TY  - JOUR
AU  - Popović, Nataša
AU  - Raković, Maja
AU  - Đuknić, Jelena
AU  - Csányi, Béla
AU  - Szekeres, József
AU  - Borza, Péter
AU  - Slobodnik, Jaroslav
AU  - Liška, Igor
AU  - Milošević, Đurađ
AU  - Kolarević, Stoimir
AU  - Simić, Vladica
AU  - Tubić, Bojana
AU  - Paunović, Momir
PY  - 2020
UR  - https://jlimnol.it/index.php/jlimnol/article/view/jlimnol.2019.1915
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3553
AB  - This study was carried out to identify the relations between macroinvertebrate communities and river basin specific (RBS) pollutants in the Danube River. The investigation was performed at 68 sites along 2,500 km of the Danube. Forward selection (FS), canonical correspondence analyses (CCA), the Spearman correlation coefficient (SC) and BIO-ENV analysis (to detect synergistic effects) were used to identify the relations between the macroinvertebrate dataset and selected biological metrics with RBS pollutants. Of the 20 analysed pollutants (preselected based on NORMAN network methodology), seven (2,4-dinitrophenol, chloroxuron, bromacil, dimefuron, amoxicillin, bentazon and fluoranthene) were found to significantly correlate with macroinvertebrate communities. BIO-ENV analysis revealed 3 subsets of environmental variables that were in high correlation with the biota resemblance matrix, consisting mainly of a combination of the above-mentioned pollutants. Our results indicate that there are significant correlations between chemical determinants and aquatic biota. Moreover, this study contributes to the validation of the methodology used for prioritization of RBS pollutants proposed by the NORMAN network.
T2  - Journal of Limnology
T1  - The relationship between river basin specific (RBS) pollutants and macroinvertebrate communities
IS  - 1
VL  - 79
DO  - 10.4081/jlimnol.2019.1915
SP  - 59
EP  - 69
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Popović, Nataša and Raković, Maja and Đuknić, Jelena and Csányi, Béla and Szekeres, József and Borza, Péter and Slobodnik, Jaroslav and Liška, Igor and Milošević, Đurađ and Kolarević, Stoimir and Simić, Vladica and Tubić, Bojana and Paunović, Momir",
year = "2020",
abstract = "This study was carried out to identify the relations between macroinvertebrate communities and river basin specific (RBS) pollutants in the Danube River. The investigation was performed at 68 sites along 2,500 km of the Danube. Forward selection (FS), canonical correspondence analyses (CCA), the Spearman correlation coefficient (SC) and BIO-ENV analysis (to detect synergistic effects) were used to identify the relations between the macroinvertebrate dataset and selected biological metrics with RBS pollutants. Of the 20 analysed pollutants (preselected based on NORMAN network methodology), seven (2,4-dinitrophenol, chloroxuron, bromacil, dimefuron, amoxicillin, bentazon and fluoranthene) were found to significantly correlate with macroinvertebrate communities. BIO-ENV analysis revealed 3 subsets of environmental variables that were in high correlation with the biota resemblance matrix, consisting mainly of a combination of the above-mentioned pollutants. Our results indicate that there are significant correlations between chemical determinants and aquatic biota. Moreover, this study contributes to the validation of the methodology used for prioritization of RBS pollutants proposed by the NORMAN network.",
journal = "Journal of Limnology",
title = "The relationship between river basin specific (RBS) pollutants and macroinvertebrate communities",
number = "1",
volume = "79",
doi = "10.4081/jlimnol.2019.1915",
pages = "59-69"
}

Popović, N., Raković, M., Đuknić, J., Csányi, B., Szekeres, J., Borza, P., Slobodnik, J., Liška, I., Milošević, Đ., Kolarević, S., Simić, V., Tubić, B.,& Paunović, M.. (2020). The relationship between river basin specific (RBS) pollutants and macroinvertebrate communities. in Journal of Limnology, 79(1), 59-69.
https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2019.1915

Popović N, Raković M, Đuknić J, Csányi B, Szekeres J, Borza P, Slobodnik J, Liška I, Milošević Đ, Kolarević S, Simić V, Tubić B, Paunović M. The relationship between river basin specific (RBS) pollutants and macroinvertebrate communities. in Journal of Limnology. 2020;79(1):59-69.
doi:10.4081/jlimnol.2019.1915 .

Popović, Nataša, Raković, Maja, Đuknić, Jelena, Csányi, Béla, Szekeres, József, Borza, Péter, Slobodnik, Jaroslav, Liška, Igor, Milošević, Đurađ, Kolarević, Stoimir, Simić, Vladica, Tubić, Bojana, Paunović, Momir, "The relationship between river basin specific (RBS) pollutants and macroinvertebrate communities" in Journal of Limnology, 79, no. 1 (2020):59-69,
https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2019.1915 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Ilić, Marija
AU  - Jojić, Vida
AU  - Stamenković, Gorana
AU  - Marković, Vanja
AU  - Simić, Vladica
AU  - Paunović, Momir
AU  - Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka
PY  - 2019
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3383
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3515
AB  - We conducted a comparative (2D landmark-based geometric and traditional) morphometric analysis on tadpoles at early developmental stages. Two species of brown frog (Rana dalmatina and R. temporaria) and the common toad (Bufo bufo) were involved, all raised in the laboratory from fertilized eggs collected in their natural habitat. Taxonomic identification was confirmed by the DNA barcoding method with the 16S rRNA sequence as the gene marker. Interested to compare the methodologies for quantification and description of morphological differences among tadpoles of mentioned species, we aimed to: 1) calculate interspecies genetic distances as the most relevant measurement for species differentiation, 2) determine and describe size and shape variation, 3) identify relationships among the analyzed species at the morphological level and 4) assess their classification accuracy. Within the framework of the specified aims, both methodologies produced very similar results, i.e., the smallest divergence was between R. dalmatina and R. temporaria, while the most discriminative were B. bufo and R. temporaria. However, we observed subtle shape variation of the distal region of the tail that was detected only by the geometric morphometrics. Our findings support the following. Geometric morphometric method captures more subtle shape differences that were unable to be recovered from linear measurements. It performs slightly better in classification rate. Although it was not quantified, it stands to reason that there is no difference in time investment between the two approaches. Geometric morphometrics provides more information that can be leveraged to answer further questions and it has a clear advantage in visualizing.
T2  - Amphibia-Reptilia
T1  - Geometric vs. traditional morphometric methods for exploring morphological variation of tadpoles at early developmental stages
IS  - 4
VL  - 40
DO  - 10.1163/15685381-00001193
SP  - 499
EP  - 509
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Ilić, Marija and Jojić, Vida and Stamenković, Gorana and Marković, Vanja and Simić, Vladica and Paunović, Momir and Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka",
year = "2019",
abstract = "We conducted a comparative (2D landmark-based geometric and traditional) morphometric analysis on tadpoles at early developmental stages. Two species of brown frog (Rana dalmatina and R. temporaria) and the common toad (Bufo bufo) were involved, all raised in the laboratory from fertilized eggs collected in their natural habitat. Taxonomic identification was confirmed by the DNA barcoding method with the 16S rRNA sequence as the gene marker. Interested to compare the methodologies for quantification and description of morphological differences among tadpoles of mentioned species, we aimed to: 1) calculate interspecies genetic distances as the most relevant measurement for species differentiation, 2) determine and describe size and shape variation, 3) identify relationships among the analyzed species at the morphological level and 4) assess their classification accuracy. Within the framework of the specified aims, both methodologies produced very similar results, i.e., the smallest divergence was between R. dalmatina and R. temporaria, while the most discriminative were B. bufo and R. temporaria. However, we observed subtle shape variation of the distal region of the tail that was detected only by the geometric morphometrics. Our findings support the following. Geometric morphometric method captures more subtle shape differences that were unable to be recovered from linear measurements. It performs slightly better in classification rate. Although it was not quantified, it stands to reason that there is no difference in time investment between the two approaches. Geometric morphometrics provides more information that can be leveraged to answer further questions and it has a clear advantage in visualizing.",
journal = "Amphibia-Reptilia",
title = "Geometric vs. traditional morphometric methods for exploring morphological variation of tadpoles at early developmental stages",
number = "4",
volume = "40",
doi = "10.1163/15685381-00001193",
pages = "499-509"
}

Ilić, M., Jojić, V., Stamenković, G., Marković, V., Simić, V., Paunović, M.,& Crnobrnja-Isailović, J.. (2019). Geometric vs. traditional morphometric methods for exploring morphological variation of tadpoles at early developmental stages. in Amphibia-Reptilia, 40(4), 499-509.
https://doi.org/10.1163/15685381-00001193

Ilić M, Jojić V, Stamenković G, Marković V, Simić V, Paunović M, Crnobrnja-Isailović J. Geometric vs. traditional morphometric methods for exploring morphological variation of tadpoles at early developmental stages. in Amphibia-Reptilia. 2019;40(4):499-509.
doi:10.1163/15685381-00001193 .

Ilić, Marija, Jojić, Vida, Stamenković, Gorana, Marković, Vanja, Simić, Vladica, Paunović, Momir, Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka, "Geometric vs. traditional morphometric methods for exploring morphological variation of tadpoles at early developmental stages" in Amphibia-Reptilia, 40, no. 4 (2019):499-509,
https://doi.org/10.1163/15685381-00001193 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Ilić, Marija
AU  - Jojić, Vida
AU  - Stamenković, Gorana
AU  - Marković, Vanja
AU  - Simić, Vladica
AU  - Paunović, Momir
AU  - Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka
PY  - 2019
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3383
AB  - We conducted a comparative (2D landmark-based geometric and traditional) morphometric analysis on tadpoles at early developmental stages. Two species of brown frog (Rana dalmatina and R. temporaria) and the common toad (Bufo bufo) were involved, all raised in the laboratory from fertilized eggs collected in their natural habitat. Taxonomic identification was confirmed by the DNA barcoding method with the 16S rRNA sequence as the gene marker. Interested to compare the methodologies for quantification and description of morphological differences among tadpoles of mentioned species, we aimed to: 1) calculate interspecies genetic distances as the most relevant measurement for species differentiation, 2) determine and describe size and shape variation, 3) identify relationships among the analyzed species at the morphological level and 4) assess their classification accuracy. Within the framework of the specified aims, both methodologies produced very similar results, i.e., the smallest divergence was between R. dalmatina and R. temporaria, while the most discriminative were B. bufo and R. temporaria. However, we observed subtle shape variation of the distal region of the tail that was detected only by the geometric morphometrics. Our findings support the following. Geometric morphometric method captures more subtle shape differences that were unable to be recovered from linear measurements. It performs slightly better in classification rate. Although it was not quantified, it stands to reason that there is no difference in time investment between the two approaches. Geometric morphometrics provides more information that can be leveraged to answer further questions and it has a clear advantage in visualizing.
T2  - Amphibia-Reptilia
T1  - Geometric vs. traditional morphometric methods for exploring morphological variation of tadpoles at early developmental stages
IS  - 4
VL  - 40
DO  - 10.1163/15685381-00001193
SP  - 499
EP  - 509
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Ilić, Marija and Jojić, Vida and Stamenković, Gorana and Marković, Vanja and Simić, Vladica and Paunović, Momir and Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka",
year = "2019",
abstract = "We conducted a comparative (2D landmark-based geometric and traditional) morphometric analysis on tadpoles at early developmental stages. Two species of brown frog (Rana dalmatina and R. temporaria) and the common toad (Bufo bufo) were involved, all raised in the laboratory from fertilized eggs collected in their natural habitat. Taxonomic identification was confirmed by the DNA barcoding method with the 16S rRNA sequence as the gene marker. Interested to compare the methodologies for quantification and description of morphological differences among tadpoles of mentioned species, we aimed to: 1) calculate interspecies genetic distances as the most relevant measurement for species differentiation, 2) determine and describe size and shape variation, 3) identify relationships among the analyzed species at the morphological level and 4) assess their classification accuracy. Within the framework of the specified aims, both methodologies produced very similar results, i.e., the smallest divergence was between R. dalmatina and R. temporaria, while the most discriminative were B. bufo and R. temporaria. However, we observed subtle shape variation of the distal region of the tail that was detected only by the geometric morphometrics. Our findings support the following. Geometric morphometric method captures more subtle shape differences that were unable to be recovered from linear measurements. It performs slightly better in classification rate. Although it was not quantified, it stands to reason that there is no difference in time investment between the two approaches. Geometric morphometrics provides more information that can be leveraged to answer further questions and it has a clear advantage in visualizing.",
journal = "Amphibia-Reptilia",
title = "Geometric vs. traditional morphometric methods for exploring morphological variation of tadpoles at early developmental stages",
number = "4",
volume = "40",
doi = "10.1163/15685381-00001193",
pages = "499-509"
}

Ilić, M., Jojić, V., Stamenković, G., Marković, V., Simić, V., Paunović, M.,& Crnobrnja-Isailović, J.. (2019). Geometric vs. traditional morphometric methods for exploring morphological variation of tadpoles at early developmental stages. in Amphibia-Reptilia, 40(4), 499-509.
https://doi.org/10.1163/15685381-00001193

Ilić M, Jojić V, Stamenković G, Marković V, Simić V, Paunović M, Crnobrnja-Isailović J. Geometric vs. traditional morphometric methods for exploring morphological variation of tadpoles at early developmental stages. in Amphibia-Reptilia. 2019;40(4):499-509.
doi:10.1163/15685381-00001193 .

