Flora and Vegetation of “Grand Park of Tirana” and Southern Area

AJOLA MESITI 1*, LIRI DINGA 1

1 Faculty of Natural Science, Research Center of Flora and Fauna, University of Tirana, Tirana – Albania

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Abstract

This study aims to identify the flora and the main vegetation groups of the “Grand Park of Tirana”, by classifying them with the hemeroby parameter. The selected site is semi-natural, which means that the park was built on existing vegetation of Mediterranean forests and shrubs. The registered native flora is a total of 337 species, which belong to 73 families and 248 genera and makes up 27% of Tirana Flora. The hemeroby index was calculated by classifying the vegetation groups and to each vegetation type was given a hemeroby index, according to Kowarik grades. For each species was assigned a hemeroby value. The dominant species are the oligohemerobe and mesohemerobe ones. It means that the park preserve it naturalness with a high degree of urban impact. The main vegetation classes’ occuring in the park are: Phragmito-Magnocaricetea, Bidentetea tripartitae, Stellarietea mediae, Sisymbrietea officinalis etc. The results are digitalized on the map area by using Arc Map 10.1.

Keywords: Urban Park, hemeroby, GIS, ruderal vegetation.