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škocjanski zatok nature reserve: a case study ...
Fig. 2 The evolution from Škocjan Bay (1950) into Škocjanski zatok Nature Reserve (2014)
and the reduction of the area
Source: authors according to Surveying and Mapping Authority of the Republic
of Slovenia
turned to Škocjanski zatok, which is now thriving with rich marine and
brackish flora and fauna (DOPPS, 2007). The reserve is commonly known
as “the green heart of the Town of Koper” (Mozetič et al., 2014).
This wetland is especially important in term of biodiversity as it hosts
rich fauna and flora and many endangered and vulnerable animal and plant
species (41% of all Slovenian amphibian species, 41% of all reptile species,
over 60% of all birds observed in Slovenia, and 36% of all mammals living
in Slovenia are present in this area (Mozetič and Šalaja, 2005)). To this end
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Fig. 2 The evolution from Škocjan Bay (1950) into Škocjanski zatok Nature Reserve (2014)
and the reduction of the area
Source: authors according to Surveying and Mapping Authority of the Republic
of Slovenia
turned to Škocjanski zatok, which is now thriving with rich marine and
brackish flora and fauna (DOPPS, 2007). The reserve is commonly known
as “the green heart of the Town of Koper” (Mozetič et al., 2014).
This wetland is especially important in term of biodiversity as it hosts
rich fauna and flora and many endangered and vulnerable animal and plant
species (41% of all Slovenian amphibian species, 41% of all reptile species,
over 60% of all birds observed in Slovenia, and 36% of all mammals living
in Slovenia are present in this area (Mozetič and Šalaja, 2005)). To this end
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