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Linking Man and Nature: Relictual Forest Coenosis with Laurus nobilis L. and Celtis australis L. in Antica Lavinium, Italy

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卷 14, 期 1, 页码 -

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DOI: 10.3390/su14010056

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aeneas route; archaeological landscape; European hackberry; laurel; Mediterranean vegetation; plant history; relictuality

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The Mediterranean basin serves as a refuge for relict plant species and native laurel forests. The Antica Lavinium site on the Latium coasts is home to relict forest communities with cultural value. This study investigates the ecological framework, cultural and historical values, and management of these communities, focusing on Laurus nobilis and Celtis australis as priority habitats.
The Mediterranean basin has been a refugium for relict plant taxa and native laurophyllic forests. The Latium coasts and, especially, the Antica Lavinium site, host relict forest communities, whose natural importance is enriched by their cultural value. Here, we aim at investigating the ecological framework, cultural and historical values, and management over time, of relict communities that have Laurus nobilis and Celtis australis as their priority habitats. To achieve this, we performed vegetation surveys and we conducted statistical analyses (PCA, NMDS). Among the 45 vegetation surveys, 25 were characterized by the two target species. The PCA analysis highlighted how the L. nobilis formations and the mixed formations with C. australis present some differences but are not sufficient to describe different coenosis. The comparison among similar forests in central and southern Italy confirmed the wide coenological amplitude of L. nobilis with respect to other laurophyllic species. Antica Lavinium has an overall good preservation of laurel forest formations, but also of mixed formation with C. australis. In the area, historical, cultural, and natural characteristics mutually contributed to the development of human civilizations and plant communities, highlighting their deep linkage.

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