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Physical and Geographical Description of the Boka Kotorska Bay

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Part of the book series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry ((HEC,volume 54))

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Compared to other parts of the Adriatic Sea, the Boka Kotorska Bay represents a unique and specific entity with its geographical position and geomorphological, climatological, hydrological and biotic characteristics. The sea deeply penetrates into the continent making it a unique fjord with the Mediterranean climate. The bay coastline length is 105.7 km, and the entire bay can be divided by its geographic–hydrographic properties into three entities: (1) the Kotor–Risan Bay, (2) the Tivat Bay and (3) the Herceg Novi Bay.

In biogeographical terms, the area of the Boka Kotorska Bay belongs to the Mediterranean region of the Adriatic–Ionian subregion of the Adriatic province characterised by sclerophyllous forest vegetation of the Quercion ilicis community and its derivatives in the form of shrubby formations of the type maquis, garrigue and rocky vegetation.

In the interior of the bay, in the base of mountains Lovćen, Orjen and Vrmac, there are small picturesque settlements creating an atmosphere of a nostalgia for history with all the magnificent old palaces, churches, cathedrals, towers, fortresses, defensive walls and similar. Almost 70% of all historical and cultural monuments of the whole of Montenegro are situated on the territory of the Municipality of Kotor.

The Boka Kotorska Bay (inner part from the Verige Strait: the Kotor–Risan Bay) was included in the UNESCO’s list of cultural and natural heritage of the humankind at the conference held on 22–26 October 1979, in Cairo-Luxor, for the purpose of preservation and valuation of authentic geological, geomorphological, biological and cultural heritage.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by:

(1) Grant of project: Research, use and protection of the littoral areas of South Adriatic. Project OSI – 267 (2001) Federal Ministry for Development, Science and Environment. Belgrade.

(2) The influence of anthropogenic factors on wildlife in the coastal zone of the Montenegrin coast. National project (2012–2015). Ministry of Science, Montenegro.

(3) Project III 46002 (2011–2016). Ministry of education, science and technology development of the Republic of Serbia.

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  3. Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

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Mandić, S., Radović, I., Radović, D. (2016). Physical and Geographical Description of the Boka Kotorska Bay. In: Joksimović, A., Djurović, M., Semenov, A., Zonn, I., Kostianoy, A. (eds) The Boka Kotorska Bay Environment . The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, vol 54. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2016_27

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