Botanical Excursion in Moravia

The botanical guide was prepared for the 58th Annual Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS), held in Brno in the Czech Republic on 19–24 July 2015. After an introduction and a brief description of geography and biogeography of Moravia, 16 botanical sites discribed: 1 Žďár Hills (1a Dářko National Nature Reserve, Louky u Černého lesa Nature Monument, 1c Žákova hora National Nature Reserve), 2 Podyjí National Park (2a Ledové sluje ridge, 2b Dyje valley near Hardegg, 2c Šobes meander, 2d Havraníky-Znojmo heathlands), 3 Mohelno Serpentinite Steppe; 4 Krumlov-Rokytná Conglomerates, 5 Krumlov Wood, 6 Moravian Karst (6a Hády Hill, 6b Říčka valley, 6c Josefov valley, 6d Macocha abyss and the karst valleys nearby), 7 Pouzdřany Steppe and Kolby Wood, 8 Pavlov Hills (8a Děvín Hill, 8b Tabulová National Nature Reserve, 8c Svatý kopeček Nature Reserve), 9 Milovická stráň Nature Reserve, 10 Dyje floodplain near Lednice (Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape; 10a Křivé jezero National Nature Reserve, 10b Lednice Chateau Park, 10c Pavelka Meadow), 11 Dyje-Morava floodplain near Lanžhot (J. Danihelka, V. Grulich & K. Šumberová), 12 Špidláky Nature Reserve, 13 Hodonínská Dúbrava Wood, 14 White Carpathian Mountains (14a Čertoryje meadows, 14b Zahrady pod Hájem meadows), 5 Hrubý Jeseník Mountains (15a Ovčárna chalet and Sedlové peatbog ,15b Mount Petrovy kameny, 15c Velká kotlina cirque), and 16 Botanical Garden of the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno). For each of the sites, a brief geographic and biogeographic description is given, usually followed by information on landscape history, nature conservation, vegetation and flora. A list of plant species is given for all sites. Illustrations include a map, photographs of landscape, remarkable vegetion types and plants. The book also includes a list of vegetation units mentioned in the text and an index of species photographs.