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Diversity of Halophytes and Salt Tolerant Plants at the Species-, Habitats- and High-Rank Syntaxa Level in Greece

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Coastal ecosystems are characterized by great diversity, support numerous ecosystem services, and at the same time are among the most sensitive in the world, as in recent years they are under intense human-induced pressure and climate-change impact. In this chapter, we examine the diversity of coastal ecosystems in Greece, at both the level of plant species and the level of vegetation syntaxa and habitat types, and interpret their value as providers of ecosystem services. Taking into account the data that has emerged from the recent floristic research in Greece, it appears that there are 418 taxa (species and subspecies) of vascular plants recorded so far in the various types of coastal ecosystems. Information for the largest in number of taxa families and genera, their distribution in the 13 floristic regions of the country, their chorology, and their biological spectrum both in total and per floristic region is provided. Comments are made on the remarkable endemism, but also the rare, endangered, and protected taxa at both national and international levels. Regarding the coastal vegetation of Greece, six (6) broad physiognomic categories are distinguished, and a syntaxonomic overview at the class, order, and alliance level is given. Finally, information on the relative habitat and ecosystem types is presented, and general information for the supported ecosystem services is highlighted.

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Bazos, I., Kokkoris, I.P., Dimopoulos, P. (2021). Diversity of Halophytes and Salt Tolerant Plants at the Species-, Habitats- and High-Rank Syntaxa Level in Greece. In: Grigore, MN. (eds) Handbook of Halophytes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17854-3_26-2

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