DOCSLIB.ORG

Croatia's Dalmatian Coast

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Croatia's Dalmatian Coast Croatia's Dalmatian Coast Naturetrek Tour Report 10 - 17 April 2019 Calandra Lark Bunch-flowered Narcissus Great Peacock Moth Four-spotted Orchid Report and images by Paul Tout Naturetrek Mingledown Barn Wolf's Lane Chawton Alton Hampshire GU34 3HJ UK T: +44 (0)1962 733051 E: [email protected] W: www.naturetrek.co.uk Tour Report Croatia's Dalmatian Coast Tour participants: Paul Tout (leader) with 8 Naturetrek clients Day 1 Wednesday 10th April Gatwick to Split, transfer to Vrana The group arrived at Split Airport in Croatia’s second city on their flight from Gatwick just a few minutes behind schedule in the late afternoon. Croatia is a horseshoe-shaped country of 4.1 million people and 57,000 km2 which borders (clockwise) Montenegro, the Adriatic, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia, Hungary, and Serbia. Upon arrival, just before 5pm, and having got through the passport control we met up with Paul Tout, our tour leader. Loading our luggage into the minibuses, we set off towards Vrana, about a 70 minute drive away along the motorway towards the city of Zadar and at 18:30 we arrived at our hotel, the Maškovića Han, a converted 17th century Turkish caravanserai, the most north-western in the Ottoman Empire and a sort of fortified motel for travelling merchants. It is considered the most striking surviving piece of Ottoman architecture in Europe and was originally built as a retirement palace for Jusuf Mašković, an Ottoman vizier and admiral who had taken the surrender of Venetian forces at the end of the siege of Crete. Showing mercy on the Venetian troops and allowing them to sail away without their weapons, for his pains he was later executed by Sultan Ibrahim on 21st January 21 1646! Day 2 Thursday 11th April Island of Pag: Veliko Blato, Malo Blato and Fortica After breakfast at 8am, we met up outside the hotel at 9am, before embarking on our first full day. Normally the first day would be one spent orientating ourselves in the area around the hotel which is extremely rich in wildlife. Today, however, the local weather forecast was rather poor with cold and rain forecast so Paul decided to bring forward Friday’s programme with the visit to Pag about one hour away up the motorway and over the Pag Bridge, stopping on the way for a substantial 2kg piece of paski sir, Pag sheeps’ cheese considered the best in Croatia. Pag is much drier than the mainland and we were able to avoid the worst of the rain with just a few spots at various times during the day. Our first stop was a small area of wetland backing on to an area of saltmarsh close to the southern end of the island. Here the marshy area grades from salty to freshwater and often attracts a large number of migrant birds. Things did not look too promising at first but slowly the birds present began to reveal themselves. The lagoon held several duck species including Shoveler, Wigeon and Teal as well as waders such as Spotted and Common Redshank, Grey Plover and Wood Sandpiper while the vegetation and pools bordering the lagoon held a Blue- headed Wagtail and a there was a brief view of Little Bittern for some lucky observers. The other side of the road and further from the saltmarsh the water regime is evidently fresher and the close-cropped turf was greener but much drier than in previous springs although a pair of Lapwing was going about its displays and the ubiquitous Corn Buntings were in song everywhere. Single migrating Marsh and Hen Harriers flew through, the latter showing the heavy build, pale plumage and broad white rump of a “ringtail” which we were able to contrast with those of the confusion species Montagu’s Harrier later in the day. From here we moved on to Veliko Blato, a large shallow lake and an Important Bird Area protected under the © Naturetrek April 19 1 Croatia's Dalmatian Coast Tour Report EU’s Natura2000 programme. This site is a magnet for both migrants and breeding birds in the harsh, dry, rocky landscape of Pag and we were not disappointed. As we walked down towards the lake some local shepherds were gathering up lambs, it being just before Easter (!) and the flock had attracted a large gathering of about 20 Yellow Wagtails of a range of races (flava, cinereocapilla