Photo 1. The light-green covering of moss on wet rocks makes the source of Velika Belica especially attractive. (Photo by M. Randić) VELIKA BELICA AND …
The butcher's broom in the liburnia region
Photo 1. The butcher’s broom is this year’s plant motif on the Christmas and New Year cards of the Town of Opatija (coloured drawing by …
On world habitat day (6 october 2014): grassland succession at fire sites
Photo 1: Even one year after the fire, there is a glaring difference between the burned and unburned grassland area. Photo taken in October 2014 …
Biological soil crusts
Photo 1. A typical soil crust on the sandy soil of Paržine Cove on Ilovik Island (Photo by M. Randić) BIOLOGICAL SOIL CRUSTS As both …
Two moths of the geometridae family
Photo 1. Mediterranean pink-barred moth (Rhodostrophia calabra), fam. Geometridae (Photo by Anđelko Šikić). TWO MOTHS OF THE GEOMETRIDAE FAMILY On the first Monday in June, …
The soundscape of košljun islet – on world listening day*
Photo 1. Cicadas – the most persistent “singers” in Mediterranean soundscapes (Photo by M. Randić) THE SOUNDSCAPE OF KOŠLJUN ISLET – ON WORLD LISTENING DAY* …
Rosulje forest near njivice – different types of oak trees and diverse oak galls
Photo 1. A hairy oak gall on the twig of a downy oak growing on Ćuf Peninsula near Njivice (Photo by M. Randić) ROSULJE FOREST …
Griffon vulture
GRIFFON VULTURE (Gyps fulvus) The cliffs of the Kvarner Bay islands of Cres, Krk, Prvić and Plavnik are the nesting sites of the last population …
Mysterious circles in neptune grass meadows
Image 1. Circles in Neptune grass meadows along the coast of Unije Island (image source: preglednik.arcod.hr) MYSTERIOUS CIRCLES IN NEPTUNE GRASS MEADOWS The seagrass circles …
Neptune grass – the native of the mediterranean sea
Photo 1. Neptune grass grows on soft sea-beds in a clean and preserved marine environment, mostly at depths of 1 – 32 metres. (Photo by …