Ivan Limić

• Senior assistant at Institute for Adriatic Crops and Karst Reclamation

The Mediterranean region, with its unique ecological characteristics, is particularly sensitive to global environmental changes, including climate change and impact of air pollution. Although Aleppo pine and black pine forests are the most abundant on the eastern Adriatic coast, atmospheric deposition in these forests is poorly studied. Changes in...

Although it is important to measure nutrient fluxes to determine forest soil fertility, little data is available for Aleppo and black pine forests most important and the most common species on the Eastern Adriatic coast. The quantification of nutrient fluxes above and below ground is essential because nutrients in the soil solution are most easily...

There is insufficient research of atmospheric deposition effects on Pinus halepensis Mill. and Pinus nigra J. F. Arnold forests, despite these two species being the most dominant on the Eastern Adriatic coast. Changes in the chemical composition of precipitation as it passes through the canopy can lead to nutrient imbalances, affect soil solution a...

Service tree (Sorbus domestica L.) is a wild fruit species distributed through central and southern Europe, rarely in North Africa, Crimea and Caucasus. In Croatia, service tree typically grows scattered in mixed hardwood forests, in small groups or as a solitary tree, mixed with other species, in agricultural lands, under different environmental c...

Dog rose (Rosa canina L.) is a wild fruit species widely distributed in Croatia in forest edges and agricultural areas. This research discusses the morphological variability of the dog rose fruits in the Mediterranean part of Croatia. Fruits were collected in situ, in four different ecological areas: the coastal region (Split and Klis) and the hint...

Mediterranean forest ecosystems in Croatia are of very high significance because of the ecological functions they provide. This region is highly sensitive to abiotic stresses such as air pollution, high sunlight, and high temperatures alongside dry periods; therefore, it is important to monitor the state of these forest ecosystems and how they resp...

The Croatian Adriatic coast with 1246 islands, islets, rocks and ridges was recognized as a botanical hotspot within Mediterranean basin. Mrduja is the only islet situated within the Split straits (Splitska vrata), a narrow passage between the islands of Šolta and Brač. Although in the last 25 years a significant effort has been made to explore Cro...

Mediterranean forests along the eastern Adriatic coast have an important ecological role. However, few studies have been conducted on nitrogen deposition so far. To improve this knowledge, the main aims of our study were: (i) to estimate nitrogen inputs and determine differences among the four Mediterranean forests, (ii) to determine the seasonal b...

Given the high ozone concentrations observed in the Mediterranean region during summer, it is crucial to extend our knowledge on the potential ozone impacts on forest health with in situ studies, especially to protect typical endemic forests of the Mediterranean basin. This study is focused on ozone measurements and exposures over the Eastern Adria...

Soil erosion has a destructive effect on soil quality, structure, stability and texture, plant diversity, water dynamics and can degrade downstream water quality. Climatic, hydrological, topographic, geological and vegetation conditions, as well as the land use management are basic natural and anthropogenic factors largely responsible for erosion o...

The 204-page book describes a total of 92 plant taxa in five languages (Croatian, English, German, Italian and French), accompanied by numerous photographs. The book is a practical pocket format, with each taxa indicating its brief description, photographs, flowering time and height.

The flora of the minute islet of Mrduja (1.3 ha), located between the Middle Adriatic islands of Brač and Šolta, was studied in 2017, resulting in the recording of 63 taxa of vascular plants and six bryophytes. The predominance of the Poaceae (13%) and Fabaceae (8%), terophytes (30%) and Mediterranean floral elements (73%) clearly demonstrates the...