On August 15, 2004, three specimens of Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) were caught at the mouth of the Neretva River near the town of Plo~e in South Dalmatia. This is the first record of this migratory species in Croatia. A review of its zoogeographical characteristics and distribution in Europe is given. The results have been discussed and further study of this species is recommended.
Danaus chrysippus, distribution, Neretva, Croatia
121 taxa of vascular plants are reported as having been discovered in the area of the Po`ega Valley and the surrounding mountains, the total number of taxa in the area now coming to 1588. The chorological spectrum shows 25% of Eurasian elements, 15.74% consist of widespread plants, 14.74 % South European and 3.72% of the Mediterranean element, 7.19% of the European and 4.59% of the Central European element, and 3.65% of the East European-Pontic floral element. According to life forms, vascular plants were represented in the following numbers: Hemicryptophyta (H) – 711, Therophyta (T) – 383, Geophyta (G) – 162, Phanerophyta (P) – 220, Chamaephyta (CH) – 77 and Hydrophyta (Hy) – 35. The most common families: Asteraceae – 146 taxa, Poaceae – 125, Fabaceae – 102, Rosaceae – 76 plant taxa. Some rare and interesting taxa are: Orlaya grandiflora (L.) Hoffm., Senecio thapsoides DC. subsp. visianianus (Papaf ex Vis.) Vandas, Dianthus giganteus D’Urv subsp. croaticus (Borb.) Tutin, Scorzonera austriaca Willd., Trifolium glomeratum L., Cotoneaster integerrimus Medik, Spiraea cana Walld. et Kit., Iris croatica I. Horvat et M. Horvat, Iris variegata L.
flora, the Po`ega Valley, Croatia
The first record of as many as 160 vascular plant taxa, 134 genera and 61 families on Sveti Andrija Island (5.38 hectares), southern Adriatic, was established on the basis of floristic research in 2005. An analysis of the life-forms and floral elements was also carried out and comparisons were made with other Dubrovnik islands. Altogether, four associations were determined: Querco ilicis- -Pinetum halepensis, Posidonietum oceanicae, Limonietum anfracti and Lavateretum arboreae.
flora, vegetation, Sveti Andrija Island, southern Adriatic, Croatia
This paper presents the first verified find of the species Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) damon (Denis and Schiffermüller, 1775) (syn.: ausonia Verity, 1915) (Lycaenidae, Polyommatini) in the Croatian butterfly fauna. The real status and presence of this species in Croatia was uncertain until the recent discovery. The Damon Blue was found in south-eastern Croatia, at the locality Gornja Korita on Kame{nica Mountain (990 m a.s.l.) on September 1 and 2, 2005. The biology, ecology and protection measures of the P. damon are also discussed.
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) damon, Lycaenidae, butterfly fauna, Croatia, status
This paper presents the results of surveys of breeding waterbirds (species belonging to the families Anatidae, Rallidae, Recurvirostridae, Charadriidae, Scolopacidae, Laridae and Sternidae) on wastewater pool complexes of sugar refineries in @abalj, Pe}inci, Zrenjanin and Padinska Skela in Vojvodina (N Serbia) completed during the breeding season in 2001. The basic characteristics of the breeding niches are described, as well as similarities between the composition of breeding waterbird avifaunas of the study sites and wastewater pools of other sugar refineries in central Europe.
breeding waterbirds, wastewater pools, sugar refineries, breeding sites, Vojvodina, Serbia
