Monograph Natural-history heritage of Tomislavgrad: An example of promotion, research and protection directions for Duvanjsko and Livanjsko Roman Ozimec & Marko Radoš Mara, NGO Naša baština (Our Heritage) The region of Tomislavgrad County covers 969 km2 and belongs partly to the Mediterranean, partly to the Alpine Biogeographical Region.

Map by D. Radoš Photo by B. Stumberger

2 big karst : Duvanjsko polje (112 km2) Buško blato, part of Livanjsko polje (405 km²) Smaller karst poljes: Dugo polje (19,1 km²), Roško polje (3,9 km²), Šujičko polje (2,7 km²), Viničko polje (2,2 km²)…

11 mountain massifs: Čvrsnica (2228 m), Vran (2074 m), Cincar (2006 m), Kamešnica (1856 m), Ljubuša (1797 m), Tušnica (1700 m), Jelovača (1527 m), Zavelim (1346 m), Lib (1328 m), Gvozd (1304 m) and Grabovica, with Midena (1224 m). Photo by M. Šumanović

2 lakes: Buško (55,92 km2) and Blidinjsko (up to 6 km2) Main river: Šujica (47,27 km): several small rivers: Drina, Miljacka, Ričina, Seget Hydrologicaly belong to Cetina river system, partly to Jadro, Žrnovnica, Vruja, also Vrljika ( river system)

Photo by I. Raič Photo by S.. Budimir Biško

The basic idea was to establish an expert team of natural-history researches, who can create a synthesis of all aspects of the natural history heritage for a region, which is in this regard almost unknown. Project leaders: Society Naša baština (Our heritage) from Tomislavgrad (Bosnia and ) and (Croatia)

Started at the end of 2009 and after 3,5 years of work in august 2013,

Here is the Monograph

on 615 pages and

1218 ilustrations

Monograph is result of work:

4 members of editor counsel Robert Jolić, Roman Ozimec, Marko Radoš Mara, Vinko Vukadin 2 chief-editors Roman Ozimec, Marko Radoš Mara 3 reviewers Stipe Čuić (Tomislavgrad) Dr. sc. Sanja Lozić (Zadar) Doc. dr. sc. Lada Lukić Bilela () graphical designer Marijana Pekas - Lana lector Dr. sc. Iva Beljan 2 correctors Prof. Nives Šumanović, dr. sc. Robert Jolić and Several translators LIPALINGUA d.o.o. 24 autors

Dr. sc. Sabaheta Abadžić (Flora; In memoriam Č. Šilić) Ivan Buntić (Speleology) Mag. Ivan Buntić (Livestock) Dr. sc. Ante Ivanković (Livestock) Dr. sc. Robert Jolić (History) Dr. sc. Kristina Krklec (Geology & geomorfology) Marija Majić (Mountaneering) Neven Matočec (Fungi, Lichens, Algae & Mosses) Dr. sc. Boro Mioč (Livestock) Mr. sc. Roman Ozimec (Introduction; Fungi, Lichens, Algae & Mosses; Fauna; Agrobiodiversity Hunting and Fishery; Tourism; In memoriam M. Schneider Jacoby) Dr. sc. Dražen Perica (Geology & geomorfology) Mag. Nediljko Pokrajčić (Forestry) Mag. Anica Radoš (Tornjak) Bože Radoš (Mountaneering) Mag. Denis Radoš (Geography; Geology & geomorfology; Paleontology; Prof. Jozo Radoš (Geography) Marko Radoš Mara (Mountaneering; Tourism; AfterwordŽ) Mirko Šarac Mićo (Fauna; Hunting and Fishery) Dr. sc. Čedomil Šilić† (Flora) Dr. sc. Dubravka Šoljan (Flora; In memoriam Č. Šilić) Dr. sc. Borut Stumberger (Fauna; In memoriam M. Schneider Jacoby) Miro Šumanović (Speleology Tourism; Afterword) Mag. Ante Vukadin (Tornjak) Mr. sc. Vinko Vukadin (Foreword) 53 photographers