Ilić, Marija, Jojić, Vida, Stamenković, Gorana, Marković, Vanja, Simić, Vladica, Paunović, Momir, Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka, "Geometric vs. traditional morphometric methods for exploring morphological variation of tadpoles at early developmental stages" in Amphibia-Reptilia, 40, no. 4 (2019):499-509,
https://doi.org/10.1163/15685381-00001193 . .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Tubić, Bojana
AU  - Popović, Nataša
AU  - Atanacković, Ana
AU  - Petrović, Ana
AU  - Simić, Vladica
AU  - Csanyi, Bela
AU  - Szekeres, J.
AU  - Borza, P.
AU  - Slobodnik, Jaroslav
AU  - Liška, Igor
AU  - Milošević, Đurađ
AU  - Kolarević, Stoimir
AU  - Paunović, Momir
PY  - 2018
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4843
AB  - This paper discusses the use of different methods (multihabitat - MSH, Kick & Sweep 
method, Air lift sampling, multcorer, Van Veen grab, dredging) for aquatic 
macroinvertebrates sampling. Material was collected from the Danube River as a part of the 
three research programs: Joint Danube Survey 2, performed in period August-September 
2007 from Regensburg to Danube delta (96 sampling sites), Joint Danube Survey 3, 
performed in period August-September 2007 (68 sites) and national monitoring program 
performed in period September-November 2014 along Serbian stretch of the Danube River 
(12 sites). The aim of the study was to contribute to the standardization of the sampling 
procedures for the large lowland rivers. We tested the effectiveness of sampling methods in 
respect to macroinvertebrate taxa richness and metrics typically used for ecological status 
assessment. The selection of sampling approach is also discussed in relation to objectives of 
the survey – e.g. research, or routine monitoring, as well in respect to target taxa. Based on 
the our results we concluded that it is necessary to employ more than one sampling 
technique and to cover all available regions of large rivers, including the deeper parts in the 
case of research programs. For the routine monitoring we recommend to use standardized 
K&S method. Studies of the specific group of organisms require detailed monitoring of 
available habitats, and use of additional sampling methods (e.g. mussels or crayfish studies).
PB  - Zagreb: Croatian Biological Society
C3  - Book of abstracts, 13. Croatian biological congress with international participation, 19 - 23. September 2018, Poreč, Croatia
T1  - Standardising the methods for sampling aquatic macroinvertebrates of the large lowland rivers
SP  - 233
EP  - 234
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4843
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Tubić, Bojana and Popović, Nataša and Atanacković, Ana and Petrović, Ana and Simić, Vladica and Csanyi, Bela and Szekeres, J. and Borza, P. and Slobodnik, Jaroslav and Liška, Igor and Milošević, Đurađ and Kolarević, Stoimir and Paunović, Momir",
year = "2018",
abstract = "This paper discusses the use of different methods (multihabitat - MSH, Kick & Sweep 
method, Air lift sampling, multcorer, Van Veen grab, dredging) for aquatic 
macroinvertebrates sampling. Material was collected from the Danube River as a part of the 
three research programs: Joint Danube Survey 2, performed in period August-September 
2007 from Regensburg to Danube delta (96 sampling sites), Joint Danube Survey 3, 
performed in period August-September 2007 (68 sites) and national monitoring program 
performed in period September-November 2014 along Serbian stretch of the Danube River 
(12 sites). The aim of the study was to contribute to the standardization of the sampling 
procedures for the large lowland rivers. We tested the effectiveness of sampling methods in 
respect to macroinvertebrate taxa richness and metrics typically used for ecological status 
assessment. The selection of sampling approach is also discussed in relation to objectives of 
the survey – e.g. research, or routine monitoring, as well in respect to target taxa. Based on 
the our results we concluded that it is necessary to employ more than one sampling 
technique and to cover all available regions of large rivers, including the deeper parts in the 
case of research programs. For the routine monitoring we recommend to use standardized 
K&S method. Studies of the specific group of organisms require detailed monitoring of 
available habitats, and use of additional sampling methods (e.g. mussels or crayfish studies).",
publisher = "Zagreb: Croatian Biological Society",
journal = "Book of abstracts, 13. Croatian biological congress with international participation, 19 - 23. September 2018, Poreč, Croatia",
title = "Standardising the methods for sampling aquatic macroinvertebrates of the large lowland rivers",
pages = "233-234",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4843"
}

Tubić, B., Popović, N., Atanacković, A., Petrović, A., Simić, V., Csanyi, B., Szekeres, J., Borza, P., Slobodnik, J., Liška, I., Milošević, Đ., Kolarević, S.,& Paunović, M.. (2018). Standardising the methods for sampling aquatic macroinvertebrates of the large lowland rivers. in Book of abstracts, 13. Croatian biological congress with international participation, 19 - 23. September 2018, Poreč, Croatia
Zagreb: Croatian Biological Society., 233-234.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4843

Tubić B, Popović N, Atanacković A, Petrović A, Simić V, Csanyi B, Szekeres J, Borza P, Slobodnik J, Liška I, Milošević Đ, Kolarević S, Paunović M. Standardising the methods for sampling aquatic macroinvertebrates of the large lowland rivers. in Book of abstracts, 13. Croatian biological congress with international participation, 19 - 23. September 2018, Poreč, Croatia. 2018;:233-234.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4843 .

Tubić, Bojana, Popović, Nataša, Atanacković, Ana, Petrović, Ana, Simić, Vladica, Csanyi, Bela, Szekeres, J., Borza, P., Slobodnik, Jaroslav, Liška, Igor, Milošević, Đurađ, Kolarević, Stoimir, Paunović, Momir, "Standardising the methods for sampling aquatic macroinvertebrates of the large lowland rivers" in Book of abstracts, 13. Croatian biological congress with international participation, 19 - 23. September 2018, Poreč, Croatia (2018):233-234,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4843 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Jovanović, Jovana
AU  - Kolarević, Stoimir
AU  - Milošković, Aleksandra
AU  - Radojković, Nataša
AU  - Simić, Vladica
AU  - Dojčinović, Biljana
AU  - Kračun-Kolarević, Margareta
AU  - Paunović, Momir
AU  - Kostić, Jovana
AU  - Sunjog, Karolina
AU  - Gačić, Zoran
AU  - Vuković-Gačić, Branka
AU  - Timilijić, Jovana
AU  - Djordjević, Jelena
AU  - Žegura, Bojana
PY  - 2018
UR  - http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S004896971732805X
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2887
AB  - The Velika Morava River is the greatest national Serbian river and the significant tributary of the Danube River. The major problems in the Velika Morava River Basin (VMRB) represent untreated industrial and municipal wastewaters. In this study, the level of genotoxic potential at the sites along the VMRB was evaluated by parallel in vitro and in situ approach. Within in vitro testing, genotoxicity of native water samples collected from the sites in VMRB was evaluated by SOS/umuC test on Salmonella typhimurium TA1535/pSK1002 and by the comet assay on HepG2 cells. DNA damage in situ was assessed in bleak (Alburnus alburnus) erythrocytes by the comet (alkaline and Fpg-modified comet) and micronucleus assays. Additionally, the concentration of heavy metals in fish tissue was measured and this data, compiled with the data of the physico-chemical parameters measured in water, was used as a measure of the pollution pressure at the sites. Results showed that applied in vitro tests with native water samples are less sensitive in comparison with in situ tests and should be taken with precaution when making predictions on the status of the ecosystem. Within applied battery of in situ assays differential sensitivity of assays was observed where alkaline comet assay showed the highest potential in differentiation of the sites based on genotoxic potential. Integrated biomarker response showed that usage of the battery of bioassays provides better insight in a genotoxic effects in animals, and consequently, that the holistic approach is more suitable for this type of study.
T2  - Science of The Total Environment
T1  - Evaluation of genotoxic potential in the Velika Morava River Basin in vitro and in situ
VL  - 621
DO  - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.099
SP  - 1289
EP  - 1299
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Jovanović, Jovana and Kolarević, Stoimir and Milošković, Aleksandra and Radojković, Nataša and Simić, Vladica and Dojčinović, Biljana and Kračun-Kolarević, Margareta and Paunović, Momir and Kostić, Jovana and Sunjog, Karolina and Gačić, Zoran and Vuković-Gačić, Branka and Timilijić, Jovana and Djordjević, Jelena and Žegura, Bojana",
year = "2018",
abstract = "The Velika Morava River is the greatest national Serbian river and the significant tributary of the Danube River. The major problems in the Velika Morava River Basin (VMRB) represent untreated industrial and municipal wastewaters. In this study, the level of genotoxic potential at the sites along the VMRB was evaluated by parallel in vitro and in situ approach. Within in vitro testing, genotoxicity of native water samples collected from the sites in VMRB was evaluated by SOS/umuC test on Salmonella typhimurium TA1535/pSK1002 and by the comet assay on HepG2 cells. DNA damage in situ was assessed in bleak (Alburnus alburnus) erythrocytes by the comet (alkaline and Fpg-modified comet) and micronucleus assays. Additionally, the concentration of heavy metals in fish tissue was measured and this data, compiled with the data of the physico-chemical parameters measured in water, was used as a measure of the pollution pressure at the sites. Results showed that applied in vitro tests with native water samples are less sensitive in comparison with in situ tests and should be taken with precaution when making predictions on the status of the ecosystem. Within applied battery of in situ assays differential sensitivity of assays was observed where alkaline comet assay showed the highest potential in differentiation of the sites based on genotoxic potential. Integrated biomarker response showed that usage of the battery of bioassays provides better insight in a genotoxic effects in animals, and consequently, that the holistic approach is more suitable for this type of study.",
journal = "Science of The Total Environment",
title = "Evaluation of genotoxic potential in the Velika Morava River Basin in vitro and in situ",
volume = "621",
doi = "10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.099",
pages = "1289-1299"
}

Jovanović, J., Kolarević, S., Milošković, A., Radojković, N., Simić, V., Dojčinović, B., Kračun-Kolarević, M., Paunović, M., Kostić, J., Sunjog, K., Gačić, Z., Vuković-Gačić, B., Timilijić, J., Djordjević, J.,& Žegura, B.. (2018). Evaluation of genotoxic potential in the Velika Morava River Basin in vitro and in situ. in Science of The Total Environment, 621, 1289-1299.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.099

Jovanović J, Kolarević S, Milošković A, Radojković N, Simić V, Dojčinović B, Kračun-Kolarević M, Paunović M, Kostić J, Sunjog K, Gačić Z, Vuković-Gačić B, Timilijić J, Djordjević J, Žegura B. Evaluation of genotoxic potential in the Velika Morava River Basin in vitro and in situ. in Science of The Total Environment. 2018;621:1289-1299.
doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.099 .

