Naslov
Biospeleological research in the Kornati National Park

Autori
Čuković Malenica, Tamara ; Kutleša, Petra ; Bedek, Jana ; Bregović, Petra ; Dražina, Tvrtko ; Lukić, Marko ; Pavlek, Martina ; Rožman, Tin

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Abstract book 2nd Dinaric Symposium on Subterranean Biology / - Postojna, 2019, 26-26

Skup
2nd Dinaric Symposium on Subterranean Biology

Mjesto i datum
Postojna, Slovenija, 18.10.2019. - 19.10.2019

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
NP Kornati ; biospeleology

Sažetak
During a two year period (2017-2018) first systematic biospeleological research in the Kornati National Park was conducted. Besides being protected as a national park, Kornati archipelago, with the area of 217 km² and a total of 89 islands and reefs, is also part of Croatian Natura 2000 network (site code HR4000001). Subject of interest of this study were two habitat types protected under the Habitats Directive: Caves not open to public (code 8310) and anchialine caves with terrestrial habitats as part of Submerged or partially submerged caves (code 8330). Animals were collected from 28 caves and three wells in spring and autumn. All explored caves were relatively small (up to 40 m length), the deepest one having 70 m vertical extent. Altogether 60 taxa from 12 taxonomic groups (Palpigradi, Araneae, Scorpiones, Isopoda, Amphipoda, Diplopoda, Collembola, Diplura, Orthoptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera (Formicidae), Psocoptera) were identified. Most diverse were spiders (Araneae) with 19 and springtails (Collembola) with 15 species. Ten taxa were classified as troglobionts. During these research one new species for science was described (isopod Alpioniscus drazinai Bedek, Gottstein & Taiti, 2019), while three potentially new species (Mesostalita sp., Troglopedetes sp., Onychiuroides sp.) and one potentially new genus (form diplopod family Trichopolydesmidae) wait for further analyses. The number of recorded troglobionts was relatively high, given the fact that most of explored caves were dry and small in size.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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