and feldegg) as well as one of the few White Wagtails of the trip, together with a lone (and very early) Whinchat. The edge of the lake held a flock of at least eight Little Ringed Plovers and a Hoopoe delighted everyone with a close fly-by. Marsh Harriers, Purple and Grey Herons and Great Egrets, Pygmy and Great Cormorants flew up and down over the extensive reedbeds while a single Spoonbill emerged from the marsh and flew over our heads. Moving along the lake edge towards a small plantation of Maritime Pines (one of the few true woods on Pag) we spotted a single Little Owl on the roof of one of the many makeshift stables dotted about the landscape and had good views through the telescope. We heard the odd call of Stone Curlew from amongst the stony pastures which are dominated by Branched Asphodel (Asphodelus ramosus) - utterly inedible and poisonous to all but the hordes of red and white Mirid plant bugs, probably of the species Capsodes infuscatus. A few butterflies were also seen including many Wall Browns and a strange, dwarf Clouded Yellow, about the size of a Gatekeeper and probably affected by the winter drought as it was not the only dwarf butterfly seen during the week. Paul popped back to collect the van while the group waited at a promising spot on the lake shore that yielded several interesting birds including Eurasian Curlew, Avocet and Greenshank. Lunch was a picnic by the lake accompanied by Coots, Yellow-legged Gulls and several Mute Swans but when one of the participants pointed out a dark brown butterfly fluttering low over the rocky ground Paul was after it like a shot. Soon, as the sun came out, there were several on the wing - Dalmatian Ringlet! This is a very rare endemic subspecies, ssp. dalmata of Protoerebia afra, (recently renamed Protoerebia phegea dalmata), a largely Asian species first described from Croatia by the French lepidopterist Jean Baptiste Godart in 1824. It was once considered extremely rare but more than 60 new colonies have been identified in recent years by Croatian entomologists. After a brief, wheel-spinningly muddy and rather unproductive diversion alongside the lake, about which the less said the better, we moved on to the nearby Malo Blato, a rather different type of wetland in which seawater has invaded the 4.5 km2 polje, a broad flat area of eroded-out bedrock and replaced with deep soil set and within limestone geology. The area closest the sea is very salty, with short, saltmarsh vegetation but further inland there are extensive beds of sedge and rush that support as many as a dozen pairs of Montagu’s Harriers. We saw five or six birds, both males and females which showed well, both perched and in flight although their usual displays were subdued as a result of the strong wind and overcast, drizzly conditions. Moving on in a circular fashion and heading back towards the bridge we stopped at a splendid meadow almost completely covered with Bunch-flowered Narcissus (Narcissus tazetta). These spring-flowering daffodils are widespread where sandy meadows occur in Dalmatia and although their heady scent did not fill the air on this breezy day, the spectacle was notable. Paul spotted a single bird on the water in the bay alongside the road and it proved to be a Black-throated Diver in its summer plumage. It was soon joined by a second in its dowdy winter garb. Our final stop which was just for the view was at Fortica, just below the bridge. Here the ruins of a Venetian fort remain that once guarded the channel between Pag and the mainland from Ottoman raiders whose most 2 © Naturetrek April 19 Croatia's Dalmatian Coast Tour Report northerly “push” in the 17th century brought their Empire to “Saddislam” (“the wall of Islam”) 25km to the south-east. Fortiza means “little fort” in Venetian. Back across the bridge, we headed directly to the hotel along the main motorway Day 3 Friday 12th April Vransko Jezero / Lake Vrana: Vrana, boardwalk and Kamenjak panoramic viewpoint After dodging the wind and rain of the previous day with our trip to Pag, today we were forced to “take it on the chin” close to the hotel on what would prove the worst day in weather terms. Setting off across the field behind the hotel we made our way to the main Ornithogical Reserve through the village of Vrana, but not before checking out a