Jovanović, Jovana, Kolarević, Stoimir, Milošković, Aleksandra, Radojković, Nataša, Simić, Vladica, Dojčinović, Biljana, Kračun-Kolarević, Margareta, Paunović, Momir, Kostić, Jovana, Sunjog, Karolina, Gačić, Zoran, Vuković-Gačić, Branka, Timilijić, Jovana, Djordjević, Jelena, Žegura, Bojana, "Evaluation of genotoxic potential in the Velika Morava River Basin in vitro and in situ" in Science of The Total Environment, 621 (2018):1289-1299,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.099 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Kolarević, Stoimir
AU  - Sunjog, Karolina
AU  - Kračun-Kolarević, Margareta
AU  - Kostić-Vuković, Jovana
AU  - Jovanović, Jovana
AU  - Simonović, Predrag
AU  - Simić, Vladica
AU  - Piria, Marina
AU  - Gačić, Zoran
AU  - Lenhardt, Mirjana
AU  - Paunović, Momir
AU  - Vuković-Gačić, Branka
PY  - 2018
UR  - http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s41742-018-0127-6
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3117
AB  - The major objective of this study was to investigate the impact of wastewaters on the level of genotoxicity and the possible reflection of genotoxicity on the genetic variability in chub (Squalius cephalus) collected from the sites under different pollution pressures along the Sava River. To emphasize the impact of wastewaters, this study was carried out in a season with low water discharge. The level of genotoxic potential at the sites was studied by alkaline and Fpg-modified comet assay in fish blood, while RAPD technique was employed on the fish muscle tissue. The variations in the genotoxic potential were observed along the Sava River based on the level of DNA damage in blood of the specimens collected at the selected sites. Clustering of the impacted sites was also observed based on RAPD fingerprints. Comparison of the data obtained in RAPD and the data from the comet assay indicated the possible reflection of genotoxicity on the genetic variability in chub collected from the sites with different pollution pressure. This is a preliminary study which reports the differentiation of the population of chub along the Sava River based on RAPD analysis.
T2  - International Journal of Environmental Research
T1  - The Genetic Variability (RAPD) and Genotoxicity In Vivo (Alkaline and Fpg-Modified Comet Assay) in Chub (Squalius cephalus): The Sava River Case Study
DO  - 10.1007/s41742-018-0127-6
ER  - 

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year = "2018",
abstract = "The major objective of this study was to investigate the impact of wastewaters on the level of genotoxicity and the possible reflection of genotoxicity on the genetic variability in chub (Squalius cephalus) collected from the sites under different pollution pressures along the Sava River. To emphasize the impact of wastewaters, this study was carried out in a season with low water discharge. The level of genotoxic potential at the sites was studied by alkaline and Fpg-modified comet assay in fish blood, while RAPD technique was employed on the fish muscle tissue. The variations in the genotoxic potential were observed along the Sava River based on the level of DNA damage in blood of the specimens collected at the selected sites. Clustering of the impacted sites was also observed based on RAPD fingerprints. Comparison of the data obtained in RAPD and the data from the comet assay indicated the possible reflection of genotoxicity on the genetic variability in chub collected from the sites with different pollution pressure. This is a preliminary study which reports the differentiation of the population of chub along the Sava River based on RAPD analysis.",
journal = "International Journal of Environmental Research",
title = "The Genetic Variability (RAPD) and Genotoxicity In Vivo (Alkaline and Fpg-Modified Comet Assay) in Chub (Squalius cephalus): The Sava River Case Study",
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Kolarević, S., Sunjog, K., Kračun-Kolarević, M., Kostić-Vuković, J., Jovanović, J., Simonović, P., Simić, V., Piria, M., Gačić, Z., Lenhardt, M., Paunović, M.,& Vuković-Gačić, B.. (2018). The Genetic Variability (RAPD) and Genotoxicity In Vivo (Alkaline and Fpg-Modified Comet Assay) in Chub (Squalius cephalus): The Sava River Case Study. in International Journal of Environmental Research.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s41742-018-0127-6

Kolarević S, Sunjog K, Kračun-Kolarević M, Kostić-Vuković J, Jovanović J, Simonović P, Simić V, Piria M, Gačić Z, Lenhardt M, Paunović M, Vuković-Gačić B. The Genetic Variability (RAPD) and Genotoxicity In Vivo (Alkaline and Fpg-Modified Comet Assay) in Chub (Squalius cephalus): The Sava River Case Study. in International Journal of Environmental Research. 2018;.
doi:10.1007/s41742-018-0127-6 .

Kolarević, Stoimir, Sunjog, Karolina, Kračun-Kolarević, Margareta, Kostić-Vuković, Jovana, Jovanović, Jovana, Simonović, Predrag, Simić, Vladica, Piria, Marina, Gačić, Zoran, Lenhardt, Mirjana, Paunović, Momir, Vuković-Gačić, Branka, "The Genetic Variability (RAPD) and Genotoxicity In Vivo (Alkaline and Fpg-Modified Comet Assay) in Chub (Squalius cephalus): The Sava River Case Study" in International Journal of Environmental Research (2018),
https://doi.org/10.1007/s41742-018-0127-6 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Kolarević, Stoimir
AU  - Sunjog, Karolina
AU  - Kračun-Kolarević, Margareta
AU  - Kostić-Vuković, Jovana
AU  - Jovanović, Jovana
AU  - Simonović, Predrag
AU  - Simić, Vladica
AU  - Piria, Marina
AU  - Gačić, Zoran
AU  - Lenhardt, Mirjana
AU  - Paunović, Momir
AU  - Vuković-Gačić, Branka
PY  - 2018
UR  - http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s41742-018-0127-6
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3132
AB  - The major objective of this study was to investigate the impact of wastewaters on the level of genotoxicity and the possible reflection of genotoxicity on the genetic variability in chub (Squalius cephalus) collected from the sites under different pollution pressures along the Sava River. To emphasize the impact of wastewaters, this study was carried out in a season with low water discharge. The level of genotoxic potential at the sites was studied by alkaline and Fpg-modified comet assay in fish blood, while RAPD technique was employed on the fish muscle tissue. The variations in the genotoxic potential were observed along the Sava River based on the level of DNA damage in blood of the specimens collected at the selected sites. Clustering of the impacted sites was also observed based on RAPD fingerprints. Comparison of the data obtained in RAPD and the data from the comet assay indicated the possible reflection of genotoxicity on the genetic variability in chub collected from the sites with different pollution pressure. This is a preliminary study which reports the differentiation of the population of chub along the Sava River based on RAPD analysis.
T2  - International Journal of Environmental Research
T1  - The Genetic Variability (RAPD) and Genotoxicity In Vivo (Alkaline and Fpg-Modified Comet Assay) in Chub (Squalius cephalus): The Sava River Case Study
IS  - 5
VL  - 12
DO  - 10.1007/s41742-018-0127-6
SP  - 703
EP  - 712
ER  - 

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year = "2018",
abstract = "The major objective of this study was to investigate the impact of wastewaters on the level of genotoxicity and the possible reflection of genotoxicity on the genetic variability in chub (Squalius cephalus) collected from the sites under different pollution pressures along the Sava River. To emphasize the impact of wastewaters, this study was carried out in a season with low water discharge. The level of genotoxic potential at the sites was studied by alkaline and Fpg-modified comet assay in fish blood, while RAPD technique was employed on the fish muscle tissue. The variations in the genotoxic potential were observed along the Sava River based on the level of DNA damage in blood of the specimens collected at the selected sites. Clustering of the impacted sites was also observed based on RAPD fingerprints. Comparison of the data obtained in RAPD and the data from the comet assay indicated the possible reflection of genotoxicity on the genetic variability in chub collected from the sites with different pollution pressure. This is a preliminary study which reports the differentiation of the population of chub along the Sava River based on RAPD analysis.",
journal = "International Journal of Environmental Research",
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Kolarević, S., Sunjog, K., Kračun-Kolarević, M., Kostić-Vuković, J., Jovanović, J., Simonović, P., Simić, V., Piria, M., Gačić, Z., Lenhardt, M., Paunović, M.,& Vuković-Gačić, B.. (2018). The Genetic Variability (RAPD) and Genotoxicity In Vivo (Alkaline and Fpg-Modified Comet Assay) in Chub (Squalius cephalus): The Sava River Case Study. in International Journal of Environmental Research, 12(5), 703-712.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s41742-018-0127-6

Kolarević S, Sunjog K, Kračun-Kolarević M, Kostić-Vuković J, Jovanović J, Simonović P, Simić V, Piria M, Gačić Z, Lenhardt M, Paunović M, Vuković-Gačić B. The Genetic Variability (RAPD) and Genotoxicity In Vivo (Alkaline and Fpg-Modified Comet Assay) in Chub (Squalius cephalus): The Sava River Case Study. in International Journal of Environmental Research. 2018;12(5):703-712.
doi:10.1007/s41742-018-0127-6 .

Kolarević, Stoimir, Sunjog, Karolina, Kračun-Kolarević, Margareta, Kostić-Vuković, Jovana, Jovanović, Jovana, Simonović, Predrag, Simić, Vladica, Piria, Marina, Gačić, Zoran, Lenhardt, Mirjana, Paunović, Momir, Vuković-Gačić, Branka, "The Genetic Variability (RAPD) and Genotoxicity In Vivo (Alkaline and Fpg-Modified Comet Assay) in Chub (Squalius cephalus): The Sava River Case Study" in International Journal of Environmental Research, 12, no. 5 (2018):703-712,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s41742-018-0127-6 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Žganec, Krešimir
AU  - Ćuk, Renata
AU  - Tomović, Jelena
AU  - Lajtner, Jasna
AU  - Gottstein, Sanja
AU  - Kovačević, Simona
AU  - Hudina, Sandra
AU  - Lucić, Andreja
AU  - Mirt, Martina
AU  - Simić, Vladica
AU  - Simčič, Tatjana
AU  - Paunović, Momir
PY  - 2018
UR  - https://www.limnology-journal.org/articles/limn/abs/2018/01/contents/contents.html
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3025
AB  - The Q1 spread of alien crustaceans has significantly contributed to the homogenization of macroinvertebrate fauna of European freshwaters. However, little is known about alien Peracarida crustaceans of the Sava River, which represents the most important corridor for the spread of invasive species into Dinaric rivers with highly endemic fauna. In this study, we investigated Peracarida (Amphipoda, Isopoda and Mysida) collected during three years (2011, 2012 and 2015) from a total of 61 sites along the entire course of the Sava River. Besides describing the longitudinal pattern of Peracarida assemblages, we tested the hypothesis that bank reinforcement structures facilitate peracarid invasions by comparing densities and assemblages on natural and artificial substrate at 15 sites. In a total, 14 peracarid crustacean species (5 native and 9 alien) were recorded. The Upper third of Sava was inhabited by native peracarids only, while the Middle and Lower Sava were dominated by alien species. The invasive amphipods Dikerogammarus haemobaphes, Chelicorophium sowinskyi and Chelicorophium curvispinum, and invasive isopod, Jaera istri, were the most abundant species along the middle course. Densities of alien peracarids in the Middle Sava were the highest and their share in macroinvertebrate assemblages was very variable, while the Lower Sava had the highest number of alien species in low densities. The densities of alien amphipods and isopods were in most cases significantly higher on bank reinforcement structures than on natural substrate. Therefore, artificial stony substrates act as stepping stones of invasion for alien peracarids and largely contribute to their success in large lowland rivers.
T2  - Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology
T1  - The longitudinal pattern of crustacean (Peracarida, Malacostraca) 3 assemblages in a large south European river: bank reinforcement 4 structures as stepping stones of invasion
VL  - 54
DO  - 10.1051/limn/2018008
SP  - 15
ER  - 

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year = "2018",
abstract = "The Q1 spread of alien crustaceans has significantly contributed to the homogenization of macroinvertebrate fauna of European freshwaters. However, little is known about alien Peracarida crustaceans of the Sava River, which represents the most important corridor for the spread of invasive species into Dinaric rivers with highly endemic fauna. In this study, we investigated Peracarida (Amphipoda, Isopoda and Mysida) collected during three years (2011, 2012 and 2015) from a total of 61 sites along the entire course of the Sava River. Besides describing the longitudinal pattern of Peracarida assemblages, we tested the hypothesis that bank reinforcement structures facilitate peracarid invasions by comparing densities and assemblages on natural and artificial substrate at 15 sites. In a total, 14 peracarid crustacean species (5 native and 9 alien) were recorded. The Upper third of Sava was inhabited by native peracarids only, while the Middle and Lower Sava were dominated by alien species. The invasive amphipods Dikerogammarus haemobaphes, Chelicorophium sowinskyi and Chelicorophium curvispinum, and invasive isopod, Jaera istri, were the most abundant species along the middle course. Densities of alien peracarids in the Middle Sava were the highest and their share in macroinvertebrate assemblages was very variable, while the Lower Sava had the highest number of alien species in low densities. The densities of alien amphipods and isopods were in most cases significantly higher on bank reinforcement structures than on natural substrate. Therefore, artificial stony substrates act as stepping stones of invasion for alien peracarids and largely contribute to their success in large lowland rivers.",
journal = "Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology",
title = "The longitudinal pattern of crustacean (Peracarida, Malacostraca) 3 assemblages in a large south European river: bank reinforcement 4 structures as stepping stones of invasion",
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Žganec, K., Ćuk, R., Tomović, J., Lajtner, J., Gottstein, S., Kovačević, S., Hudina, S., Lucić, A., Mirt, M., Simić, V., Simčič, T.,& Paunović, M.. (2018). The longitudinal pattern of crustacean (Peracarida, Malacostraca) 3 assemblages in a large south European river: bank reinforcement 4 structures as stepping stones of invasion. in Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology, 54, 15.
https://doi.org/10.1051/limn/2018008

Žganec K, Ćuk R, Tomović J, Lajtner J, Gottstein S, Kovačević S, Hudina S, Lucić A, Mirt M, Simić V, Simčič T, Paunović M. The longitudinal pattern of crustacean (Peracarida, Malacostraca) 3 assemblages in a large south European river: bank reinforcement 4 structures as stepping stones of invasion. in Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology. 2018;54:15.
doi:10.1051/limn/2018008 .

