InhaltsangabeList of Contributors.- 1. Pattern and Process in Balkan Biodiversity - an overview; B. Krystufek, J.M. Reed.- 2. The physical geography of the Balkans and nomenclature of place names; J.M. Reed, B. Krystufek, W.J. Eastwood.- Part 1: Terrestrial.- 3. East Mediterranean vegetation and climate change; W.J. Eastwood.- 4. The Balkans as prime glacial refugial territory of European temperate trees; P.C. Tzedakis.- 5. Quaternary biotic interactions in Slovenia and adjacent regions: the vegetation; D. Watts.- 6. A quantitative assessment of Balkan mammal diversity; B. Krystufek.- 7. Karyotypic variation in mammals of the Balkan Peninsula; J. Zima.- 8. Late Pleistocene rodent dispersal in the Balkans; G. Storch.- 9. Early hominids in the Balkans; N. Galanidou.- 10. The biodiversity of amphibians and reptiles in the Balkan Peninsula; G. Dzukic, M.L.Kalezic.- 11. A zoogeographical review of the spiders (Araneae) of the Balkan Peninsula; C. Deltshev.- Part 2: Aquatic.- 12. Distribution pattern of the aquatic fauna of the Balkan Peninsula; P.M. Banarescu.- 13. The bivalve mollusc fauna of ancient lakes in the context of the historical biogeography of the Balkan region; A.V. Korniushin.- 14. A faunistic review of the modern and fossil molluscan fauna from Lake Pamvotis, Ioannina, an ancient lake in NW Greece: implications for endemism in the Balkans; M.R. Frogley, R.C. Preece.- 15. Fossil ostracods, faunistics and the evolution of regional biodiversity; H.I. Griffiths, M.R. Frogley.- 16. The potential of diatoms as biodiversity indicators in the Balkans; J.M. Reed.- 17. The current status of Adriatic fish biodiversity; L. Lipej, J. Dulcic.- Part 3: Subterranean.- 18. A census of the obligate subterranean fauna of the Balkan Peninsula; B. Sket, K. Paragamian, P. Trontelj.- 19. Diversity of Copepoda (Crustacea) in the unsaturated zone of Karstic caves of Slovenia; A. Brancelj, T. Pipan.- Subject Index

List of Contributors.- 1. Pattern and Process in Balkan Biodiversity - an overview; B. Kryštufek, J.M. Reed.- 2. The physical geography of the Balkans and nomenclature of place names; J.M. Reed, B. Kryštufek, W.J. Eastwood.- Part 1: Terrestrial.- 3. East Mediterranean vegetation and climate change; W.J. Eastwood.- 4. The Balkans as prime glacial refugial territory of European temperate trees; P.C. Tzedakis.- 5. Quaternary biotic interactions in Slovenia and adjacent regions: the vegetation; D. Watts.- 6. A quantitative assessment of Balkan mammal diversity; B. Kryštufek.- 7. Karyotypic variation in mammals of the Balkan Peninsula; J. Zima.- 8. Late Pleistocene rodent dispersal in the Balkans; G. Storch.- 9. Early hominids in the Balkans; N. Galanidou.- 10. The biodiversity of amphibians and reptiles in the Balkan Peninsula; G. Džukic, M.L.Kalezic.- 11. A zoogeographical review of the spiders (Araneae) of the Balkan Peninsula; C. Deltshev.- Part 2: Aquatic.- 12. Distribution pattern of the aquatic fauna of the Balkan Peninsula; P.M. Banarescu.- 13. The bivalve mollusc fauna of ancient lakes in the context of the historical biogeography of the Balkan region; A.V. Korniushin.- 14. A faunistic review of the modern and fossil molluscan fauna from Lake Pamvotis, Ioannina, an ancient lake in NW Greece: implications for endemism in the Balkans; M.R. Frogley , R.C. Preece.- 15. Fossil ostracods, faunistics and the evolution of regional biodiversity; H.I. Griffiths, M.R. Frogley.- 16. The potential of diatoms as biodiversity indicators in the Balkans; J.M. Reed.- 17. The current status of Adriatic fish biodiversity; L. Lipej, J. Dulcic.- Part 3: Subterranean.- 18. A census of the obligate subterranean fauna of the Balkan Peninsula; B. Sket, K. Paragamian, P. Trontelj.- 19. Diversity of Copepoda (Crustacea) in the unsaturated zone of Karstic caves of Slovenia; A. Brancelj, T. Pipan.- Subject Index