singing male Blue Rock Thrush on the ruins of the Templar castle close by. The first interesting birds on the walk were a Hoopoe, a calling Wryneck (which did not show) and several Crested Larks, all in the village. Moving out of the village, in spite of the blustery conditions we were treated to close fly-bys of both male Montagu’s Harrier and Hobby and on into the scrubland bordering the lake we began to encounter some of the typical breeding birds including Sardinian and Subalpine Warbler as well as several Linnets and a Serin in song in the dense Mediterranean scrub of Phillyrea, Prickly Juniper, Lentisk and Myrtle. Close to the lake we heard a migrant Lesser Whitethroat (a mountain species around the Mediterranean) and a Nightingale.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Corsica in Autumn
    Corsica in Autumn Naturetrek Tour Report 25 September - 2 October 2016 Report compiled by David Tattersfield Naturetrek Mingledown Barn Wolf's Lane Chawton Alton Hampshire GU34 3HJ UK T: +44 (0)1962 733051 E: [email protected] W: www.naturetrek.co.uk Tour Report Corsica in Autumn Tour participants: David Tattersfield and Jason Mitchell (leaders) with 10 Naturetrek clients Day 1 Sunday 25th September We arrived at Calvi airport at 1.00pm. It was sunny and hot, with a temperature of 28°C. We drove first into Calvi, to allow a brief exploration of the town and to buy provisions for our lunches. The first butterfly we saw was a Geranium Bronze, on some Pelargoniums, a new record for us, in Corsica. We travelled south, through the maquis-covered hills, crossed the dried-up Fango river and stopped by the rocky coastline, just north of Galeria, for lunch. Plants of interest, in the vicinity, included the yellow-flowered Stink Aster Dittrichia viscosa, the familiar Curry Plant Helichrysum italicum, and a robust glaucous-leaved spurge Euphorbia pithyusa subsp. pithyusa. On the rocks, by the shore, were two of the islands rare endemics, the pink Corsican Stork’s-bill Erodium corsicum and the intricately-branched sea lavender Limonium corsicum. Our first lizard was the endemic Tyrrhenian Wall Lizard, the commonest species on the island. We headed south, on the narrow winding road, stopping next at the Col de Palmarella, to enjoy the views over the Golfe de Girolata and the rugged headland of Scandola. Just before reaching Porto, we entered some very dramatic scenery of red granite cliffs and made another stop, to have a closer look at the plants and enjoy the view.
    [Show full text]
  • CENTRALIZED NATIONAL RISK ASSESSMENT for CROATIA 2020 – 1 of 186 –
    Centralized National Risk Assessment for Croatia FSC-CNRA-HR V1-0 EN FSC-CNRA-HR V1-0 CENTRALIZED NATIONAL RISK ASSESSMENT FOR CROATIA 2020 – 1 of 186 – Title: Centralized National Risk Assessment for Croatia Document reference FSC-CNRA-HR V1-0 EN code: Approval body: FSC International Center: Performance and Standards Unit Date of approval: 02 July 2020 Contact for comments: FSC International Center - Performance and Standards Unit - Charles-de-Gaulle-Str. 5 53113 Bonn, Germany +49-(0)228-36766-0 +49-(0)228-36766-30 [email protected] © 2020 Forest Stewardship Council, A.C. All rights reserved. No part of this work covered by the publisher’s copyright may be reproduced or copied in any form or by any means (graphic, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, recording taping, or information retrieval systems) without the written permission of the publisher. Printed copies of this document are for reference only. Please refer to the electronic copy on the FSC website (ic.fsc.org) to ensure you are referring to the latest version. The Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC) is an independent, not for profit, non-government organization established to support environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world’s forests. FSC’s vision is that the world’s forests meet the social, ecological, and economic rights and needs of the present generation without compromising those of future generations. FSC-CNRA-HR V1-0 CENTRALIZED NATIONAL RISK ASSESSMENT FOR CROATIA 2020 – 2 of 186 – Contents Risk assessments that have been finalized for Croatia .............................................. 4 Risk designations in finalized risk assessments for Croatia ......................................
