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The Triglav National Park also publishes occasional publications. They cover various topics in the fields of nature conservation, cultural heritage, research, education, etc.

Acidophytic alpine mat-grass swards are rare in the alpine belt of the predominantly calcareous Southeastern Alps of Slovenia, mostly occurring where limestone is admixed with marlstone or chert. Those for which we were able to make phytosociological relevés can be classified mainly into two syntaxa: Carici curvulae-Nardetum strictae vaccinietosum gaultherioidis and Sieversio-Nardetum strictae vaccinietosum. At slightly lower elevations, in the forest zone of the subalpine plateau Pokljuka, we found similar swards occupying small areas in frost hollows with luvisol on limestone. They include character species of various subalpine-alpine sward and snow bed communities and are classified into the syntaxon Homogyno alpinae-Nardetum scorzoneroidetosum croceae.

The Triglav National Park also publishes occasional publications. They cover various topics in the fields of nature conservation, cultural heritage, research, education, etc.

Plant communities of several moss-rich calcareous water springs in the subalpine and alpine belt of the Julian Alps were phytosociologicaly investigated. Based on the comparison with similar communities in other parts of the Alps we classify them into the new association Saxifrago robustae-Palustrielletum commutati and in to two subassociations: -violetosum biflorae (mostly in the subalpine belt) and -saxifragetosum sedoidis (mostly in the alpine belt). Stands of described community belong to Natura 2000 habitat type Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion). For now they are mostly not directly threatened by man.

We conducted a phytosociological investigation of the sites of Carex bicolor on the only known localities of this species in the Julian Alps, in the upper part of the Triglav Lakes Valley. Carex bicolor was recorded in different alpine communities, most of which belong to the class Scheuchzerio-Caricetea fuscae and order Caricetalia davallianae. We described a new association Caricetum bicolori-frigidae, which is classified into the alliance Caricion atrofusco-saxatilis and is for now the only community of this alliance in Slovenia.

The newspaper is aimed at residents, visitors, fans and supporters. It is free for park residents and available at Triglav National Park information centres. Up to two issues a year are published.

Information on organised public transport in the Triglav National Park and the Julian Alps Biosphere Area, guided tours, hints for excursions and tips for visiting.

The newspaper is aimed at residents, visitors, fans and supporters. It is free for park residents and available at Triglav National Park information centres. Up to two issues a year are published.

The article describes new localities of two rare species of conservation importance of Slovenian flora in the southern julian alps (the tolmin-bohinj and Krn Mts.). The stands of the Mediterranean species Adiantum capillus-veneris in Kneška grapa gorge under Mt. Masovnik (Kneške Ravne) at elevations 570–600 m are assigned to the new variant Eucladio-Adiantetum hymenostylietosum recurvirostri var. Astrantia carniolica. Moehringia villosa, an endemic species of european conservation importance, has its north- westernmost locality in its entire distribution range at curk waterfall in the spring area of the Kozjak under Mt. Krnčica, where it occurs in the stands of the variant Campanulo carnicae-Moehringietum villosae var. Paederota lutea.

Using hierarchical clustering with unweighted pair-group method with arithmetic mean (UPGMA) we arranged 603 phytosociological relevés of beech forests on the present upper forest line, mainly from the Julian Alps and the Trnovo Forest Plateau (we also included the relevés from the Karawanks and the Kamnik Alps), into 32 clusters. Based on their analysis and comparison with previously described similar (alti)montane-subalpine beech communities we classified most of the relevés into the association Polysticho lonchitis-Fagetum and its new subassociations ericetosum carneae, cardaminetosum trifoliae, luzuletosum niveae, luzuletosum luzuloidis, calamagrostietosum variae, allietosum victorialis, adoxetosum moschatellinae, stellarietosum nemorum and several new variants. The altitude of the studied stands is predominantly 1400 to 1550 m (the upper line is at 1660 m); they occur at all aspects, frequently on steep and very steep slopes, mainly on limestone and dolomite limestone, the predominant soil type is rendzina. These stands are species rich (on average 61 species per relevé, altogether more than 500 vascular plants) and have many species in common with the stands of associations Rhododendro hirsuti-Fagetum and Rhodothamno-Laricetum.