The symposium is organized by the SubBioLab team of the University of Ljubljana
(Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty) in collaboration with the Centre for Karst and Speleology
from Sarajevo, and will be held in Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
on 9th and 10th April 2022.
The symposium will be organized as a final event of the SubBIOCODE project,
financed by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund. The project area
encompasses Trebišnjica River catchment in Southeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. Trebinje, Trebišnjica River
and the wider area surrounding it played an important role in the history of speleobiology. It is the area
where some exceptional subterranean taxa, like the only subterranean mussel genus, Congeria sp., or the only
subterranean tube worm, Marifugia cavatica, were described from. It represents a large part of the Southern
Dinaric subterranean biodiversity hotspot (together with the Western Montenegro and Dalmatia). Vjetrenica
cave is one of the richest localities in the world considering the number of subterranean species.
Unfortunately, this subterranean biodiversity hotspot area is threatened due to an unfortunate combination
of incomplete knowledge and ambitious economic-developmental plans. Therefore, there is no better place
than Trebinje to address various questions regarding raising level of knowledge and conservation of
subterranean biodiversity in the Dinaric region.
Following the successful 1st and 2nd Dinaric Symposia, held in Zagreb (Croatia) and Postojna (Slovenia),
respectively, we look forward to successful 3rd Dinaric Symposium! It will establish new and deepen the existing
networks between scientists and amateurs, interested in rich subterranean biodiversity of the Dinaric region.
This includes a wide array of topics, related to subterranean world - systematics, biogeography, evolution,
ecology, biodiversity, conservation, etc.
Please stay tuned for more information on the symposium, which will be posted on this website.
Teo Delić, Chair of the Organizing Committee
Contact us: 3rd.dinaric.symposium@gmail.com
Registration deadline was Wednesday, 16th March 2022. Registration is valid, when the Application form is submitted.
Please download the Application form. Submit it via email to 3rd.dinaric.symposium@gmail.com.
Due to CEPF financial support to SubBIOCODE project, the attendance to the conference will be free of charge – there is NO registration fee. Still, please send the application form only when you are certain to attend the meeting, to avoid unnecessary organizational costs.
Contributions related to different studies of subterranean biodiversity in the Dinarides and in the wider region are welcome. Abstracts are required for all oral and poster presentations. Please download the Abstract form and follow the instructions within. Abstracts should be sent to 3rd.dinaric.symposium@gmail.com, before 16th March.
The symposium will be held at Muzej Hercegovine, Stari Grad 59, 89000 Trebinje, Bosna and Herzegovina
