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Post by jonsdigs on Oct 29, 2008 16:34:13 GMT -5
Major Bosnian karst polje receives international recognitionScience Centric 8 October 2008 What may be the world's largest karst polje - a distinctive landscape shaped by water and soluble rocks - has been officially recognised as a Ramsar wetland of international importance. The 45,868-hectare Livanjsko Polje, near the town of Livno in Bosnia and Herzegovina, contains an impressive network of surface and underground water bodies including rivers, springs, sinkholes, lakes and oxbow lakes. It is the largest wetland in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with important populations of rare birds and significant communities including corn crake, Montagu's harrier, lesser spotted eagles, redshank, snipe and great bittern. Full Story
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