| |  The main aim of the CKFF is to collect, organize and disseminate
data and information about occurrence of plant and animal species in
Slovenia. It maintains the largest database in Slovenia, currently with
more than 970.000 datasets with daily increase. All data are available
through GIS interface to users. They are collected in collaboration
with Slovene Museum of Natural History, Biology Department of
University in Ljubljana, Biology Department of University in Maribor,
Slovene Botanical Society, Societas herpetologica slovenica, Slovene
Odonatological Society, Society for Study and Protection of
Butterflies, SDPVN - Slovenian Association for Bat Research and
Conservation and several individual experts. CKFF is working on surveys
of flora, vegetation, fauna and habitat types for Nature Conservation
and Spatial Planning purposes. Our employees are some of leading
Slovenian specialists for amphibians, dragonflies, butterflies,
freshwater fish, flora, habitats and vegetation. We also offer
consultancy and GIS support for Nature conservation purposes. In 1997
Atlas of Dragonflies (Odonata) of Slovenia was published as the first
one in a CKFF series Atlas faunae et florae Sloveniae. In 2001
Materials for the Atlas of Flora of Slovenia (3192 distribution maps of
vascular plants) were published. Currently three Atlas projects are in
their final stage (Amphibians, Opiliones and Plecoptera) and two new
Atlas projects (Lepidoptera and Chiroptera) started just recently. At
the moment CKFF is involved in the following European projects as
Slovenian partner: Important European Plant Areas, Important European
Dragonfly Areas, BioCase, MacMan (as associate partner), Interreg III A
- Phare CBC Austria- Slovenia project: "Amphibienschutz im
Alpen-Adria-Raum" (2002-2006) and Life - Nature Project: Conservation
of endangered habitats/species in the future Karst Park (2002-2005).
The main current national projects are Proposal for the designation of
pSAC Natura 2000 sites for amphibians, bats and dragonflies in Slovenia
(all current invited tenders for pSAC in Slovenia) and Mapping of
habitat types in selected areas.
RESEARCH TEAM: Mladen Kotarac, Primož Presetnik, Vesna Grobelnik, Katja Poboljšaj |