    [Show full text]
  • Acta Bianco 2/2007.Xp
    Æeljko Predovnik: Bembecia Pavicevici Toøevski, 1986 (lepidoptera: sesiidae), a new species of the Italian fauna FAVNISTIŒNI ZAPISKI / F AUNISTICAL NOTES BEMBECIA PAVICEVICI TOØEVSKI, 1986 (LEPIDOPTERA: SESIIDAE), A NEW SPECIES OF THE ITALIAN FAUNA Æeljko PREDOVNIK Polzela 68 c, 3313 Polzela, Slovenija e-mail: [email protected] Abstract – The clearwing moth species Bembecia pavicevici Toøevski, 1986 is reported from several localities in the Mediterranean region above the port city of Trieste (Trst) (NE Italy), close to the border with Slovenia. The presence of this species in Italy has not been mentioned before. KEY WORDS : Sesiidae, Bembecia pavicevici , faunistics, Italy. Izvleœek - BEMBECIA PAVICEVICI TOØEVSKI, 1986 (LEPIDOPTERA: SESI - IDAE) TUDI V FAVNI ITALIJE Steklokrilec vrste Bembecia pavicevici Toøevski, 1986 je bil najden na nekaj kra - jih v mediteranski regiji nad pristaniøkim mestom Trieste (Trst) (SV Italija), blizu meje s Slovenijo. Prisotnost te vrste v Italiji øe nikoli ni bila omenjena. KLJUŒNE BESEDE : Sesiidae, Bembecia pavicevici , favnistika, Italija. Introduction During two expeditions to the south and south-westerly exposed warm rocky slopes of the karst edge in the hinterland above Trieste (Trst), seven males of Bembecia pavicevici Toøevski, 1986, were captured. The specimens had flown onto a synthetic sexual pheromone lure (PRI-DLO, Wageningen, The Netherlands), intended for Synanthedon myopaeformis (Borkhausen, 1789) and are deposited in the author's collection. B. pavicevici occurs in the Balkan peninsula and along the Adriatic coast to Slovenian Istria in the north. The species has been observed in Slovenia in the coastal part and along the karst edge frequently (Predovnik, 2001), so that its discovery near Trieste was expected.
    [Show full text]
  • External Experts' Reports
    EXTERNAL EXPERTS’ REPORTS ZAGREB, 2012 CONTENT 1. Report on preparation climate data 3 2. Report on preparation climate maps 29 3. Report on standard precipitation index (SPI) and Palmer’s drought severity index (PDSI) 37 4. Report on standard precipitation index and Irrigation 44 5. Report on historical overview of drought impact records 71 6. Report on drought vulnerability estimates based on climatological and geomorfological data 87 7. Report on drought vulnerability maps 102 - 2 - 1. Report on preparation climate data - 3 - PROJECT INFORMATION Project acronym: DMCSEE Project title: Drought Management Centre for South East Europe Contract number: 2008-0017-201002 Starting date: 17. 05. 2010 Ending date: 17. 05. 2012 Project WEB site address: http://meteo.hr/DMCSEE/ Partner organisation: Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia Name of representative: M. Sc. Ivan Čačić, director Project manager: dr. Krešo Pandži ć E-mail: [email protected] Telephone number: +386 (0)1 45 65 684 DELIVERABLE INFORMATION Title of the deliverable: Report on preparation of climate data WP/activity related to the Act. 3.1 Preparation of climate data and maps deliverable: Type (internal or restricted or Public public): Location (if relevant): Zagreb, Croatia Author: Mrs Marina Mileta, external expert Deadline 17.04.2012. Draft report - 4 - Description of available meteorological (including climatological) data 1.1.1 Description of measurement network operated by DHMZ Density of the network:: DHMZ is operating 41 main (M), 117 climatological (C), 336 precipitation (P) and 23 rain storage stations. Automated weather stations (AMS) are co-located at 32 main meteorological station sites, and 26 AMS are installed at other locations.
    [Show full text]
  • Human Impact on the Vegetation of Limestone Cliffs in the Northern Swiss Jura Mountains
    Human impact on the vegetation of limestone cliffs in the northern Swiss Jura mountains Inauguraldissertation zur Erlangung der Würde eines Doktors der Philosophie vorgelegt der Philosophisch - Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Basel von Stefan Müller aus Murgenthal AG Basel, Mai 2006 Genehmigt von der Philosophisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät auf Antrag von Prof. Dr. Bruno Baur Prof. Dr. Andreas Gigon Basel, den 23. Mai 2006 Prof. Dr. Hans-Jakob Wirz Dekan Table of contents Summary General Introduction Chapter 1: Rock climbing alters the vegetation of limestone cliffs in the northern Swiss Jura mountains Chapter 2: Effects of rock climbing on the plant community on exposed limestone cliffs of the Gerstelflue in the northern Swiss Jura mountains Chapter 3: Effect of rock climbing on the calcicolous lichen community of limestone cliffs in the northern Swiss Jura mountains Chapter 4: Effects of forestry practices on relict plant species on limestone cliffs in the northern Swiss Jura mountains Chapter 5: Spatial pattern of overgrowing forest around limestone cliffs in the northern Swiss Jura mountains Chapter 6: Nunatak survival and mediaeval human activity influence the genetic population structure of relict plant species in the northern Jura mountains Acknowledgements Curriculum vitae Summary Cliffs provide unique habitats for many specialised organisms, including chamaephytes and slowly growing trees. Drought, high temperature amplitude, scarcity of nutrients and high insolation are general characteristics of exposed limestone cliff faces. The vegetation of limestone cliffs in the Swiss Jura mountains consists of plants of arctic-alpine, continental and Mediterranean origin. Several populations exhibit relicts from post- or interglacial warm or cold climatic periods. Grazing goats and timber harvesting influenced the forests surrounding the limestone cliffs in northern Switzerland for many centuries.
