TRSKOVAČA MARSH- Platičevo

TRSKOVAČA MARSH- Platičevo

Trskovača Marsh is located on the outskirts of the village of Platičevo, in the southern part of the municipality of Ruma. It was placed under state protection to preserve the natural spawning grounds of rare native fish species, including tench and crucian carp, as well as habitats characteristic of marshland and wetland ecosystems and the wetland vegetation found in open grassland areas, such as reeds, bulrushes, sedges and marsh willows.

Trskovača was once a marshland ecosystem that underwent significant changes in the 1970s, when drainage and land-reclamation measures were introduced with the aim of converting the area to agricultural use and intensive cultivation, in line with practices that were also widespread elsewhere in the world at the time. As a natural depression and one of the flood-prone areas of the River Sava, the area is characterised by a high groundwater level, high air humidity during the summer months and morning dew resulting from this microclimate. At the time, Trskovača was therefore an important area both for farmers, particularly vegetable growers, and as a habitat for rare native plant and animal species.

These interventions drastically altered and damaged the wetland ecosystem. The former open water areas were reduced to artificial drainage channels, while agricultural cultivation on the remaining land was limited to plots that could be farmed, due to high groundwater levels and poor soil quality.

As a consequence, many plots were abandoned shortly after intensive agricultural cultivation began. This led to changes in vegetation, with invasive, non-native and xerophytic species becoming dominant over the native hydrophytic and hygrophytic species typical of wetland habitats.

At the beginning of the 21st century, at the initiative of local residents of Platičevo, research was undertaken by scientific and professional institutions – an initiative that represents one of the few examples of its kind in Serbia. The research covered the area’s soil, morphological, cultural and natural characteristics.

The findings were presented in a Protection Study, which served as the basis for the formal designation of the area as a protected site. The research confirmed stable populations of rare native fish species, rich birdlife, characteristic flora preserved in a mosaic pattern, and a complex habitat in need of restoration, improvement and protection.

Since 2011, active conservation measures have been implemented through a range of activities, in accordance with nature protection requirements.

Photo credits: Ruma Municipality Tourist Organisation

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