CONSERVATION OF THE WET MEADOWS IN SOUTH-EASTERN SLOVENIA
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wet meadows, conservation, biodiversity, ecosystem, landscape, landscape ecologyAbstract
In wet meadows a fairly high degree of biodiversity that is their characteristic was created within the scope of species, ecosystems, landscapes and regions due to the large variety of ecological gradients and human activity in time and space. This fact is especially true of the wet meadows in south-eastern Slovenia, which are at the interface between the Dinaric and the Pannonian region; therefore this area has been studied in detail. In order to maintain a relatively well-preserved natural heritage in future, these meadows should be protected within the scope of landscapes and ecological networks, which would functionally connect them on the regional level.Downloads
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