Karlovac University of Applied Sciences. Department of Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation. Professional Study of Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation.
Abstract
Biokovski botanički vrt Kotišina zamišljen je kao ograđeni dio prirode smješten na primorskim obroncima planine Biokovo iznad sela Kotišine. Na temelju zaključka I i II znanstvenog skupa o biokovskom području osnovan je Odlukom Skupštine općine Makarska 1984. godine i Zakonom zaštićen kao spomenik parkovne arhitekture.
Prostire se na 16,5 ha, na nadmorskoj visini od 300 – 500 metara te dijelom zadire u prostor Parka prirode Biokovo. Prema zamisli idejnog začetnika Vrta fra. Jure Radića zamišljen je kao „Biokovo u malom“ gdje su na relativno malom prostoru zastupljena raznolika staništa, na kojima su se zadržali prirodni oblici vegetacije sa samorodnom florom. Predviđena namjena Vrta prvenstveno je znanstveno istraživanje i monitoring populacija, zatim odgojno-obrazovna te turistička funkcija u svrhu upoznavanja biljnog svijeta Biokova.Biokovo botanical garden is designed as an enclosed part of nature located on the coastal slopes of the mountain Biokovo, above the village Kotišina. Based on the conclusions I and II Scientific conference on nature of the Biokovo area, was established by the Decision of the Municipal Assembly of Makarska in 1984. and legally protected as a monument of landscape architecture. It stretches over 16,5 hectares, at an altitude of 300-500 meters, and partly encroaches on the space of the Biokovo Nature Park. According to the idea of dr. sc. fra Jure Radić, Biokovo botanical garden was established as a "Biokovo in small”, where on a relatively small area diverse habitats were represented, and where natural vegetation with its native flora were kept. The designated purpose of the garden is primarily scientific research and monitoring of plant populations, then secondly, educational and tourist function to familiarize with flora of Biokovo were planned