Žganec, Krešimir, Ćuk, Renata, Tomović, Jelena, Lajtner, Jasna, Gottstein, Sanja, Kovačević, Simona, Hudina, Sandra, Lucić, Andreja, Mirt, Martina, Simić, Vladica, Simčič, Tatjana, Paunović, Momir, "The longitudinal pattern of crustacean (Peracarida, Malacostraca) 3 assemblages in a large south European river: bank reinforcement 4 structures as stepping stones of invasion" in Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology, 54 (2018):15,
https://doi.org/10.1051/limn/2018008 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Milošević, Đurađ
AU  - Mančev, Dejan
AU  - Čerba, Dubravka
AU  - Stojković Piperac, Milica
AU  - Popović, Nataša
AU  - Atanacković, Ana
AU  - Đuknić, Jelena
AU  - Simić, Vladica
AU  - Paunović, Momir
PY  - 2018
UR  - http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0048969717329807
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2906
AB  - The chironomid community in non-wadeable lotic systems was tested as a source of information in the construction of biological metrics which could be used into the bioassessment protocols of large rivers. In order to achieve this, we simultaneously patterned the chironomid community structure and environmental factors along the catchment of the Danube and Sava River. The Self organizing map (SOM) recognized and visualized three different structural types of chironomid community for different environmental properties, described by means of 7 significant abiotic factors (a multi-stressor gradient). Indicator species analysis revealed that the chironomid taxa most responsible for structural changes significantly varied in their abundance and frequency along the established environmental gradients. Out of 40 biological metrics based on the chironomid community, the multilayer perceptron (MLP), an supervised type of artificial neural network, derived 5 models in which the abundance of Paratrichocladius rufiventis, Orthocladiinae, Cricotopus spp., Cricotopus triannulatus agg. and Cricotopus/Orthocladius ratio achieved a significant relationship (the r Pearson's linear correlation coefficient > 0.7) with the multi stressor environment. The sensitivity analysis “partial derivatives” (PaD) method showed that all 5 biological metrics within the multi-stressor gradient were mostly influenced by dissolved organic carbon (DOC). Despite short and monotonous environmental gradients and the absence of reference conditions, the chironomid community structure and biological metrics predictably changed along the multistress range, showing a great potential for the bioassessment of large rivers.
T2  - Science of The Total Environment
T2  - Science of The Total Environment
T1  - The potential of chironomid larvae-based metrics in the bioassessment of non-wadeable rivers
VL  - 616-617
DO  - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.262
SP  - 472
EP  - 479
ER  - 

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author = "Milošević, Đurađ and Mančev, Dejan and Čerba, Dubravka and Stojković Piperac, Milica and Popović, Nataša and Atanacković, Ana and Đuknić, Jelena and Simić, Vladica and Paunović, Momir",
year = "2018",
abstract = "The chironomid community in non-wadeable lotic systems was tested as a source of information in the construction of biological metrics which could be used into the bioassessment protocols of large rivers. In order to achieve this, we simultaneously patterned the chironomid community structure and environmental factors along the catchment of the Danube and Sava River. The Self organizing map (SOM) recognized and visualized three different structural types of chironomid community for different environmental properties, described by means of 7 significant abiotic factors (a multi-stressor gradient). Indicator species analysis revealed that the chironomid taxa most responsible for structural changes significantly varied in their abundance and frequency along the established environmental gradients. Out of 40 biological metrics based on the chironomid community, the multilayer perceptron (MLP), an supervised type of artificial neural network, derived 5 models in which the abundance of Paratrichocladius rufiventis, Orthocladiinae, Cricotopus spp., Cricotopus triannulatus agg. and Cricotopus/Orthocladius ratio achieved a significant relationship (the r Pearson's linear correlation coefficient > 0.7) with the multi stressor environment. The sensitivity analysis “partial derivatives” (PaD) method showed that all 5 biological metrics within the multi-stressor gradient were mostly influenced by dissolved organic carbon (DOC). Despite short and monotonous environmental gradients and the absence of reference conditions, the chironomid community structure and biological metrics predictably changed along the multistress range, showing a great potential for the bioassessment of large rivers.",
journal = "Science of The Total Environment, Science of The Total Environment",
title = "The potential of chironomid larvae-based metrics in the bioassessment of non-wadeable rivers",
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Milošević, Đ., Mančev, D., Čerba, D., Stojković Piperac, M., Popović, N., Atanacković, A., Đuknić, J., Simić, V.,& Paunović, M.. (2018). The potential of chironomid larvae-based metrics in the bioassessment of non-wadeable rivers. in Science of The Total Environment, 616-617, 472-479.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.262

Milošević Đ, Mančev D, Čerba D, Stojković Piperac M, Popović N, Atanacković A, Đuknić J, Simić V, Paunović M. The potential of chironomid larvae-based metrics in the bioassessment of non-wadeable rivers. in Science of The Total Environment. 2018;616-617:472-479.
doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.262 .

Milošević, Đurađ, Mančev, Dejan, Čerba, Dubravka, Stojković Piperac, Milica, Popović, Nataša, Atanacković, Ana, Đuknić, Jelena, Simić, Vladica, Paunović, Momir, "The potential of chironomid larvae-based metrics in the bioassessment of non-wadeable rivers" in Science of The Total Environment, 616-617 (2018):472-479,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.262 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Žganec, Krešimir
AU  - Ćuk, Renata
AU  - Tomović, Jelena
AU  - Lajtner, Jasna
AU  - Gottstein, Sanja
AU  - Kovačević, Simona
AU  - Hudina, Sandra
AU  - Lucić, Andreja
AU  - Mirt, Martina
AU  - Simić, Vladica
AU  - Simčič, Tatjana
AU  - Paunović, Momir
PY  - 2018
UR  - https://www.limnology-journal.org/articles/limn/abs/2018/01/contents/contents.html
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3209
AB  - The Q1 spread of alien crustaceans has significantly contributed to the homogenization of macroinvertebrate fauna of European freshwaters. However, little is known about alien Peracarida crustaceans of the Sava River, which represents the most important corridor for the spread of invasive species into Dinaric rivers with highly endemic fauna. In this study, we investigated Peracarida (Amphipoda, Isopoda and Mysida) collected during three years (2011, 2012 and 2015) from a total of 61 sites along the entire course of the Sava River. Besides describing the longitudinal pattern of Peracarida assemblages, we tested the hypothesis that bank reinforcement structures facilitate peracarid invasions by comparing densities and assemblages on natural and artificial substrate at 15 sites. In a total, 14 peracarid crustacean species (5 native and 9 alien) were recorded. The Upper third of Sava was inhabited by native peracarids only, while the Middle and Lower Sava were dominated by alien species. The invasive amphipods Dikerogammarus haemobaphes, Chelicorophium sowinskyi and Chelicorophium curvispinum, and invasive isopod, Jaera istri, were the most abundant species along the middle course. Densities of alien peracarids in the Middle Sava were the highest and their share in macroinvertebrate assemblages was very variable, while the Lower Sava had the highest number of alien species in low densities. The densities of alien amphipods and isopods were in most cases significantly higher on bank reinforcement structures than on natural substrate. Therefore, artificial stony substrates act as stepping stones of invasion for alien peracarids and largely contribute to their success in large lowland rivers.
T2  - Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology
T2  - Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology
T1  - The longitudinal pattern of crustacean (Peracarida, Malacostraca) 3 assemblages in a large south European river: bank reinforcement 4 structures as stepping stones of invasion
VL  - 54
DO  - 10.1051/limn/2018008
SP  - 12
ER  - 

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year = "2018",
abstract = "The Q1 spread of alien crustaceans has significantly contributed to the homogenization of macroinvertebrate fauna of European freshwaters. However, little is known about alien Peracarida crustaceans of the Sava River, which represents the most important corridor for the spread of invasive species into Dinaric rivers with highly endemic fauna. In this study, we investigated Peracarida (Amphipoda, Isopoda and Mysida) collected during three years (2011, 2012 and 2015) from a total of 61 sites along the entire course of the Sava River. Besides describing the longitudinal pattern of Peracarida assemblages, we tested the hypothesis that bank reinforcement structures facilitate peracarid invasions by comparing densities and assemblages on natural and artificial substrate at 15 sites. In a total, 14 peracarid crustacean species (5 native and 9 alien) were recorded. The Upper third of Sava was inhabited by native peracarids only, while the Middle and Lower Sava were dominated by alien species. The invasive amphipods Dikerogammarus haemobaphes, Chelicorophium sowinskyi and Chelicorophium curvispinum, and invasive isopod, Jaera istri, were the most abundant species along the middle course. Densities of alien peracarids in the Middle Sava were the highest and their share in macroinvertebrate assemblages was very variable, while the Lower Sava had the highest number of alien species in low densities. The densities of alien amphipods and isopods were in most cases significantly higher on bank reinforcement structures than on natural substrate. Therefore, artificial stony substrates act as stepping stones of invasion for alien peracarids and largely contribute to their success in large lowland rivers.",
journal = "Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology, Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology",
title = "The longitudinal pattern of crustacean (Peracarida, Malacostraca) 3 assemblages in a large south European river: bank reinforcement 4 structures as stepping stones of invasion",
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Žganec, K., Ćuk, R., Tomović, J., Lajtner, J., Gottstein, S., Kovačević, S., Hudina, S., Lucić, A., Mirt, M., Simić, V., Simčič, T.,& Paunović, M.. (2018). The longitudinal pattern of crustacean (Peracarida, Malacostraca) 3 assemblages in a large south European river: bank reinforcement 4 structures as stepping stones of invasion. in Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology, 54, 12.
https://doi.org/10.1051/limn/2018008

Žganec K, Ćuk R, Tomović J, Lajtner J, Gottstein S, Kovačević S, Hudina S, Lucić A, Mirt M, Simić V, Simčič T, Paunović M. The longitudinal pattern of crustacean (Peracarida, Malacostraca) 3 assemblages in a large south European river: bank reinforcement 4 structures as stepping stones of invasion. in Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology. 2018;54:12.
doi:10.1051/limn/2018008 .

