the results confirm th...

The paper investigates the ameliorative properties of pine cultures in their site conditions on the island of Rab. Pines, as allochthonous and pioneer species, were used to afforest degraded and devastated areas on the island because of their important role in the process of progressive vegetation succession. Twelve sample plots were established in the forest pine cultures. They encompassed various pine cultures (maritime pine, Aleppo pine and black pine) in diverse parent substrates (limestone, reddish-brown quartz sand, Flysch) and different soil types (eutric cambisol, cambisol on limestone, red soil and rendzina). To process the data, the following multivariate analyses were used: Two Way Indicator Species Analysis (TWINSPAN), Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) and Indicator Species Analysis. The research results showed differences among the forest cultures of black pine, Aleppo pine and maritime pine. A relationship was found between the quantitative environmental variables (slope, pH, humus, the C/N ratio, age and the quantity of leaf litter) and the vegetation. As well as the relationship of the species towards qualitative variables (type of pine culture, parent substrate, soil type, exposition).