A fairly large number of torrent tributaries flow into the Rječina River, as do the runlets of numerous springs found near the river bed… they contribute significantly to the power of the Rječina River during heavy rainfall and snowmelt in the mountains…
Black pine in Borovica gully at the foot of Mt Obruč
Heavy rain or the rapid melting of snow produces a number of torrential streams that swiftly flow down the slopes of the Obruč mountain cluster. Very interesting from a natural-science perspective, these torrents have carved gullies of differing width, depth and relief features…
Vrutki Spring near Opatija
Fig 1. Vrutki Spring near Opatija (foto: M. Randić) The small Vrutki Spring nestles on the right side of the bed of a torrential stream …
Meraška Pit on Cres Island
Meraška Pit is located not far from the ferry dock of Merag on Cres Island. Its size makes it an impressive geomorphological phenomenon, one of the rare collapse dolines on the island. Its special micro climate supports remarkable plant and animal life…
The ponds of Dubašnica
Dubašnica, in the hinterland of Malinska on Krk Island, is a woodland area. Some of the traditions of its interesting rural and pastoral past have been preserved to the present day. Among these are eight ponds…
Kamačnik – encroachment of meadows
Where torrential streams below the hamlet of Japići flow into Kamačnik, there is a flood plain with meadows threatened by the succession of plant species…
Jesenova Pond in Lužina Forest
Jesenova Pond lies at the bottom of a sinkhole in the forest region of Jesenova, near the community of Kosi, on the edge of Lužina Forest.
The pond is in a shallow sinkhole…
The Kukuljani dolines
The Kukuljan dolines are an extraordinary hydrological phenomenon of the Croatian Littoral. A karst lake periodically emerges as a result of heavy rainfall and/or melting snow…
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Photo 1. The feathery awn of feather grass (Photo by Patrik Krstinić) GRASSES AND THE BORA WIND ON THE ISLANDS OF KVARNER BAY Grasses are …
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Photo 1. A rocky pasture on Tramutana on Cres Island is shrouded by low-lying clouds (Photo by M. Randić) Specific features of the Kvarner islands …