Naslov
Recent biospeleological research in the Žumberak – Samobor hills Nature Park

Autori
Dražina, Tvrtko ; Šepčević, Mia ; Kermek, Dora ; Bedek, Jana ; Čupić, Iva ; Hlebec, Dora ; Pavlek, Martina ; Kuharić, Nikolina ; Kirin, Alen

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

Izvornik
3rd dinaric symposium on subterranean siology : book of abstracts / Delić, Teo ; Kos, Anja ; Premate, Ester ; Rexhepi, Behare ; Zagmajster, Maja - Trebinje : Organizing commitee, 3rd Dinaric Symposium on Subterranean Biology, Trebinje, 2022, 2022, 23-23

Skup
3rd dinaric symposium on subterranean biology 2022

Mjesto i datum
Trebinje, Bosna i Hercegovina, 09.04.2022. - 10.04.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Biospeleological research ; Žumberak – Samobor hills Nature Park

Sažetak
Croatian Biospeleological Society and Biology Students Association – BIUS conducted biospeleological research at the Žumberak – Samobor hills Nature Park in 2020 and 2021. From a geotectonic point of view, this protected area is very interesting – it is situated at the contact zone between structural complexes of the Inner Dinarids and central Dinaric carbonate platform. The massif continues in southeast Slovenia under the name Gorjanci. More than 150 caves and pits are known from this massif (including the Slovenian part). Most of the biospeleological data concerning Žumberak and Samobor hills are scattered in technical reports, occasional publications or in abstracts of scientific conferences. Inventory of biodiversity of two groups (Coleoptera and Amphipoda) are more represented in scientific papers. Nevertheless, all literature data indicate diverse and unique subterranean fauna. This was also confirmed by our research, in which we recorded numerous taxa of Gastropoda, Arachnida, Crustacea, Myriapoda, Collembola and Coleoptera. From a speleological and biospeleological perspective several caves stand out: Provala (2161 m long and 55 m deep) and Bedara (1593 m long and 113 m deep) as the largest speleological objects in the Nature Park, together with Drobovnik and Pušina. All four caves have both dry passages and flowing water parts, with diverse troglobiotic and stygobiotic fauna. Drobovnik is a type locality for endemic coleopteran species Machaerites curvistylus Nonveiller & Pavićević, 2001. It is also very important to mention the Jamina pit, in which a dense population of Natura 2000 species Leptodirus hochenwartii Schmidt, 1832 was recorded. Thus, this pit needs to be regularly monitored. Furthermore, it is necessary to systematically investigate other, smaller caves and pits of Žumberak – Samobor hills Nature Park, which are also faunistically interesting.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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