Photo 1. A geranium bronze butterfly in the Rijeka region (Photo by M. Randić) THE GERANIUM BRONZE, AN INVASIVE TROPICAL BUTTERFLY, IS SPREADING ACROSS THE …
A saline pond – a small salt marsh
Photo 1. In autumn, the pond on the Ćuf peninsula is teeming with water and plays host to many wetland birds (Photo by M. Randić) …
The association biom and public institution "priroda" ring lesser kestrels on rab island
Photo 1. Ringing a fledgling lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) THE ASSOCIATION BIOM AND PUBLIC INSTITUTION “PRIRODA” RING LESSER KESTRELS ON RAB ISLAND In 2010, the …
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 …
Stormy weather topples stately tree specimens in opatija's parks
Photo 1. Californian incense cedar (Calocedrus decurrens)STORMY WEATHER TOPPLES STATELY TREE SPECIMENS IN OPATIJA’S PARKS The gale-force bora wind that began blowing around 3 a.m. …
Velika belica and mala belica – two well-preserved tributaries of kupa river
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 …
Endemic elements of flora and vegetation in the territory of jelenje municipality (abstract of presentation at the scientific gathering)
Photo 1. The endemic Marchesetti bluebell is a characteristic species of the community Campanulo marchesettii-Seslerietum growing in habitats exposed to the bora wind on the …
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, …
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 …
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 …