Damir Basara, Suzana Budimir Biško, Petar Buljan, Ivan Buntić B., Suzana Buntić, Hrvoje Cvitanović, Mate Ćurić, Ivica Dilber, Milan Drmić, Stipe Đivić, Ivo Dolić, Petar Galić, Goran Glamuzina, Ante Ivanković, Duško Jelić, Ivica Jolić, Robert Jolić, Perica Jukić, Anđa Kelava Đula, Davorka Kitonić, Peter Knaus, Tihomir Kovačević, Kristina Krklec, Dominik Magdalenić, Igor Mandušić, Ivan Mašić Imanja, Neven Matočec, Ivan Milić, Karolina Naletilić, Roman Ozimec, Dražen Perica, Nedjeljko Pokrajčić, Ante Radić, Ante Radoš, Denis Radoš, Lidija Radoš, Marko Radoš Mara, Marko Radoš, Ruža Radoš, Ćiril Ćiro Raič, Ivan Raič, Tomo Raič, Borut Stumberger, Ivica Šarac, Jozo Šarac, Mirko Šarac, Ante Šarić, Dubravka Šoljan, Miro Šumanović, Z. Tajić, Milna Tudor- Kalit, Ante Vukadin, Vinko Vukadin For Monograph we

Reed over 500 books and articles

Select over 21500 photographs,

Used data from more archieves: Kolekcija I. Ćurković; Arhiva Stipan Ćurković-Beba; Arhiva Eco-selo Grabovica; Arhiva FHMZ Sarajevo; Arhiva Motel Hajdučke vrleti; Arhiva HAZU – Odjel za etnologiju; Galerija fotografija Karmela sv. Ilije; Arhiva Kinološka udruga “Tomislav”; Arhiva Naša baština; Arhiva Naša ognjišta (NO); Arhiva Planinarsko društvo “Orlova stina”; Arhiva Ćiril Ćiro Raič; Arhiva Udruga Rožana Zagreb; Arhiva Šume Herceg-Bosne; Arhiva TRN. And finally concluded 15 Chapters: History

Geography

Geology, Geomorphology & Pedology

Palaeontology

Speleology

Fungi, Lichens, Algae & Mosses

Flora

Fauna

Agrobiodiversity

Forestry

Hunting and Fishery

Livestock

Dog breed Tornjak

Mountaineering

Tourism Each chapter is organised in

Introduction

Research history

Synthesis

Conclusions

References

Abstracts in Croatian, German & English

In first part of Monograph there are

Foreword Vinko Vukadin

3 Reviews writer Stipe Čuić (Tomislavgrad) Dr. sc. Sanja Lozić (Zadar) Doc. dr. sc. Lada Lukić Bilela (Sarajevo)

and

Introduction Roman Ozimec

On the end of the Monograph, are two In memoriam, Dedicated to two excelent scientist & friends.

B&H Botanist dr. sc. Čedomil Šilić, with Flora, as his last work in this Monograph,

and German Ecologist dr. sc. Martin Schneider Jacoby, potential reviewer, friend and excelent expert for Dinaric region, even language. Final parts are:

Afterword Miro Šumanović, Marko Radoš Mara

Mention Marko Radoš Mara, Roman Ozimec

Glossary Alan Čaplar, Roman Ozimec

With over 3200 terms

and

Content Printed by Grafotisak,

Edition 2 000 copies

Published in Tomislavgrad - Zagreb, 2013

Price 70 KM / 40 Eur / 300 kn Financially support by EuroNatur, Croatian and the cantonal and regional authorities

Ministry of culture RH,

Environmental protection and energy efficiency Fund RH,

Croatian water resources

Cantonal Ministry BiH

Municipality of Tomislavgrad

and more than 20 other small supporters from Bosnia & Herzegovina, and Croatia. Here is an exceptional biodiversity of landscapes, ecological systems and habitats with a high level of endemism.

A great many endemic species , Tertiary and glacial relicts including some pre- Tertiary relicts in the central Dinaric area, with some endemic species limited to the Tomislavgrad Area, particulary cave fauna.

Further research is imperative, from the karstic phenomena to the mapping of habitats, systematic inventorying and analysis of individual taxonomical groups and the bionomics of individual taxa. The monograph gives an extensive synthesis of all fields of the natural history sciences for one of the ecologically most important regions in .

It will be an important source of information and education for the inhabitants of the region and future generations. Finally,

‘The Monograph of the Natural-history Heritage of Tomislavgrad’

represents an example for the promotion of nature conservation and will give us the direction for further research and the protection of Duvanjsko and Livanjsko polje.

THANKS FOR ATTENTION AND ENJOY IN MONOGRAPH!

Photo by T. Kovačević