Biocoenological caharacteristics of the ecological network area – a pasture in Trpinja

U blizini sela Trpinja u Vukovarsko-srijemskoj županiji, razvijena je fragmentirana vegetacija panonskih slanih stepa na oko 5 ha pašnjačke površine. Ovaj tip vegetacije i staništa vrlo je rijedak i ugrožen te je u statusu zaštite kako u Republici Hrvatskoj, tako i u Europskoj uniji. U flori pašnjaka zabilježene su rijetke i ugrožene biljne vrste koje su uključene i u Crvenu knjigu vaskularne flore Hrvatske. Pašnjak u Trpinji proglašen je područjem ekološke mreže NATURA 2000, u kategoriji područje očuvanja značajno za vrste i stanišne tipove. U cilju očuvanja ovog staništa i njegove bioraznolikosti potrebno je provoditi sustavni i stalni monitoring te planirati prikladne mjere za postizanje povoljnog stanja očuvanosti.Near the village of Trpinja, in Vukovar-Srijem County, vegetation of Pannonic salt steppes is fragmentary developed at ca. 5 ha of the pasture surface. His type of vegetation and habitat is very rare and endangered, so it is under protection status as well as in Republic of Croatia, as in European Union. In the flora of the pasture, rare and endagnered plant species were recorded, which are also included in the Red Book of Vascular Flora of Croatia. Pasture in Trpinja is designated as area of the ecological network NATURA 2000, in the category of special area of conservation important for species and habitat types. Aiming to conserve this habitat and its biodiversity it is necessary to implement systematic and permanent monitoring, and to plan suitable measures for achieving the beneficial conservation condition