Žganec, Krešimir, Ćuk, Renata, Tomović, Jelena, Lajtner, Jasna, Gottstein, Sanja, Kovačević, Simona, Hudina, Sandra, Lucić, Andreja, Mirt, Martina, Simić, Vladica, Simčič, Tatjana, Paunović, Momir, "The longitudinal pattern of crustacean (Peracarida, Malacostraca) 3 assemblages in a large south European river: bank reinforcement 4 structures as stepping stones of invasion" in Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology, 54 (2018):12,
https://doi.org/10.1051/limn/2018008 . .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Tubić, Bojana
AU  - Popović, Nataša
AU  - Simić, Vladica
AU  - Petrović, Ana
AU  - Tomović, Jelena
AU  - Vasiljević, Božica
AU  - Zorić, Katarina
AU  - Atanacković, Ana
AU  - Marinković, Nikola
AU  - Paunović, Momir
PY  - 2017
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5015
AB  - U ovom radu razmatrana je efikasnost dve metode uzorkovnja vodenih makrobeskičmenjaka, K&S metode i Van Veen bagera. Za poređenje tehnika uzorkovanja korišćen je materijal prikupljen 2014. i 2015, u četiri serije uzorkovanja, na 12 lokaliteta na Dunavu, na potezu od Ledinaca (1262 rkm) do Radujevca (851 rkm). Uzorci vodenih makrobeskičmenjaka prikupljeni su dvema poređenim metodama. Zabeleženo je ukupno 156 taksona vodenih makrobeskičmenjaka u okviru 16 taksonomsko-ekoloških grupa. Najveća raznovrsnost zabeležena kod grupe Diptera (među kojima je najznačajniji udeo familije Chironomidae), slede grupe Oligochaeta, Crustacea i Gastropoda, dok se ostale grupe odlikuju prisustvom manjeg broja taksona. Prema našim rezultatima, K&S metoda uzorkovanja efikasnija je za analizu zajednica vodenih makrobeskičmenjaka u poređenju sa Van Veen bagerom.
AB  - This paper discuss the effectivenes of two different sampling techniques for the study of aquatic macroinvertebrate communities, K&S method and Van Veen dredge. For comparison of sampling techniques, we used the material collected in four field surveys in 2014 and 2015 on 12 sampling sites in sector from Ledinaci (1262 rkm) to Radujevac (851 rkm). A total of 156 macroinvertebrates taxa in 16 taxonomic groups were recorded. The highest taxa richness is recorded in the group Diptera (among which the most significant is Chironomidae family), followed by Oligochaeta, Crustacea and Gastropoda, while other groups are characterized by the presence of a small number of taxa. According to our results, K&S sampling method is more effective for investigation of aquatic macroinvertebrates in compre with Van Veen grab.
PB  - Belgarde: Serbian Association for Water Protection
C3  - Conference proceedings: 46th Annual Conference of the Serbian Water Pollution Control Society: Water; 2017 June 6-8; Vršac, Serbia.
T1  - Poređenje efikasnosti uzorkovanja vodenih makrobeskičmenjaka K&S metodom i Van Veen bagerom na Đerdapskom sektoru Dunava
T1  - Comparisson of sampling efficency macroinvertebrates communities with K&S method and Van Veen dredge of the
Iron gate sector of the Danube river
SP  - 95
EP  - 102
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5015
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Tubić, Bojana and Popović, Nataša and Simić, Vladica and Petrović, Ana and Tomović, Jelena and Vasiljević, Božica and Zorić, Katarina and Atanacković, Ana and Marinković, Nikola and Paunović, Momir",
year = "2017",
abstract = "U ovom radu razmatrana je efikasnost dve metode uzorkovnja vodenih makrobeskičmenjaka, K&S metode i Van Veen bagera. Za poređenje tehnika uzorkovanja korišćen je materijal prikupljen 2014. i 2015, u četiri serije uzorkovanja, na 12 lokaliteta na Dunavu, na potezu od Ledinaca (1262 rkm) do Radujevca (851 rkm). Uzorci vodenih makrobeskičmenjaka prikupljeni su dvema poređenim metodama. Zabeleženo je ukupno 156 taksona vodenih makrobeskičmenjaka u okviru 16 taksonomsko-ekoloških grupa. Najveća raznovrsnost zabeležena kod grupe Diptera (među kojima je najznačajniji udeo familije Chironomidae), slede grupe Oligochaeta, Crustacea i Gastropoda, dok se ostale grupe odlikuju prisustvom manjeg broja taksona. Prema našim rezultatima, K&S metoda uzorkovanja efikasnija je za analizu zajednica vodenih makrobeskičmenjaka u poređenju sa Van Veen bagerom., This paper discuss the effectivenes of two different sampling techniques for the study of aquatic macroinvertebrate communities, K&S method and Van Veen dredge. For comparison of sampling techniques, we used the material collected in four field surveys in 2014 and 2015 on 12 sampling sites in sector from Ledinaci (1262 rkm) to Radujevac (851 rkm). A total of 156 macroinvertebrates taxa in 16 taxonomic groups were recorded. The highest taxa richness is recorded in the group Diptera (among which the most significant is Chironomidae family), followed by Oligochaeta, Crustacea and Gastropoda, while other groups are characterized by the presence of a small number of taxa. According to our results, K&S sampling method is more effective for investigation of aquatic macroinvertebrates in compre with Van Veen grab.",
publisher = "Belgarde: Serbian Association for Water Protection",
journal = "Conference proceedings: 46th Annual Conference of the Serbian Water Pollution Control Society: Water; 2017 June 6-8; Vršac, Serbia.",
title = "Poređenje efikasnosti uzorkovanja vodenih makrobeskičmenjaka K&S metodom i Van Veen bagerom na Đerdapskom sektoru Dunava, Comparisson of sampling efficency macroinvertebrates communities with K&S method and Van Veen dredge of the
Iron gate sector of the Danube river",
pages = "95-102",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5015"
}

Tubić, B., Popović, N., Simić, V., Petrović, A., Tomović, J., Vasiljević, B., Zorić, K., Atanacković, A., Marinković, N.,& Paunović, M.. (2017). Poređenje efikasnosti uzorkovanja vodenih makrobeskičmenjaka K&S metodom i Van Veen bagerom na Đerdapskom sektoru Dunava. in Conference proceedings: 46th Annual Conference of the Serbian Water Pollution Control Society: Water; 2017 June 6-8; Vršac, Serbia.
Belgarde: Serbian Association for Water Protection., 95-102.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5015

Tubić B, Popović N, Simić V, Petrović A, Tomović J, Vasiljević B, Zorić K, Atanacković A, Marinković N, Paunović M. Poređenje efikasnosti uzorkovanja vodenih makrobeskičmenjaka K&S metodom i Van Veen bagerom na Đerdapskom sektoru Dunava. in Conference proceedings: 46th Annual Conference of the Serbian Water Pollution Control Society: Water; 2017 June 6-8; Vršac, Serbia.. 2017;:95-102.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5015 .

Tubić, Bojana, Popović, Nataša, Simić, Vladica, Petrović, Ana, Tomović, Jelena, Vasiljević, Božica, Zorić, Katarina, Atanacković, Ana, Marinković, Nikola, Paunović, Momir, "Poređenje efikasnosti uzorkovanja vodenih makrobeskičmenjaka K&S metodom i Van Veen bagerom na Đerdapskom sektoru Dunava" in Conference proceedings: 46th Annual Conference of the Serbian Water Pollution Control Society: Water; 2017 June 6-8; Vršac, Serbia. (2017):95-102,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5015 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Tubić, Bojana
AU  - Popović, Nataša
AU  - Raković, Maja
AU  - Petrovic, Аna
AU  - Simić, Vladica
AU  - Paunović, Momir
PY  - 2017
UR  - http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/Article.aspx?ID=0354-46641600087T
UR  - http://www.serbiosoc.org.rs/arch/index.php/abs/article/view/731
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2775
AB  - The objective of this work is to analyze the effectiveness of two widely used methods for collecting aquatic macroinvertebrate samples: the semiquantitative kick and sweep (K&S) and quantitative Surber net (SN) techniques. Based on our data, the methods were fully comparable as regards analysis of the macroinvertebrate metrics most often used in ecological status assessment (sensitivity/tolerance parameters), while K&S was found to be more successful in the evaluation of biodiversity. Thus, both methods could be used for routine monitoring of the status of water bodies, according to the recommendation of the EU Water Framework Directive, while for research, K&S is more advanced. K&S is also more effective timewise for material collecting. SN sampling is a quantitative method and could thus be used in studies of aquatic ecosystem productivity.
T2  - Archives of Biological Sciences
T1  - Comparison of the effectiveness of kick and sweep hand net and Surber net sampling techniques used for collecting aquatic macroinvertebrate samples
IS  - 2
VL  - 69
DO  - 10.2298/ABS160622087T
SP  - 233
EP  - 238
ER  - 

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year = "2017",
abstract = "The objective of this work is to analyze the effectiveness of two widely used methods for collecting aquatic macroinvertebrate samples: the semiquantitative kick and sweep (K&S) and quantitative Surber net (SN) techniques. Based on our data, the methods were fully comparable as regards analysis of the macroinvertebrate metrics most often used in ecological status assessment (sensitivity/tolerance parameters), while K&S was found to be more successful in the evaluation of biodiversity. Thus, both methods could be used for routine monitoring of the status of water bodies, according to the recommendation of the EU Water Framework Directive, while for research, K&S is more advanced. K&S is also more effective timewise for material collecting. SN sampling is a quantitative method and could thus be used in studies of aquatic ecosystem productivity.",
journal = "Archives of Biological Sciences",
title = "Comparison of the effectiveness of kick and sweep hand net and Surber net sampling techniques used for collecting aquatic macroinvertebrate samples",
number = "2",
volume = "69",
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Tubić, B., Popović, N., Raković, M., Petrovic, А., Simić, V.,& Paunović, M.. (2017). Comparison of the effectiveness of kick and sweep hand net and Surber net sampling techniques used for collecting aquatic macroinvertebrate samples. in Archives of Biological Sciences, 69(2), 233-238.
https://doi.org/10.2298/ABS160622087T

Tubić B, Popović N, Raković M, Petrovic А, Simić V, Paunović M. Comparison of the effectiveness of kick and sweep hand net and Surber net sampling techniques used for collecting aquatic macroinvertebrate samples. in Archives of Biological Sciences. 2017;69(2):233-238.
doi:10.2298/ABS160622087T .

Tubić, Bojana, Popović, Nataša, Raković, Maja, Petrovic, Аna, Simić, Vladica, Paunović, Momir, "Comparison of the effectiveness of kick and sweep hand net and Surber net sampling techniques used for collecting aquatic macroinvertebrate samples" in Archives of Biological Sciences, 69, no. 2 (2017):233-238,
https://doi.org/10.2298/ABS160622087T . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Lopes-Lima, Manuel
AU  - Sousa, Ronaldo
AU  - Geist, Juergen
AU  - Aldridge, David C
AU  - Araujo, Rafael
AU  - Bergengren, Jakob
AU  - Bespalaya, Yulia
AU  - Bódis, Erika
AU  - Burlakova, Lyubov
AU  - Van Damme, Dirk
AU  - Douda, Karel
AU  - Froufe, Elsa
AU  - Georgiev, Dilian
AU  - Gumpinger, Clemens
AU  - Karatayev, Alexander
AU  - Kebapçi, Ümit
AU  - Killeen, Ian
AU  - Lajtner, Jasna
AU  - Larsen, Bjørn M
AU  - Lauceri, Rosaria
AU  - Legakis, Anastasios
AU  - Lois, Sabela
AU  - Lundberg, Stefan
AU  - Moorkens, Evelyn
AU  - Motte, Gregory
AU  - Nagel, Karl-Otto
AU  - Ondina, Paz
AU  - Outeiro, Adolfo
AU  - Paunović, Momir
AU  - Prié, Vincent
AU  - von Proschwitz, Ted
AU  - Riccardi, Nicoletta
AU  - Rudzīte, Mudīte
AU  - Rudzītis, Māris
AU  - Scheder, Christian
AU  - Seddon, Mary
AU  - Şereflişan, Hülya
AU  - Simić, Vladica
AU  - Sokolova, Svetlana
AU  - Stoeckl, Katharina
AU  - Taskinen, Jouni
AU  - Teixeira, Amílcar
AU  - Thielen, Frankie
AU  - Trichkova, Teodora
AU  - Varandas, Simone
AU  - Vicentini, Heinrich
AU  - Zajac, Katarzyna
AU  - Zajac, Tadeusz
AU  - Zogaris, Stamatis
PY  - 2017
UR  - http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/brv.12244
UR  - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26727244
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2687
AB  - Freshwater mussels of the Order Unionida provide important ecosystem functions and services, yet many of their populations are in decline. We comprehensively review the status of the 16 currently recognized species in Europe, collating for the first time their life-history traits, distribution, conservation status, habitat preferences, and main threats in order to suggest future management actions. In northern, central, and eastern Europe, a relatively homogeneous species composition is found in most basins. In southern Europe, despite the lower species richness, spatially restricted species make these basins a high conservation priority. Information on freshwater mussels in Europe is unevenly distributed with considerable differences in data quality and quantity among countries and species. To make conservation more effective in the future, we suggest greater international cooperation using standardized protocols and methods to monitor and manage European freshwater mussel diversity. Such an approach will not only help conserve this vulnerable group but also, through the protection of these important organisms, will offer wider benefits to freshwater ecosystems.
T2  - Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
T1  - Conservation status of freshwater mussels in Europe: state of the art and future challenges.
IS  - 1
VL  - 92
DO  - 10.1111/brv.12244
SP  - 572
EP  - 607
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Lopes-Lima, Manuel and Sousa, Ronaldo and Geist, Juergen and Aldridge, David C and Araujo, Rafael and Bergengren, Jakob and Bespalaya, Yulia and Bódis, Erika and Burlakova, Lyubov and Van Damme, Dirk and Douda, Karel and Froufe, Elsa and Georgiev, Dilian and Gumpinger, Clemens and Karatayev, Alexander and Kebapçi, Ümit and Killeen, Ian and Lajtner, Jasna and Larsen, Bjørn M and Lauceri, Rosaria and Legakis, Anastasios and Lois, Sabela and Lundberg, Stefan and Moorkens, Evelyn and Motte, Gregory and Nagel, Karl-Otto and Ondina, Paz and Outeiro, Adolfo and Paunović, Momir and Prié, Vincent and von Proschwitz, Ted and Riccardi, Nicoletta and Rudzīte, Mudīte and Rudzītis, Māris and Scheder, Christian and Seddon, Mary and Şereflişan, Hülya and Simić, Vladica and Sokolova, Svetlana and Stoeckl, Katharina and Taskinen, Jouni and Teixeira, Amílcar and Thielen, Frankie and Trichkova, Teodora and Varandas, Simone and Vicentini, Heinrich and Zajac, Katarzyna and Zajac, Tadeusz and Zogaris, Stamatis",
year = "2017",
abstract = "Freshwater mussels of the Order Unionida provide important ecosystem functions and services, yet many of their populations are in decline. We comprehensively review the status of the 16 currently recognized species in Europe, collating for the first time their life-history traits, distribution, conservation status, habitat preferences, and main threats in order to suggest future management actions. In northern, central, and eastern Europe, a relatively homogeneous species composition is found in most basins. In southern Europe, despite the lower species richness, spatially restricted species make these basins a high conservation priority. Information on freshwater mussels in Europe is unevenly distributed with considerable differences in data quality and quantity among countries and species. To make conservation more effective in the future, we suggest greater international cooperation using standardized protocols and methods to monitor and manage European freshwater mussel diversity. Such an approach will not only help conserve this vulnerable group but also, through the protection of these important organisms, will offer wider benefits to freshwater ecosystems.",
journal = "Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society",
title = "Conservation status of freshwater mussels in Europe: state of the art and future challenges.",
number = "1",
volume = "92",
doi = "10.1111/brv.12244",
pages = "572-607"
}

