Perco, Fabio

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51fABio percoDirettore	scientifico	Riserva	Naturale	Regionale	“Foce	dell’Isonzo	-	Isola	della Cona”, e-mail: fabio.perco@gmail.comAt the mouth of the River Isonzo in North Eastern Italy, a “Nature Re-serve” was created in 1996 by the Regional Administration, recogniz-ing	the	good	results	of	a	restoration	project	started	in	1983.	The	main	aims	of	this	project	are	the	conservation	of	some	habitats	in	their	cur-rent	state	(e.g.	reedbeds,	sand-dunes,	mudflats	and	saltmarshes)	and	the restoration of formerly cultivated areas as freshwater marshes, with	temporary	wetlands	and	flooded	meadows.	At	present,	the	Nature	Reserve (2340 ha) works as a fully equipped “Wetland Centre” and it includes a museum and facilities for general visitors and researchers. The management of the area at “Isola della Cona”, with the aim of in-creasing biodiversity, employs both domestic and wild herbivores, such as cows, Camargue horses and wild geese, reproducing the natural sequence	of	summer	droughts	and	winter	flooding.	The	biodiversity	of	the area as a whole, already great for a number of reasons including Guida all’escursione Foce dell’Isonzo  Nature Reserve 21 aprile 201252its key position at the northernmost corner of the Adriatic Sea (and the Mediterranean),	 increased	 enormously	 from	 the	 first	 flooding	 of	 the	experimental pools in the year 1989. The area’s value for wildlife is of international importance, with more than 300 bird species until now recorded. The building of hides and an interpretation / research centre (Stazione Biologica Isola Cona – www.sbic.it) helps in the control of disturbance from a rapidly increasing number of visitors and allows for a	wider	knowledge	of	the	results	of	the	project.

Guida all’escursione Foce dell’Isonzo Nature Reserve 21 aprile 2012

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Guida all’escursione Foce dell’Isonzo Nature Reserve 21 aprile 2012

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