B. Papp szerk.: Studia Botanica Hungarica 37. 2006 (Budapest, 2006)

Papp, Beáta, Erzberger, Peter; Saboljevic, M.: Contribution to the bryophyte flora of the Djerdap National Park (E Serbia)

MATERIALS AND METHODS The investigated area The Djerdap National Park (Iron Gate Gorge of the Danube) is situated in Eastern Serbia on the right side of the Danube canyon (Fig. 1). The park is an international protected region that continues in the Romanian Iron Gate Nature Reserve (Porta Ferul) along the left side of the Danube. The area of the park in Serbia covers 63,608 ha, with a surrounding protective area of 93,968 ha. The Djerdap National Park covers a narrow, 100 km long and about 2-8 km wide strip of forested hills along the Danube from Golubac town to Karatas, and ranges in altitude from 50 to 800 metres (www.npdjerdap.co.yu). Fig. 1. The location of Djerdap National Park. (H = Hungary, RO = Romania, HR = Croatia, BiH = Bosnia-Herzegovina, SE = Serbia, MO = Montenegro, BG = Bulgaria, MK = FYR Macedonia, Al = Albania).