Lopes-Lima, M., Sousa, R., Geist, J., Aldridge, D. C., Araujo, R., Bergengren, J., Bespalaya, Y., Bódis, E., Burlakova, L., Van Damme, D., Douda, K., Froufe, E., Georgiev, D., Gumpinger, C., Karatayev, A., Kebapçi, Ü., Killeen, I., Lajtner, J., Larsen, B. M., Lauceri, R., Legakis, A., Lois, S., Lundberg, S., Moorkens, E., Motte, G., Nagel, K., Ondina, P., Outeiro, A., Paunović, M., Prié, V., von Proschwitz, T., Riccardi, N., Rudzīte, M., Rudzītis, M., Scheder, C., Seddon, M., Şereflişan, H., Simić, V., Sokolova, S., Stoeckl, K., Taskinen, J., Teixeira, A., Thielen, F., Trichkova, T., Varandas, S., Vicentini, H., Zajac, K., Zajac, T.,& Zogaris, S.. (2017). Conservation status of freshwater mussels in Europe: state of the art and future challenges.. in Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, 92(1), 572-607.
https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12244

Lopes-Lima M, Sousa R, Geist J, Aldridge DC, Araujo R, Bergengren J, Bespalaya Y, Bódis E, Burlakova L, Van Damme D, Douda K, Froufe E, Georgiev D, Gumpinger C, Karatayev A, Kebapçi Ü, Killeen I, Lajtner J, Larsen BM, Lauceri R, Legakis A, Lois S, Lundberg S, Moorkens E, Motte G, Nagel K, Ondina P, Outeiro A, Paunović M, Prié V, von Proschwitz T, Riccardi N, Rudzīte M, Rudzītis M, Scheder C, Seddon M, Şereflişan H, Simić V, Sokolova S, Stoeckl K, Taskinen J, Teixeira A, Thielen F, Trichkova T, Varandas S, Vicentini H, Zajac K, Zajac T, Zogaris S. Conservation status of freshwater mussels in Europe: state of the art and future challenges.. in Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 2017;92(1):572-607.
doi:10.1111/brv.12244 .

Lopes-Lima, Manuel, Sousa, Ronaldo, Geist, Juergen, Aldridge, David C, Araujo, Rafael, Bergengren, Jakob, Bespalaya, Yulia, Bódis, Erika, Burlakova, Lyubov, Van Damme, Dirk, Douda, Karel, Froufe, Elsa, Georgiev, Dilian, Gumpinger, Clemens, Karatayev, Alexander, Kebapçi, Ümit, Killeen, Ian, Lajtner, Jasna, Larsen, Bjørn M, Lauceri, Rosaria, Legakis, Anastasios, Lois, Sabela, Lundberg, Stefan, Moorkens, Evelyn, Motte, Gregory, Nagel, Karl-Otto, Ondina, Paz, Outeiro, Adolfo, Paunović, Momir, Prié, Vincent, von Proschwitz, Ted, Riccardi, Nicoletta, Rudzīte, Mudīte, Rudzītis, Māris, Scheder, Christian, Seddon, Mary, Şereflişan, Hülya, Simić, Vladica, Sokolova, Svetlana, Stoeckl, Katharina, Taskinen, Jouni, Teixeira, Amílcar, Thielen, Frankie, Trichkova, Teodora, Varandas, Simone, Vicentini, Heinrich, Zajac, Katarzyna, Zajac, Tadeusz, Zogaris, Stamatis, "Conservation status of freshwater mussels in Europe: state of the art and future challenges." in Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, 92, no. 1 (2017):572-607,
https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12244 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Milošević, Đurađ
AU  - Stojković Piperac, Milica
AU  - Petrović, Ana
AU  - Čerba, Dubravka
AU  - Mančev, Dejan
AU  - Paunović, Momir
AU  - Simić, Vladica
PY  - 2017
UR  - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X17305010
UR  - http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1470160X17305010
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2897
AB  - Community concordance within aquatic biota could provide useful information for improving the methods used in bioassessment and biodiversity conservation management. The main goal of the study was to investigate the mechanism of community concordance between macroinvertebrates and fish in a single river basin (South Morava river Basin, Serbia). In order to achieve this, a Self organizing map (SOM) ordinated and classified sampling sites based on the community structures of five different taxa groups (macroinveretbrates (MIB), fish (FSH), Chironomidae (CHI), Macroinvertebrates without Chironomidae (MWC) and the Ephemeroptera Plecoptera Trichioptera group (EPT)). SOM also revealed 6 environmental gradients along the groups tested that significantly changed their community structures. Using the results of the SOM analysis as the input, the Mantel test quantified the highest community concordance between FSH and MIB (r = 0.42) followed by FSH and CHI (r = 0.29). The lowest concordance was recorded between FSH and EPT (r = 0.14). The indicator species analysis (IndVal) revealed 39 species to be responsible for the community patterns obtained. The Geo-SOM visualized the spatial distribution of the IndVal taxa, revealing the generators of community concordance. The strength of community concordance depends on the variability of the data on the aquatic biota. Thus, having an appropriate sampling and statistical design as well as high taxonomic resolution, as some of the factors which increase the variability in the data set, could present community concordance between fish and macroinvertebrates in an unbiased way.
T2  - Ecological Indicators
T1  - Community concordance in lotic ecosystems: How to establish unbiased congruence between macroinvertebrate and fish communities
VL  - 83
DO  - 10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.08.024
SP  - 474
EP  - 481
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Milošević, Đurađ and Stojković Piperac, Milica and Petrović, Ana and Čerba, Dubravka and Mančev, Dejan and Paunović, Momir and Simić, Vladica",
year = "2017",
abstract = "Community concordance within aquatic biota could provide useful information for improving the methods used in bioassessment and biodiversity conservation management. The main goal of the study was to investigate the mechanism of community concordance between macroinvertebrates and fish in a single river basin (South Morava river Basin, Serbia). In order to achieve this, a Self organizing map (SOM) ordinated and classified sampling sites based on the community structures of five different taxa groups (macroinveretbrates (MIB), fish (FSH), Chironomidae (CHI), Macroinvertebrates without Chironomidae (MWC) and the Ephemeroptera Plecoptera Trichioptera group (EPT)). SOM also revealed 6 environmental gradients along the groups tested that significantly changed their community structures. Using the results of the SOM analysis as the input, the Mantel test quantified the highest community concordance between FSH and MIB (r = 0.42) followed by FSH and CHI (r = 0.29). The lowest concordance was recorded between FSH and EPT (r = 0.14). The indicator species analysis (IndVal) revealed 39 species to be responsible for the community patterns obtained. The Geo-SOM visualized the spatial distribution of the IndVal taxa, revealing the generators of community concordance. The strength of community concordance depends on the variability of the data on the aquatic biota. Thus, having an appropriate sampling and statistical design as well as high taxonomic resolution, as some of the factors which increase the variability in the data set, could present community concordance between fish and macroinvertebrates in an unbiased way.",
journal = "Ecological Indicators",
title = "Community concordance in lotic ecosystems: How to establish unbiased congruence between macroinvertebrate and fish communities",
volume = "83",
doi = "10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.08.024",
pages = "474-481"
}

Milošević, Đ., Stojković Piperac, M., Petrović, A., Čerba, D., Mančev, D., Paunović, M.,& Simić, V.. (2017). Community concordance in lotic ecosystems: How to establish unbiased congruence between macroinvertebrate and fish communities. in Ecological Indicators, 83, 474-481.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.08.024

Milošević Đ, Stojković Piperac M, Petrović A, Čerba D, Mančev D, Paunović M, Simić V. Community concordance in lotic ecosystems: How to establish unbiased congruence between macroinvertebrate and fish communities. in Ecological Indicators. 2017;83:474-481.
doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.08.024 .

Milošević, Đurađ, Stojković Piperac, Milica, Petrović, Ana, Čerba, Dubravka, Mančev, Dejan, Paunović, Momir, Simić, Vladica, "Community concordance in lotic ecosystems: How to establish unbiased congruence between macroinvertebrate and fish communities" in Ecological Indicators, 83 (2017):474-481,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.08.024 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Mihailović, Mirjana
AU  - Blagojević, Duško
AU  - Ogrinc, Nives
AU  - Simonović, Predrag
AU  - Simić, Vladica
AU  - Vidaković, Melita
AU  - Dinić, Svetlana
AU  - Uskoković, Aleksandra
AU  - Grdović, Nevena
AU  - Arambašić Jovanović, Jelena
AU  - Đorđević, Miloš
AU  - Tolić, Anja
AU  - Kračun-Kolarević, Margareta
AU  - Kolarević, Stoimir
AU  - Piria, Marina
AU  - Paunović, Momir
PY  - 2016
UR  - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84945456215&partnerID=tZOtx3y1
UR  - http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0048969715302382
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2910
AB  - Biochemical indicators and biomarkers were analyzed in the liver and gills of chub caught in three localities along the Sava River exposed to different environmental impacts. Sampling sites were: downstream from Zagreb (Zgd), downstream Sremska Mitrovica (SM) and downstream from Belgrade (Bgd). We observed that the relative amounts and levels of activity of Cu, Zn containing superoxide dismutase and glutathione in both the liver and gills, and the relative amounts of heat shock protein (HSP90) and metallothioneins in the gills were highest in the Zgd locality, suggesting a higher impact of metal pollution. The Zgd locality had higher concentrations of trace metals in the water, especially iron. In the SM and Bgd localities, higher relative levels of glutathione peroxidase and catalase were recorded (especially in SM) as compared to the Zgd locality, pointing to the presence of hydrogen peroxide and different classes of organic peroxides. Low water oxygen and high temperature levels in the Bgd locality suggesting different metabolic activity between examined locations. Our results suggest that different presence and concentrations of individual environmental factors (total environment) influence the way how fish establish homeostasis.
PB  - Elsevier
T2  - Science of the Total Environment
T2  - Science of the Total Environment
T1  - Biochemical indicators and biomarkers in chub (Squalius cephalus L.) from the Sava River
VL  - 540
DO  - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.06.098
SP  - 368
EP  - 376
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Mihailović, Mirjana and Blagojević, Duško and Ogrinc, Nives and Simonović, Predrag and Simić, Vladica and Vidaković, Melita and Dinić, Svetlana and Uskoković, Aleksandra and Grdović, Nevena and Arambašić Jovanović, Jelena and Đorđević, Miloš and Tolić, Anja and Kračun-Kolarević, Margareta and Kolarević, Stoimir and Piria, Marina and Paunović, Momir",
year = "2016",
abstract = "Biochemical indicators and biomarkers were analyzed in the liver and gills of chub caught in three localities along the Sava River exposed to different environmental impacts. Sampling sites were: downstream from Zagreb (Zgd), downstream Sremska Mitrovica (SM) and downstream from Belgrade (Bgd). We observed that the relative amounts and levels of activity of Cu, Zn containing superoxide dismutase and glutathione in both the liver and gills, and the relative amounts of heat shock protein (HSP90) and metallothioneins in the gills were highest in the Zgd locality, suggesting a higher impact of metal pollution. The Zgd locality had higher concentrations of trace metals in the water, especially iron. In the SM and Bgd localities, higher relative levels of glutathione peroxidase and catalase were recorded (especially in SM) as compared to the Zgd locality, pointing to the presence of hydrogen peroxide and different classes of organic peroxides. Low water oxygen and high temperature levels in the Bgd locality suggesting different metabolic activity between examined locations. Our results suggest that different presence and concentrations of individual environmental factors (total environment) influence the way how fish establish homeostasis.",
publisher = "Elsevier",
journal = "Science of the Total Environment, Science of the Total Environment",
title = "Biochemical indicators and biomarkers in chub (Squalius cephalus L.) from the Sava River",
volume = "540",
doi = "10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.06.098",
pages = "368-376"
}

Mihailović, M., Blagojević, D., Ogrinc, N., Simonović, P., Simić, V., Vidaković, M., Dinić, S., Uskoković, A., Grdović, N., Arambašić Jovanović, J., Đorđević, M., Tolić, A., Kračun-Kolarević, M., Kolarević, S., Piria, M.,& Paunović, M.. (2016). Biochemical indicators and biomarkers in chub (Squalius cephalus L.) from the Sava River. in Science of the Total Environment
Elsevier., 540, 368-376.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.06.098

Mihailović M, Blagojević D, Ogrinc N, Simonović P, Simić V, Vidaković M, Dinić S, Uskoković A, Grdović N, Arambašić Jovanović J, Đorđević M, Tolić A, Kračun-Kolarević M, Kolarević S, Piria M, Paunović M. Biochemical indicators and biomarkers in chub (Squalius cephalus L.) from the Sava River. in Science of the Total Environment. 2016;540:368-376.
doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.06.098 .