    [Show full text]
  • Aquatic Molluscs of the Mrežnica River
    NAT. CROAT. VOL. 28 No 1 99-106 ZAGREB June 30, 2019 original scientific paper / izvorni znanstveni rad DOI 10.20302/NC.2019.28.9 AQUATIC MOLLUSCS OF THE MREŽNICA RIVER Luboš Beran Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic, Regional Office Kokořínsko – Máchův kraj Protected Landscape Area Administration, Česká 149, CZ–276 01 Mělník, Czech Republic (e-mail: [email protected]) Beran, L.: Aquatic molluscs of the Mrežnica River. Nat. Croat. Vol. 28, No. 1., 99-106, Zagreb, 2019. Results of a malacological survey of the Mrežnica River are presented. The molluscan assemblages of this river between the boundary of the Eugen Kvarternik military area and the inflow to the Korana River near Karlovac were studied from 2013 to 2018. Altogether 29 aquatic molluscs (19 gastropods, 10 bivalves) were found at 9 sites. Theodoxus danubialis, Esperiana esperi, Microcolpia daudebartii and Holandriana holandrii were dominant at most of the sites. The molluscan assemblages were very similar to assemblages documented during previous research into the Korana River. The populations of the endangered bivalves Unio crassus and Pseudanodonta complanata were recorded. An extensive population of another endangered gastropod Anisus vorticulus was found at one site. Physa acuta is the only non-native species confirmed in the Mrežnica River. Key words: Mollusca, Unio crassus, Anisus vorticulus, Mrežnica, faunistic, Croatia Beran, L.: Vodeni mekušci rijeke Mrežnice. Nat. Croat. Vol. 28, No. 1., 99-106, Zagreb, 2019. U radu su predstavljeni rezultati malakološkog istraživanja rijeke Mrežnice. Sastav mekušaca ove rijeke proučavan je na području od Vojnog poligona Eugen Kvarternik do njenog utoka u Koranu blizu Karlovca, u razdoblju 2013.
    [Show full text]
  • Euphorbia Subg
    ФЕДЕРАЛЬНОЕ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОЕ БЮДЖЕТНОЕ УЧРЕЖДЕНИЕ НАУКИ БОТАНИЧЕСКИЙ ИНСТИТУТ ИМ. В.Л. КОМАРОВА РОССИЙСКОЙ АКАДЕМИИ НАУК На правах рукописи Гельтман Дмитрий Викторович ПОДРОД ESULA РОДА EUPHORBIA (EUPHORBIACEAE): СИСТЕМА, ФИЛОГЕНИЯ, ГЕОГРАФИЧЕСКИЙ АНАЛИЗ 03.02.01 — ботаника ДИССЕРТАЦИЯ на соискание ученой степени доктора биологических наук САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГ 2015 2 Оглавление Введение ......................................................................................................................................... 3 Глава 1. Род Euphorbia и основные проблемы его систематики ......................................... 9 1.1. Общая характеристика и систематическое положение .......................................... 9 1.2. Краткая история таксономического изучения и формирования системы рода ... 10 1.3. Основные проблемы систематики рода Euphorbia и его подрода Esula на рубеже XX–XXI вв. и пути их решения ..................................................................................... 15 Глава 2. Материал и методы исследования ........................................................................... 17 Глава 3. Построение системы подрода Esula рода Euphorbia на основе молекулярно- филогенетического подхода ...................................................................................................... 24 3.1. Краткая история молекулярно-филогенетического изучения рода Euphorbia и его подрода Esula ......................................................................................................... 24 3.2. Результаты молекулярно-филогенетического
    [Show full text]
  • Article N° 09 Conf. CM², Split, Croatie, 2017
    Conférence Méditerranéenne Côtière et Maritime EDITION 4, SPLIT, CROATIA (2017) Coastal and Maritime Mediterranean Conference Disponible en ligne – http://www.paralia.fr – Available online Adriatic karstic estuaries, their characteristics and evolution Mladen JURAČIĆ 1 1. University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Geology, Horvatovac 102a, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia. [email protected] Abstract: The coastal area of the eastern Adriatic is characterized with a prevalence of carbonate rocks and well-developed karst. Present freshwater input into the Adriatic is quite large, mostly through coastal and submarine springs. However, there are also a number of rivers debouching in the Adriatic from the eastern coast. Most of them have canyon like fluviokarstic valleys that were carved dominantly during Pleistocene and were drowned during post-LGM sea-level rise forming estuaries. These estuaries are filled to a different extent during Holocene highstand (last 7.500 years). The intraestuarine delta progradation is rather different in those estuaries depending on the quantity of the