Beaver (Castor fiber) in Slovenia

Bober je bil v Sloveniji zanesljivo prisoten od interglaciala Riss/Würm pa vse do 17-18. stoletja, ko ga je iztrebil človek. Prva pobuda za njegovo ponovno naselitev (1992) zaradi pomanjkanja sredstev ni zaživela. Bober se je tako naselil v Sloveniji po naravni poti, kot posledica naselitev bavarskih bobrov na Hrvaško, ki so se začele leta 1996. Prva naselbina je bila zabeležena pozimi 1998/1999 v spodnjem toku Radulje, ob izlivu v Krko. Bober je odtlej stalno prisoten na tem območju. Prvo razmnoževanje smo zabeležili leta 2001, pozimi 2003/2004 pa so se bobri ustalili tudi v zgornjem delu Krke. Oktobra 2002 se je bober pojavil tudi na Dobličici, kjer se je prav tako ustalil. Oba habitata sta za bobra suboptimalna glede kakovosti vode, brežin in prehranske osnove, močna pa je prisotnost človeka. Škode in konflikti so na obeh območjih zmerne. Obe naselbini sta opredeljeni kot območji NATURA 2000.V zadnjih dveh letih se je bober pojavil tudi na Sotli (2005), Muri (2005) in Dravi (2006). Populacija bobrov v Sloveniji predstavlja obrobje hrvaške populacije

Predlog za obravnavo bolnika z astmo na primarni in pulmološki specialistični ravni v Sloveniji

Z dokumentom želimo smernice, ki jih predlaga GINA, vključiti v slovenski prostor. Želimo, da bi dokument služil enotnemu in dogovorjenemu pristopu k obravnavi bolnikov z astmo na primarni in specialistični pulmološki ravni

Environmental DNA in subterranean biology update: from “Where?” to “How many?”

Recent records of Proteus anguinus outside its historically known range (Gorički et al. 2017), discovered through detection of its DNA dissolved in groundwater (environmental DNA or eDNA), mark the beginning of a new era in the study and conservation of cryptic subterranean biodiversity. An upgraded technology, droplet digital PCR (ddPCR), initially developed for studies of gene expression, detection of genetically modified organisms and in medical diagnostics, is being tested for improved detection of the much smaller and rare stygobiont, the cave clam Congeria jalzici. In parallel to eDNA assay development for various stygobiotic species of the Dinaric Karst, a groundwater-sample library is being created. The samples will be available for future analysis of their species composition and will also serve as a source of information on any changes in species distribution over time. In another line of eDNA research, the utility of ddPCR for direct quantification of eDNA molecules in groundwater is being explored by using the large, accessible and well-characterized (Zakšek and Trontelj 2017) natural Proteus population in the Planina Cave (Slovenia) as a model. The eDNA methodology may in the future be applied in estimation and monitoring of Proteus population sizes without having to see, mark or otherwise disturb the animals themselves