Mihailović, Mirjana, Blagojević, Duško, Ogrinc, Nives, Simonović, Predrag, Simić, Vladica, Vidaković, Melita, Dinić, Svetlana, Uskoković, Aleksandra, Grdović, Nevena, Arambašić Jovanović, Jelena, Đorđević, Miloš, Tolić, Anja, Kračun-Kolarević, Margareta, Kolarević, Stoimir, Piria, Marina, Paunović, Momir, "Biochemical indicators and biomarkers in chub (Squalius cephalus L.) from the Sava River" in Science of the Total Environment, 540 (2016):368-376,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.06.098 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Kolarević, Stoimir
AU  - Aborgiba, Mustafa
AU  - Kračun-Kolarević, Margareta
AU  - Kostić, Jovana
AU  - Simonović, Predrag
AU  - Simić, Vladica
AU  - Milošković, Aleksandra
AU  - Reischer, Georg
AU  - Farnleitner, Andreas
AU  - Gačić, Zoran
AU  - Milačič, Radmila
AU  - Zuliani, Tea
AU  - Vidmar, Janja
AU  - Pergal, Marija
AU  - Piria, Marina
AU  - Paunović, Momir
AU  - Vuković-Gačić, Branka
PY  - 2016
UR  - http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0162450
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84992314127&origin=SingleRecordEmailAlert&txGid=06CA159BD204EA9525A7DB2D67E8F57F.wsnAw8kcdt7IPYLO0V48gA:19
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2503
AB  - In this study we have performed a comprehensive genotoxicological survey along the 900 rkm of the Sava River. In total, 12 sites were chosen in compliance with the goals of GLOBAQUA project dealing with the effects of multiple stressors on biodiversity and functioning of aquatic ecosystems. The genotoxic potential was assessed using a complex battery of bioassays performed in prokaryotes and aquatic eukaryotes (freshwater fish). Battery comprised evaluation of mutagenicity by SOS/umuC test in Salmonella typhimuriumTA1535/ pSK1002. The level of DNA damage as a biomarker of exposure (comet assay) and biomarker of effect (micronucleus assay) and the level of oxidative stress as well (Fpg-modified comet assay) was studied in blood cells of bleak and spirlin (Alburnus alburnus/ Alburnoides bipunctatus respectively). Result indicated differential sensitivity of applied bioassays in detection of genotoxic pressure. The standard and Fpg-modified comet assay showed higher potential in differentiation of the sites based on genotoxic potential in comparison with micronucleus assay and SOS/umuC test. Our data represent snapshot of the current status of the river which indicates the presence of genotoxic potential along the river which can be traced to the deterioration of quality of the Sava River by communal and industrialwastewaters. The major highlight of the study is that we have provided complex set of data obtained from a single source (homogeneity of analyses for all samples).
T2  - Plos ONE
T1  - Evaluation of Genotoxic Pressure along the Sava River
IS  - 9
VL  - 11
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0162450
SP  - e0162450
EP  - e0162450
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Kolarević, Stoimir and Aborgiba, Mustafa and Kračun-Kolarević, Margareta and Kostić, Jovana and Simonović, Predrag and Simić, Vladica and Milošković, Aleksandra and Reischer, Georg and Farnleitner, Andreas and Gačić, Zoran and Milačič, Radmila and Zuliani, Tea and Vidmar, Janja and Pergal, Marija and Piria, Marina and Paunović, Momir and Vuković-Gačić, Branka",
year = "2016",
abstract = "In this study we have performed a comprehensive genotoxicological survey along the 900 rkm of the Sava River. In total, 12 sites were chosen in compliance with the goals of GLOBAQUA project dealing with the effects of multiple stressors on biodiversity and functioning of aquatic ecosystems. The genotoxic potential was assessed using a complex battery of bioassays performed in prokaryotes and aquatic eukaryotes (freshwater fish). Battery comprised evaluation of mutagenicity by SOS/umuC test in Salmonella typhimuriumTA1535/ pSK1002. The level of DNA damage as a biomarker of exposure (comet assay) and biomarker of effect (micronucleus assay) and the level of oxidative stress as well (Fpg-modified comet assay) was studied in blood cells of bleak and spirlin (Alburnus alburnus/ Alburnoides bipunctatus respectively). Result indicated differential sensitivity of applied bioassays in detection of genotoxic pressure. The standard and Fpg-modified comet assay showed higher potential in differentiation of the sites based on genotoxic potential in comparison with micronucleus assay and SOS/umuC test. Our data represent snapshot of the current status of the river which indicates the presence of genotoxic potential along the river which can be traced to the deterioration of quality of the Sava River by communal and industrialwastewaters. The major highlight of the study is that we have provided complex set of data obtained from a single source (homogeneity of analyses for all samples).",
journal = "Plos ONE",
title = "Evaluation of Genotoxic Pressure along the Sava River",
number = "9",
volume = "11",
doi = "10.1371/journal.pone.0162450",
pages = "e0162450-e0162450"
}

Kolarević, S., Aborgiba, M., Kračun-Kolarević, M., Kostić, J., Simonović, P., Simić, V., Milošković, A., Reischer, G., Farnleitner, A., Gačić, Z., Milačič, R., Zuliani, T., Vidmar, J., Pergal, M., Piria, M., Paunović, M.,& Vuković-Gačić, B.. (2016). Evaluation of Genotoxic Pressure along the Sava River. in Plos ONE, 11(9), e0162450-e0162450.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0162450

Kolarević S, Aborgiba M, Kračun-Kolarević M, Kostić J, Simonović P, Simić V, Milošković A, Reischer G, Farnleitner A, Gačić Z, Milačič R, Zuliani T, Vidmar J, Pergal M, Piria M, Paunović M, Vuković-Gačić B. Evaluation of Genotoxic Pressure along the Sava River. in Plos ONE. 2016;11(9):e0162450-e0162450.
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0162450 .

Kolarević, Stoimir, Aborgiba, Mustafa, Kračun-Kolarević, Margareta, Kostić, Jovana, Simonović, Predrag, Simić, Vladica, Milošković, Aleksandra, Reischer, Georg, Farnleitner, Andreas, Gačić, Zoran, Milačič, Radmila, Zuliani, Tea, Vidmar, Janja, Pergal, Marija, Piria, Marina, Paunović, Momir, Vuković-Gačić, Branka, "Evaluation of Genotoxic Pressure along the Sava River" in Plos ONE, 11, no. 9 (2016):e0162450-e0162450,
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0162450 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Kračun-Kolarević, Margareta
AU  - Kolarević, Stoimir
AU  - Jovanović, Jovana
AU  - Marković, Vanja
AU  - Ilić, Marija
AU  - Simonović, Predrag
AU  - Simić, Vladica
AU  - Gačić, Zoran
AU  - Diamantini, Elena
AU  - Stella, Elisa
AU  - Petrović, Mira
AU  - Majone, Bruno
AU  - Bellin, Alberto
AU  - Paunović, Momir
AU  - Vuković-Gačić, Branka
PY  - 2016
UR  - http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0048969716315455
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2505
AB  - In this study a comprehensive genotoxicological survey throughout the upper and middle stretches of Adige river basin is presented. The study was carried out at 7 sites located along the Adige main course and one the most significant tributaries, the Noce creek, both presenting different levels of pollution pressure. To give an insight into the nature of the genotoxic activity we employed the battery of prokaryotic and eukaryotic assays. Mutagenicity in water samples was evaluated by SOS/umuC test in Salmonella typhimurium TA1535/pSK1002. The level of DNA damage as a biomarker of exposure (comet assay) and biomarker of effect (micronucleus assay) and the level of oxidative stress as well (Fpg - modified comet assay) were studied in blood cells of Salmo cenerinus Nardo, 1847 and Salmo marmoratus Cuvier, 1829. Within the applied bioassays, comet assay showed the highest potential for discriminating the sampling sites which are under lesser extent of pressure (sampling sites 1-Barnes at Bresimo and 4-Noce downstream S. Giustina) from the sites under high pressure (sampling sites 5-Noce at Mezzolombardo and 6/7-Adige upstream and downstream municipality of Trento). Significant correlation between the standard and Fpg - modified comet assay indicated that oxidative stress could be a major contributor to observed DNA damage in collected specimens.
T2  - Science of The Total Environment
T1  - Evaluation of genotoxic potential throughout the upper and middle stretches of Adige river basin
VL  - 571
DO  - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.07.099
SP  - 1383
EP  - 1391
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Kračun-Kolarević, Margareta and Kolarević, Stoimir and Jovanović, Jovana and Marković, Vanja and Ilić, Marija and Simonović, Predrag and Simić, Vladica and Gačić, Zoran and Diamantini, Elena and Stella, Elisa and Petrović, Mira and Majone, Bruno and Bellin, Alberto and Paunović, Momir and Vuković-Gačić, Branka",
year = "2016",
abstract = "In this study a comprehensive genotoxicological survey throughout the upper and middle stretches of Adige river basin is presented. The study was carried out at 7 sites located along the Adige main course and one the most significant tributaries, the Noce creek, both presenting different levels of pollution pressure. To give an insight into the nature of the genotoxic activity we employed the battery of prokaryotic and eukaryotic assays. Mutagenicity in water samples was evaluated by SOS/umuC test in Salmonella typhimurium TA1535/pSK1002. The level of DNA damage as a biomarker of exposure (comet assay) and biomarker of effect (micronucleus assay) and the level of oxidative stress as well (Fpg - modified comet assay) were studied in blood cells of Salmo cenerinus Nardo, 1847 and Salmo marmoratus Cuvier, 1829. Within the applied bioassays, comet assay showed the highest potential for discriminating the sampling sites which are under lesser extent of pressure (sampling sites 1-Barnes at Bresimo and 4-Noce downstream S. Giustina) from the sites under high pressure (sampling sites 5-Noce at Mezzolombardo and 6/7-Adige upstream and downstream municipality of Trento). Significant correlation between the standard and Fpg - modified comet assay indicated that oxidative stress could be a major contributor to observed DNA damage in collected specimens.",
journal = "Science of The Total Environment",
title = "Evaluation of genotoxic potential throughout the upper and middle stretches of Adige river basin",
volume = "571",
doi = "10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.07.099",
pages = "1383-1391"
}

Kračun-Kolarević, M., Kolarević, S., Jovanović, J., Marković, V., Ilić, M., Simonović, P., Simić, V., Gačić, Z., Diamantini, E., Stella, E., Petrović, M., Majone, B., Bellin, A., Paunović, M.,& Vuković-Gačić, B.. (2016). Evaluation of genotoxic potential throughout the upper and middle stretches of Adige river basin. in Science of The Total Environment, 571, 1383-1391.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.07.099

Kračun-Kolarević M, Kolarević S, Jovanović J, Marković V, Ilić M, Simonović P, Simić V, Gačić Z, Diamantini E, Stella E, Petrović M, Majone B, Bellin A, Paunović M, Vuković-Gačić B. Evaluation of genotoxic potential throughout the upper and middle stretches of Adige river basin. in Science of The Total Environment. 2016;571:1383-1391.
doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.07.099 .