river- borne material. Human impact on progradation rate in some of the estuaries has been shown. Keywords: Estuaries, Sedimentation, Intraestuarine delta, Progradation, Allogenic river, Anthopo- genic influence. https://dx.doi.org/10.5150/cmcm.2017.009 45 Mediterranean rocky coasts: Features, processes, evolution and problems 1. Introduction Eastern Adriatic coastal area is formed predominantly in Mesozoic carbonate rocks with well-developed karst (PIKELJ & JURAČIĆ, 2013). Due to prevalent humid climatic conditions and karst maturation present freshwater input into the Adriatic is large, mostly through coastal and submarine springs (vruljas). However, there are also a number of rivers debouching into the Adriatic.
    [Show full text]
  • Conserving Europe's Threatened Plants
    Conserving Europe’s threatened plants Progress towards Target 8 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation Conserving Europe’s threatened plants Progress towards Target 8 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation By Suzanne Sharrock and Meirion Jones May 2009 Recommended citation: Sharrock, S. and Jones, M., 2009. Conserving Europe’s threatened plants: Progress towards Target 8 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation Botanic Gardens Conservation International, Richmond, UK ISBN 978-1-905164-30-1 Published by Botanic Gardens Conservation International Descanso House, 199 Kew Road, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3BW, UK Design: John Morgan, [email protected] Acknowledgements The work of establishing a consolidated list of threatened Photo credits European plants was first initiated by Hugh Synge who developed the original database on which this report is based. All images are credited to BGCI with the exceptions of: We are most grateful to Hugh for providing this database to page 5, Nikos Krigas; page 8. Christophe Libert; page 10, BGCI and advising on further development of the list. The Pawel Kos; page 12 (upper), Nikos Krigas; page 14: James exacting task of inputting data from national Red Lists was Hitchmough; page 16 (lower), Jože Bavcon; page 17 (upper), carried out by Chris Cockel and without his dedicated work, the Nkos Krigas; page 20 (upper), Anca Sarbu; page 21, Nikos list would not have been completed. Thank you for your efforts Krigas; page 22 (upper) Simon Williams; page 22 (lower), RBG Chris. We are grateful to all the members of the European Kew; page 23 (upper), Jo Packet; page 23 (lower), Sandrine Botanic Gardens Consortium and other colleagues from Europe Godefroid; page 24 (upper) Jože Bavcon; page 24 (lower), Frank who provided essential advice, guidance and supplementary Scumacher; page 25 (upper) Michael Burkart; page 25, (lower) information on the species included in the database.
    [Show full text]
  • The Pharmaceutical Potential of Compounds from Tasmanian Clematis Species
    The Pharmaceutical Potential of Compounds from Tasmanian Clematis species by Fangming Jin Bachelor in Pharmacology of Chinese Medicine (from Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China) Master of Pharmaceutical Science (from University of Tasmania, Australia) Submitted in fulfilment of the requirement for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy School of Pharmacy University of Tasmania May 2012 The Pharmaceutical Potential of Compounds from Tasmanian Clematis species DEDICATION To My loving parents and husband, and My beloved supervisors, Dr. Christian Narkowicz and Dr. Glenn A Jacobson, For their on-going support and sacrifices, I dedicate my research to you. i The Pharmaceutical Potential of Compounds from Tasmanian Clematis species DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY This thesis contains no material that has been accepted for the award of any other degree or diploma in any other tertiary institution. To the best of my knowledge and belief, this thesis contains no material previously published or written by any other person except where due reference is made in the text of the thesis. Fangming Jin May 7, 2012 ii The Pharmaceutical Potential of Compounds from Tasmanian Clematis species AUTHORITY OF ACCESS This thesis may be available for loan and limited copying in accordance with the Copyright Act 1968. Fangming Jin May 7, 2012 iii The Pharmaceutical Potential of Compounds from Tasmanian Clematis species ABSTRACT Aims The aim of the study was to investigate the antitumour, antibacterial and anti- inflammatory activities of some Tasmanian native Clematis spp. and to isolate and identify the potential pharmaceutical constituents. Methods The antitumour activities, antibacterial activities and anti-inflammatory effects of leaf material of Clematis spp.
