SYMPOSIUM ON THE FLORA IN NIS

Participation on the VIII Symposium on the Flora of Southeastern Serbia and surrounding regions

Niš 20-42. July, year 2005.

VIII Symposium on the Flora of Southeastern Serbia and surrounding regions was dedicated to Flora and Vegetation of Southeastern Serbia and surrounding regions research.

It is traditionaly organised in different Southeastern Serbian cities every other year, bringing together experts from our country, and lately foreign experts too. In the section for Flora and Vegetation, students of the Department for Biology and Ecology, members of BSSRS ″Josif Pancic″ presented the paper “Supplement to Flora of Western Backa“. The authors of the paper “Supplement to Flora of Western Backa” are Peric Ranko, Knezevic Jelena, Rucando Marko, Fejes Edina, Nikolic Kristina, Beljin Vojislava and Dacic Jelena.

In the Algology, mycology and lichenology section, “Fungi of Fruska gora” was presented by another Society member – Milana Novakovic, coauthor.

While participating on this symposium, friendships were made, contacts established, as well as a cooperation with students from Niš, profesors, academics and other symposium participants.

On the last day of the symposium a hiking was organised, on Suva mountain (1810 m.) and an exursion to Jelasnicka gorge. The Suva mountain conceals a rich variety of plant species, especialy those protected by law, for exaple Ramonda nathalie, and many other endangered species.