Research on long-term colonization of goosander (Mergus merganser Linneaus, 1758) with reference to habitat availability
| Autor: | S.P. Marinkovic, Miroslav Nikčević, Stefan Skorić, Zorica Popović |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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education.field_of_study geography.geographical_feature_category biology Republic of Srpska Ecology Population Structural basin biology.organism_classification General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Mergus merganser Geography Deciduous Habitat lcsh:Biology (General) new habitats Period (geology) population dynamics Mergus Colonization General Agricultural and Biological Sciences education Serbia lcsh:QH301-705.5 |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Biological Sciences, Vol 60, Iss 3, Pp 501-506 (2008) |
| ISSN: | 0354-4664 |
| Popis: | The results of 20-year monitoring of the population of Mergus merganser in the East Dinaric Mountains are presented in this article. Colonization of the Sjenicko, Zlatarsko, and Radojina Lakes in Serbia by this species and its dispersion on the Zvornicko, Perucac, and Visegradsko Lakes in the Republic of Srpska occurred in this period. The population of goosander is progressive and we sug gest that it will expand to other lakes in the region, ones in Montenegro and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Study Area The East Dinaric Mountains are situated in the central part of the Balkan Peninsula, with the highest peaks up to 2500 m a.s.l. The whole Dinaric region belongs to the Black Sea basin, and the Drina River catchment area includes rapid highland rivers with a great amount of water. The climate is highland continental in the area of the upper lakes, whereas sub-Mediterranean climatic elements appear in the lower canyons. Coniferous and deciduous forests with refugial habitats in the canyons make up the vegetation cover of the mountain region. The energy potential of Drina River has been greatly exploited in the past 50 years by the building of nine hydro-electric power plants with artificial lakes. The first of them, Zlatarsko Lake, was formed |
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