    [Show full text]
  • Exploring Patterns of Variation Within the Central-European Tephroseris Longifolia Agg.: Karyological and Morphological Study
    Preslia 87: 163–194, 2015 163 Exploring patterns of variation within the central-European Tephroseris longifolia agg.: karyological and morphological study Karyologická a morfologická variabilita v rámci Tephroseris longifolia agg. Katarína O l š a v s k á1, Barbora Šingliarová1, Judita K o c h j a r o v á1,3, Zuzana Labdíková2,IvetaŠkodová1, Katarína H e g e d ü š o v á1 &MonikaJanišová1 1Institute of Botany, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, SK-84523 Bratislava, Slovakia, e-mail: [email protected]; 2Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Matej Bel, Tajovského 40, SK-97401 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia; 3Comenius University, Bratislava, Botanical Garden – detached unit, SK-03815 Blatnica, Slovakia Olšavská K., Šingliarová B., Kochjarová J., LabdíkováZ.,ŠkodováI.,HegedüšováK.&JanišováM. (2015): Exploring patterns of variation within the central-European Tephroseris longifolia agg.: karyological and morphological study. – Preslia 87: 163–194. Tephroseris longifolia agg. is an intricate complex of perennial outcrossing herbaceous plants. Recently, five subspecies with rather separate distributions and different geographic patterns were assigned to the aggregate: T. longifolia subsp. longifolia, subsp. pseudocrispa and subsp. gaudinii predominate in the Eastern Alps; the distribution of subsp. brachychaeta is confined to the northern and central Apennines and subsp. moravica is endemic in the Western Carpathians. Carpathian taxon T. l. subsp. moravica is known only from nine localities in Slovakia and the Czech Republic and is treated as an endangered taxon of European importance (according to Natura 2000 network). As the taxonomy of this aggregate is not comprehensively elaborated the aim of this study was to detect variability within the Tephroseris longifolia agg.
    [Show full text]
  • Croatia: Submerged Prehistoric Sites in a Karstic Landscape 18
    Croatia: Submerged Prehistoric Sites in a Karstic Landscape 18 Irena Radić Rossi, Ivor Karavanić, and Valerija Butorac Abstract extend as late as the medieval period. In con- Croatia has a long history of underwater sequence, the chronological range of prehis- archaeological research, especially of ship- toric underwater finds extends from the wrecks and the history of sea travel and trade Mousterian period through to the Late Iron in Classical Antiquity, but also including inter- Age. Known sites currently number 33 in the mittent discoveries of submerged prehistoric SPLASHCOS Viewer with the greatest num- archaeology. Most of the prehistoric finds ber belonging to the Neolithic or Bronze Age have been discovered by chance because of periods, but ongoing underwater surveys con- construction work and development at the tinue to add new sites to the list. Systematic shore edge or during underwater investiga- research has intensified in the past decade and tions of shipwrecks. Eustatic sea-level changes demonstrates the presence of in situ culture would have exposed very extensive areas of layers, excellent conditions of preservation now-submerged landscape, especially in the including wooden remains in many cases, and northern Adriatic, of great importance in the the presence of artificial structures of stone Palaeolithic and early Mesolithic periods. and wood possibly built as protection against Because of sinking coastlines in more recent sea-level rise or as fish traps. Existing discov- millennia, submerged palaeoshorelines and eries demonstrate the scope for new research archaeological remains of settlement activity and new discoveries and the integration of archaeological investigations with palaeoenvi- I. R. Rossi (*) ronmental and palaeoclimatic analyses of sub- Department of Archaeology, University of Zadar, merged sediments in lakes and on the seabed.
    [Show full text]