Bryophytes of the Karavasta Lagoon area, with new reports for Albania

Abstract

Abstract. The Karavasta Lagoon area and the Divjaka National Park (Central Albania) are almost unexplored bryologically. The lagoon, with its environs, is one of the most important coastal ecosystems in Albania and includes diverse habitats: coastal sand dunes, pine forests, maquis, shibliak, and marshlands. The number of bryophyte species reported for the area has substantially increased (from 11 to 60), in addition to a few findings in the Orikum Lagoon area (previously bryologically unexplored). Twenty-one entities are new for Albania.