Ali Šalamun

Center za kartografijo favne in flore/Centre for Cartography of Fauna and Flora

A brief overview of odonatological research in Slovenia from its origins in the second half of the 17th century to the present is provided. The importance of pioneer odonatological activities by Prof. Boštjan Kiauta and his mentorship as well as support to the work by younger Slovene odonatologists are highlighted. A checklist of 73 recorded dragon...

As of 2021, the Odonata fauna of Slovenia numbers 73 species. National odonatological database, maintained jointly by the Slovene Dragonfly Society and the Centre for Cartography of Fauna and Flora, currently contains over 61,500 faunistic data and 8,605 georeferenced localities with dragonfly records. A quarter of a century has passed since the p...

One adult male dragonfly Violet Dropwing Trithemis annulata was recorded at Lake Vogršček in the Vipava Valley (W Slovenia) during the Biological Students Research Camp – Otlica 2021. This first record for the country is presented and the species’ distribution in Europe outlined. Behavioural observations and data on the accompanying Odonata fauna a...

Abstract. Dragonfly fauna (Odonata) of the Ribniki v dolini Drage pri Igu Nature Reserve (Ljubljansko barje, Central Slovenia)–The current knowledge of the odonatefauna in the Ribniki v dolini Drage pri Igu Nature Reserve at the south-eastern outskirts of Ljubljansko barje is summarized,based on studies carried out in the 2018–2020 period and on ol...

Six decades of odontological research on the Jelovica plateau (NW Slovenia) is reported (in Slovene language). Most important also new findings are Aeshna juncea, Somatochlora arctica and Leucorrhinia dubia, whereas Coenagrion hastulatum, Somatochlora alpestris and Aeshna caerulea are reported only from the past.

This paper presents the faunistic results of three short field excursions conducted in spring and early summer of 2018 in Kosovo, considering dragonfly fauna one of the most understudied countries of Europe. This study presents first systematic dragonfly research in Kosovo. Within a total of 13 field days between end of April and end of June 2018,...

This paper presents the faunistic results of three short field excursions conducted in spring and early summer of 2018 in Kosovo, considering dragonfly fauna one of the most understudied countries of Europe. This study presents first systematic dragonfly research in Kosovo. Within a total of 13 field days between end of April and end of June 2018,...

An acoustic survey of bats was conducted throughout 2016 on the slopes of the hill Črna griža near Kozina, and from the end of August 2016 to the end of October 2017 on a small Griško polje plateau close to the village of Dolenja vas near Senožeče-both sites are located in the southwest of Slovenia. Echolocation calls of Tadarida teniotis were reco...

Roads exert multiple effects on wildlife, from animal mortality, habitat and population fragmentation, to modification of animal reproductive behaviour. Amphibians are the most frequently road-killed animal group. Many studies have attempted to analyse the factors driving amphibian casualties on roads, but these factors are limited to the roads the...

Glavni namen projektne naloge je pregledati obstoječo literaturo in sezname vrst za obravnavano območje ter izvesti terenski popis v optimalnih časih pojavljanja različnih vrst kačjih pastirjev s poudarkom na vrstah s Prilog II in IV Direktive o habitatih. Z zabeleženimi 49 vrstami kačjih pastirjev je območje naravnega rezervata Ribniki v dolini D...

For Republic of Kosovo, Atlas of the European dragonflies and damselflies (2015) reports 22 dragonfly species, with less than 50 data altogether and majority of records collected before 1986. This makes Kosovo one of the least investigated European countries considering dragonfly fauna. Department of Biology of Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sc...

Republic of Kosovo, covering an area of 10.908 km2, is a West Balkan country where dragonflies are very poorly investigated. For Kosovo, Atlas of the European dragonflies and damselflies reports 22 dragonfly species, with less than 50 data altogether and majority of records collected before 1990, which makes Kosovo one of the least investigated Eur...

The exact understanding of distribution and natural history is the necessary prerequisite for conservation of the endangered European pond turtle. In this study we examined the distribution and population size of pond turtles in Ljubljansko barje, a bog of European importance (Natura 2000 site, intended to be included into the Convention on Wetland...

open access e-book and paperback available at: http://www.pensoft.net/book/12977/dragonfly-fauna-of-sri-lanka-distribution-and-biology-with-threat-status-of-its-endemics Dragonflies are strikingly beautiful insects and small colourful pearls of Sri Lanka's remarkable biodiversity. At present, 124 species are known from the island, of which almost...

THE DRAGONFLIES OF THE VIPAVA VALLEY Damjan Vinko and Ali Šalamun Vipava valley is one of odonatologicaly better known areas of Slovenia. First records are from the 19th century. The majority of records, however, date from 1990's onwards, when a number of research camps were held, with papers being published afterwards. Nowadays, 50 species of dra...

Bela krajina or White Carniola is a Dinaric karst plain in the extreme SE part of Slovenia. Towards central Slovenia, it is closed by highlands, but opened towards Croatian Karlovac basin, the SW bordering region of the Pannonian plain. Bela krajina has subpannonian climate. Main watercourse of the region is the Kolpa (Kupa), which also constitutes...

Slovenia has one of the most extensive Natura 2000 networks in Europe with 259 SAC’s covering 31.4% of the country. To determine how well does the current network cover the areas of high butterfly diversity and/or aggregation of the butterfly species of conservation concern, the data from the recent survey for a distribution atlas were used. Altoge...

Mountain butterfly species are often restricted in their distribution and under threat from habitat destruction and climate change. Due to the inaccessibility of their habitats the distributions of many such species are unknown. We have investigated whether information on the habitat requirements of the Alpine endemic species Erebia calcaria could...

In order to clarify the actual distribution and the overlap of ranges of Lestes parvidens and L. viridis in Europe, all available and credible information from records of the two species in southern and southeastern Europe was compiled. This compilation includes all literature references that clearly distinguish between the two species, which usual...