An adult striped dolphin, Stenella
coeruleoalba, was encountered east of the island of Lošinj on 6 May
1996, and observed from a small inflatable boat for 5 hours. The only cetacean
species that has been consistently observed in the Northern Adriatic Sea
in the last decades is the bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus.
Occasional reports of striped dolphins
in the Central and Northern Adriatic Sea may simply reflect the occurrence
of stray individuals, but the fact that such observations have only occurred
recently might be indicative of a progressive extension of the striped
dolphin's range, as has been reported for other Mediterranean areas.
Key words: Striped dolphin,
Stenella
coeruleoalba, Mediterranean Sea, Adriatic Sea, ecology, behaviour
The authors present information on the status of the Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis in Croatia using historical and recent data collected on the Adriatic coast in the period from 1984 to 1997. As well as providing a survey of occurrence, seasonal distribution and migration, they have estimated the number of wintering birds and listed the coastal areas that are most important for migration and wintering of Sandwich Terns on the coast of Croatia.
Key words: Sterna sandvicensis,
Sandwich tern, occurrence, migrations, Croatia
The research deals with the changes in dormouse trapping in everyday life in the past and present, and especially in the relation between man and dormouse. It is based on ethnological data of a material, social and intellectual character.
Key words: Myoxus glis,
trapping, tradition, traps, collection, dormouse products, Slovenia
Three new noctuid species for Croatian fauna were found during entomological research in the lower part of the Neretva River and on Mt. Biokovo and Mt. Velebit: Xylocampa areola (Esper, 1789) (Neretva), Eurois occulta (Linnaeus, 1758) and Euxoa decora (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) (Velebit). A brief faunistic review is given for all three species, as well as their biological and zoogeographical characteristics. The distribution of the genus Euxoa Hübner (1821) in Croatia is shown.
Key words: Xylocampa areola
(Esper,
1789), Eurois occulta
(Linnaeus, 1758), Euxoa decora
(Denis
& Schiffermüller, 1775), Euxoa Hübner (1821), distribution,
fauna, Croatia.
Researching the vascular flora of the Požega Valley and the surrounding mountains, altogether 1467 plant taxa were recorded. An analysis was made of which floral elements particular plant taxa belonged to, as well as an analysis of the life forms. In the vegetation cover of this area plants of the Eurasian floral element as well as European plants represent the major proportion. This shows that in the phytogeographical aspect this area belongs to the Eurosiberian-Northamerican region. According to life forms, vascular plants are distributed in the following numbers: H=649, T=354, G=148, P=212, Ch=70, Hy=33.
Key words: analysis of flora,
floral elements, life forms, the Pozega Valley, Croatia
In this short communication a new locality for the endemic Illyric-Adriatic floral species Corydalis acaulis (Wulfen) Pers. on the island of Vela Kluda is reported. A previously known locality (Visiani 1852) of the species in Šibenik is confirmed.
Key words: Corydalis acaulis (Wulfen) Pers, new locality, island of Vela Kluda, Croatian flora