| Title: | Protection study for Ulcinj Salina : final version |
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| Authors: | ID Sovinc, Andrej (Author)
ID Tome, Davorin (Author)
ID Hošek, Michael (Author) |
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| Files: |  PDF - Presentation file, download (4,05 MB)
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 2.12 - Final Research Report |
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| Organization: |  NIB - National Institute of Biology
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| Abstract: | Ulcinj salina is situated in the outermost southern part of Montenegro and covers slightly less than 14.5 km2 of salty basins (total surface area is 1.477 ha). The salina is 1 km from the city of Ulcinj and from the Albanian border.
Ulcinj salina is located on the site of the former lagoon and wetland in the delta of the River Bojana. The works on amelioration of the former wetland area started in 1913. That is when the wetland was connected with the sea by the Port Milena channel and isolated itself from the Bojana River with a dike. In 1920 the decision to start with the establishment of the salina in Ulcinj was made. The salina was concluded in 1934 and the first harvesting of salt was done in 1935. The Ulcinj salina was created from the sea and represents a "cultural lagoon" and a man-made landscape. It is surrounded by channels that drain the nearby marshes and “knetas” (adjoining marshlands), not allowing their water to mix with the water from the salina. The channels take the water into the Port Milena canal and then into the sea.
The technological process of production was upgraded in the 1970s with construction of the refinery and with attempts to expand the production, both by enlarging the territory of the salina and use of industrial production between 1984 and 1994. Yearly production of salt before the above-mentioned attempts to expand the production (in the period 1935 to 1983) was highly dependent on the weather conditions and organisation of work; a maximum of 41.240 tons of salt was produced in 1952. A combination of manually collected salt and the salt produced through industrial process in the newly constructed factory in the years 1984 to 1994 led to a maximum yearly production of 59.353 tons. By contrast, the production in the last years of production (2003 to 2013) was dramatically lower, reaching on average only around 17.000 tons per year.
Ulcinj salina has very hot summers, moderately warm autumns and springs, and mild winters with temperatures only rarely below zero. On average, the most rain falls in autumn and winter, summers are two to three times more dry. Year-on-year and within years, changes in the amount of rain can be significant. Powerful pumps are essential for assuring constant water levels in basins which supports the maintenance of the ecological character of the area. The absence of salt production and consequent changes in water management have caused changes in water salinity, water regime and consequently changes in biodiversity.
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Publication date: | 12.12.2017 |
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| Place of publishing: | [S. l. |
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| Place of performance: | [S. l. |
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| Publisher: | s. n. |
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| Year of publishing: | 2017 |
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| Year of performance: | 2017 |
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| Number of pages: | 207 str. |
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| UDC: | 574.1 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 4549199  |
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| Note: | Ov. nasl.;
EUROPEAID/132633/C/SER/MULTI FRAMEWORK CONTRACT BENEFICIARIES - LOT NO. 6 - ENVIRONMENT - REQUEST 2016/379589 - VERSION 1;
Project: Finalization of the protection study for Ulcinj Salina;
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 05.09.2024 |
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| Views: | 28 |
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