Neretva Science Week 2022 – shedding light on the biodiversity of the upper Neretva River valley, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Many rivers in the Balkans are at risk due to numerous planned hydropower plants. The Save the Blue Heart of Europe campaign and the Scientists for Balkan Rivers network are important initiatives trying to promote the protection of the region’s intact rivers. In summer 2022, a Science Week was orga...
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Many rivers in the Balkans are at risk due to numerous planned hydropower plants. The Save the Blue Heart of Europe campaign and the Scientists for Balkan Rivers network are important initiatives trying to promote the protection of the region’s intact rivers. In summer 2022, a Science Week was organised in the upper Neretva River valley. From 26.6. to 5.7.2022, a diverse team of in total nearly 60 scientists and students from seven countries were involved in fieldwork on about a dozen common field sites distributed along the upper Neretva River. The 13 contributions published in this special issue draw an impressive picture of high biodiversity in this understudied area. Altogether, more than 1000 species of animals and plants were documented, numerous of them protected, underscoring the extremely high conservation value of the various ecosystems in the upper Neretva river valley.
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| spelling | doaj-art-a0edcffb798a4d349d4ae1ed58bea28b2025-01-29T20:47:03ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Natura Sloveniae1580-08141854-30812023-12-0125310.14720/ns.25.3.5-13Neretva Science Week 2022 – shedding light on the biodiversity of the upper Neretva River valley, Bosnia and HerzegovinaGabriel Singer0Ulrich Eichelmann1Vera Knook2Steven Weiss3Vladimir Topić4Jelena Ivanić5Špela Borko6Maja Zagmajster7Innsbruck University, Department of Ecology, Technikerstrasse 25, A-6020 InnsbruckRiverwatch, Society for the Protection of Rivers, Neustiftgasse 36, A-1070 ViennaRiverwatch, Society for the Protection of Rivers, Neustiftgasse 36, A-1070 ViennaUniversity of Graz, Institute of Biology, Universitätsplatz 2, A-8010 GrazCenter for Environment, Miše Stupara 5, 78 000 Banja LukaCenter for Environment, Miše Stupara 5, 78 000 Banja LukaRiverwatch, Society for the Protection of Rivers, Neustiftgasse 36, A-1070 ViennaUniversity of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Biology, SubBioLab, Jamnikarjeva 101, SI-1000 Ljubljana Many rivers in the Balkans are at risk due to numerous planned hydropower plants. The Save the Blue Heart of Europe campaign and the Scientists for Balkan Rivers network are important initiatives trying to promote the protection of the region’s intact rivers. In summer 2022, a Science Week was organised in the upper Neretva River valley. From 26.6. to 5.7.2022, a diverse team of in total nearly 60 scientists and students from seven countries were involved in fieldwork on about a dozen common field sites distributed along the upper Neretva River. The 13 contributions published in this special issue draw an impressive picture of high biodiversity in this understudied area. Altogether, more than 1000 species of animals and plants were documented, numerous of them protected, underscoring the extremely high conservation value of the various ecosystems in the upper Neretva river valley. https://journals.uni-lj.si/NaturaSloveniae/article/view/18024Save the Blue Heart of EuropeScientists for Balkan Riverspublic outreachscientific storytellinghydropowerenvironmental protection |
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| title | Neretva Science Week 2022 – shedding light on the biodiversity of the upper Neretva River valley, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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