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Deep, deep down: a day in the life of a subterranean biologist

Špela Borko tells how cave-diving enhanced her appreciation of the myriad life forms that teem in underground lakes. Špela Borko tells how cave-diving enhanced her appreciation of the myriad life forms that teem in underground lakes. ....

Bjelovarsko Bilogorska , Slovenia General , Croatia General , Subterranean Biology Lab , University Of Ljubljana , Eocene Epoch , Balkan Rivers , Lake Prespa , Neretva River ,

How biological surveys prevent destructive dams in the Balkans

Balkan countries contain a large number of mostly wild and free-flowing rivers, which are home to impressive biodiversity but which have become threatened by a wave of hydroelectric dam proposals in recent years: 3,200 mostly small hydropower plants are proposed to be built there in the next few years, the conservation organization RiverWatch estimates. So […] ....

Mongabay Youtube , Ulrich Eichelmann , Monica Pelliccia , Kurt Pinter , Vjosa River , Neretva River , Balkan Rivers , Blue Heart , Last Wild Rivers ,

Podcast: Science that saves free flowing rivers & rich biodiversity

“It might be the highest density of trout species on Earth,” says podcast guest Ulrich Eichelmann of Balkan countries’ riverine legacy, which has become threatened by a tsunami of hydroelectric dam proposals in recent years: 2,796 mostly small hydropower plants are proposed to be built in the next few years, his organization Riverwatch estimates. So […] ....

Ulrich Eichelmann , Goran Safarek , Riverwatch Euronatur , Balkan Rivers , Blue Heart , Balkan Peninsula , Neretva River , Vjosa River , Kravice Waterfall , Last Wild , Mongabay Newscast ,