Analisi della biodiversità vegetale e cartografia della vegetazione, degli habitat e dell'uso del suolo della Riserva Naturale Statale "Le Cesine" (Lecce - Puglia)

Plant biodiversity analysis and vegetation, habitats and land use mapping of "Le Cesine" State Natural Reserve (Lecce, Apulia). - The results of an INTERREG project (III A Greece-Italy 2000-2006) concerning the biodiversity moni-toring of "Le Cesine" State Natural Reserve are here presented. The knowledge on vegetation, communitary habitats, flora and distribution of threatened species has been updated. The agricultural areas have been monitored, taking a census of each agrarian cultivation. The collected data have been organized in a GIS and the following thematic maps have been produced: land use map (according to the CORINE Land Cover legend), vegetation map, Habitats map (according to the 92/43/EEC Directive). The maps of the distribution of the threatened plant species have been implemented.