Kračun-Kolarević, Margareta, Kolarević, Stoimir, Jovanović, Jovana, Marković, Vanja, Ilić, Marija, Simonović, Predrag, Simić, Vladica, Gačić, Zoran, Diamantini, Elena, Stella, Elisa, Petrović, Mira, Majone, Bruno, Bellin, Alberto, Paunović, Momir, Vuković-Gačić, Branka, "Evaluation of genotoxic potential throughout the upper and middle stretches of Adige river basin" in Science of The Total Environment, 571 (2016):1383-1391,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.07.099 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Simić, Vladica
AU  - Simić, Snežana
AU  - Paunović, Momir
AU  - Radojković, Nataša
AU  - Petrović, Ana
AU  - Talevski, Trajče
AU  - Milošević, Djuradj
PY  - 2016
UR  - http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0048969715303740
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2472
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.07.030
AB  - In this study, we aimed to assess the population status of bleak (Alburnus spp.) over the Western Balkan Peninsula in terms of its sustainable use. A second objective was to determine key factors important for fishery management planning. Two different basins, continental (the Danube Basin and the Sava River sub-basin) and marine (the Adriatic and the Aegean Sea Basins) were examined. A sustainability assessment and factor analysis were conducted using the adjusted ESHIPPOfishing model, extended with additional socio-economic sub-elements, and the categorical principal components analysis (CATPCA), respectively. The results of the assessment revealed the bleak populations in the Danube Basin and the Sava River sub-basin to be highly sustainable. The population characteristics with abiotic and biotic factors were responsible for this status, while the influence of socio-economic factors was insignificant. The sustainability status of the bleak populations of the Mediterranean basin varied, with the populations from Ohrid and Skadar Lakes showing a high and those from Prespa and Dojran Lakes a medium status. Socio-economic factors with traditional fishing were the most important for the Mediterranean bleak populations.
T2  - Science of The Total Environment
T1  - The Alburnus benthopelagic fish species of the Western Balkan Peninsula: An assessment of their sustainable use
VL  - 540
DO  - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.07.030
SP  - 410
EP  - 417
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Simić, Vladica and Simić, Snežana and Paunović, Momir and Radojković, Nataša and Petrović, Ana and Talevski, Trajče and Milošević, Djuradj",
year = "2016",
abstract = "In this study, we aimed to assess the population status of bleak (Alburnus spp.) over the Western Balkan Peninsula in terms of its sustainable use. A second objective was to determine key factors important for fishery management planning. Two different basins, continental (the Danube Basin and the Sava River sub-basin) and marine (the Adriatic and the Aegean Sea Basins) were examined. A sustainability assessment and factor analysis were conducted using the adjusted ESHIPPOfishing model, extended with additional socio-economic sub-elements, and the categorical principal components analysis (CATPCA), respectively. The results of the assessment revealed the bleak populations in the Danube Basin and the Sava River sub-basin to be highly sustainable. The population characteristics with abiotic and biotic factors were responsible for this status, while the influence of socio-economic factors was insignificant. The sustainability status of the bleak populations of the Mediterranean basin varied, with the populations from Ohrid and Skadar Lakes showing a high and those from Prespa and Dojran Lakes a medium status. Socio-economic factors with traditional fishing were the most important for the Mediterranean bleak populations.",
journal = "Science of The Total Environment",
title = "The Alburnus benthopelagic fish species of the Western Balkan Peninsula: An assessment of their sustainable use",
volume = "540",
doi = "10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.07.030",
pages = "410-417"
}

Simić, V., Simić, S., Paunović, M., Radojković, N., Petrović, A., Talevski, T.,& Milošević, D.. (2016). The Alburnus benthopelagic fish species of the Western Balkan Peninsula: An assessment of their sustainable use. in Science of The Total Environment, 540, 410-417.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.07.030

Simić V, Simić S, Paunović M, Radojković N, Petrović A, Talevski T, Milošević D. The Alburnus benthopelagic fish species of the Western Balkan Peninsula: An assessment of their sustainable use. in Science of The Total Environment. 2016;540:410-417.
doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.07.030 .

Simić, Vladica, Simić, Snežana, Paunović, Momir, Radojković, Nataša, Petrović, Ana, Talevski, Trajče, Milošević, Djuradj, "The Alburnus benthopelagic fish species of the Western Balkan Peninsula: An assessment of their sustainable use" in Science of The Total Environment, 540 (2016):410-417,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.07.030 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Milošević, Djuradj
AU  - Čerba, Dubravka
AU  - Szekeres, József
AU  - Csányi, Bela
AU  - Tubić, Bojana
AU  - Simić, Vladica
AU  - Paunović, Momir
PY  - 2016
UR  - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X15005646
UR  - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84949724540&partnerID=tZOtx3y1
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3542
AB  - One of the main challenges in selecting suitable biological indicators of environmental degradation is to recognize the stressor-specific response signal and to separate it from the natural background variability, which can be accomplished by setting an appropriate statistical design, with an output that enables understanding of the recorded indicator signal. In this study we used artificial neural networks (self organizing map (SOM) and geo-self-organizing map (Geo-SOM)) to model and visualize the variability in the chironomid community of the Danube basin, as a model for large non-wadeable rivers. Geo-SOM analysis visualized the longitudinal distribution of significant parameters defining different spatial-distributional types of anthropogenic disturbance. Chironomidae larvae, sampled in both shallow (river bank) and deep (middle) parts of the river, emphasized hydromorphological degradation and zinc as the most important stressing factors, with chlorophyll-a and suspended solids as accompanying variables influencing the community structure. Substrate specificity was shown to be a relevant factor influencing the variability within chironomid community structure bound to natural causes. Geo-SOM analysis also visualized the longitudinal distribution of chironomid taxa, following the distribution patterns of significant disturbance factors. The Kruskal–Wallis test validated 25 potential indicators for the shore area and 11 for the deep water area, which significantly changed their frequencies and abundances between classes with different extents of degradation. Due to its high taxonomical and ecological diversity, the Chironomidae family is a significant source of potential stress-specific indicators, which should be recognized and included in the future in relevant bioassessment methods. The artificial neural network could be a powerful tool for selecting reliable indicators to explain the variability found in the ecosystem and enable it to be specified and patterned together with environmental degradation.
PB  - Elsevier
T2  - Ecological Indicators
T1  - Artificial neural networks as an indicator search engine: The visualization of natural and man-caused taxa variability
VL  - 61
DO  - 10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.10.029
SP  - 777
EP  - 789
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Milošević, Djuradj and Čerba, Dubravka and Szekeres, József and Csányi, Bela and Tubić, Bojana and Simić, Vladica and Paunović, Momir",
year = "2016",
abstract = "One of the main challenges in selecting suitable biological indicators of environmental degradation is to recognize the stressor-specific response signal and to separate it from the natural background variability, which can be accomplished by setting an appropriate statistical design, with an output that enables understanding of the recorded indicator signal. In this study we used artificial neural networks (self organizing map (SOM) and geo-self-organizing map (Geo-SOM)) to model and visualize the variability in the chironomid community of the Danube basin, as a model for large non-wadeable rivers. Geo-SOM analysis visualized the longitudinal distribution of significant parameters defining different spatial-distributional types of anthropogenic disturbance. Chironomidae larvae, sampled in both shallow (river bank) and deep (middle) parts of the river, emphasized hydromorphological degradation and zinc as the most important stressing factors, with chlorophyll-a and suspended solids as accompanying variables influencing the community structure. Substrate specificity was shown to be a relevant factor influencing the variability within chironomid community structure bound to natural causes. Geo-SOM analysis also visualized the longitudinal distribution of chironomid taxa, following the distribution patterns of significant disturbance factors. The Kruskal–Wallis test validated 25 potential indicators for the shore area and 11 for the deep water area, which significantly changed their frequencies and abundances between classes with different extents of degradation. Due to its high taxonomical and ecological diversity, the Chironomidae family is a significant source of potential stress-specific indicators, which should be recognized and included in the future in relevant bioassessment methods. The artificial neural network could be a powerful tool for selecting reliable indicators to explain the variability found in the ecosystem and enable it to be specified and patterned together with environmental degradation.",
publisher = "Elsevier",
journal = "Ecological Indicators",
title = "Artificial neural networks as an indicator search engine: The visualization of natural and man-caused taxa variability",
volume = "61",
doi = "10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.10.029",
pages = "777-789"
}

Milošević, D., Čerba, D., Szekeres, J., Csányi, B., Tubić, B., Simić, V.,& Paunović, M.. (2016). Artificial neural networks as an indicator search engine: The visualization of natural and man-caused taxa variability. in Ecological Indicators
Elsevier., 61, 777-789.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.10.029

Milošević D, Čerba D, Szekeres J, Csányi B, Tubić B, Simić V, Paunović M. Artificial neural networks as an indicator search engine: The visualization of natural and man-caused taxa variability. in Ecological Indicators. 2016;61:777-789.
doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.10.029 .

Milošević, Djuradj, Čerba, Dubravka, Szekeres, József, Csányi, Bela, Tubić, Bojana, Simić, Vladica, Paunović, Momir, "Artificial neural networks as an indicator search engine: The visualization of natural and man-caused taxa variability" in Ecological Indicators, 61 (2016):777-789,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.10.029 . .

TY  - GEN
AU  - Tubić, Bojana
AU  - Popović, Nataša
AU  - Raković, Maja
AU  - Petrović, Ana
AU  - Simić, Vladica
AU  - Paunović, Momir
PY  - 2016
UR  - http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/Article.aspx?ID=0354-46641600087T
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2507
AB  - The objective of this work is to analyze the effectiveness of two widely used methods for collecting aquatic macroinvertebrate samples: the semiquantitative kick and sweep (K&S) and quantitative Surber net (SN) techniques. Based on our data, the methods were fully comparable as regards analysis of the macroinvertebrate metrics most often used in ecological status assessment (sensitivity/tolerance parameters), while K&S was found to be more successful in the evaluation of biodiversity. Thus, both methods could be used for routine monitoring of the status of water bodies, according to the recommendation of the EU Water Framework Directive, while for research, K&S is more advanced. K&S is also more effective timewise for material collecting. SN sampling is a quantitative method and could thus be used in studies of aquatic ecosystem productivity.
T2  - Archives of Biological Sciences
T1  - Comparison of the effectiveness of kick and sweep hand net and surber net sampling techniques used for collecting aquatic macroinvertebrate samples
DO  - 10.2298/ABS160622087T
ER  - 

@misc{
author = "Tubić, Bojana and Popović, Nataša and Raković, Maja and Petrović, Ana and Simić, Vladica and Paunović, Momir",
year = "2016",
abstract = "The objective of this work is to analyze the effectiveness of two widely used methods for collecting aquatic macroinvertebrate samples: the semiquantitative kick and sweep (K&S) and quantitative Surber net (SN) techniques. Based on our data, the methods were fully comparable as regards analysis of the macroinvertebrate metrics most often used in ecological status assessment (sensitivity/tolerance parameters), while K&S was found to be more successful in the evaluation of biodiversity. Thus, both methods could be used for routine monitoring of the status of water bodies, according to the recommendation of the EU Water Framework Directive, while for research, K&S is more advanced. K&S is also more effective timewise for material collecting. SN sampling is a quantitative method and could thus be used in studies of aquatic ecosystem productivity.",
journal = "Archives of Biological Sciences",
title = "Comparison of the effectiveness of kick and sweep hand net and surber net sampling techniques used for collecting aquatic macroinvertebrate samples",
doi = "10.2298/ABS160622087T"
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Tubić, B., Popović, N., Raković, M., Petrović, A., Simić, V.,& Paunović, M.. (2016). Comparison of the effectiveness of kick and sweep hand net and surber net sampling techniques used for collecting aquatic macroinvertebrate samples. in Archives of Biological Sciences.
https://doi.org/10.2298/ABS160622087T

Tubić B, Popović N, Raković M, Petrović A, Simić V, Paunović M. Comparison of the effectiveness of kick and sweep hand net and surber net sampling techniques used for collecting aquatic macroinvertebrate samples. in Archives of Biological Sciences. 2016;.
doi:10.2298/ABS160622087T .

Tubić, Bojana, Popović, Nataša, Raković, Maja, Petrović, Ana, Simić, Vladica, Paunović, Momir, "Comparison of the effectiveness of kick and sweep hand net and surber net sampling techniques used for collecting aquatic macroinvertebrate samples" in Archives of Biological Sciences (2016),
https://doi.org/10.2298/ABS160622087T . .

TY  - CHAP
AU  - Lucić, Andreja
AU  - Paunović, Momir
AU  - Tomović, Jelena
AU  - Kovačević, Simona
AU  - Zorić, Katarina
AU  - Simić, Vladica
AU  - Atanacković, Ana
AU  - Marković, Vanja
AU  - Kračun-Kolarević, Margareta
AU  - Hudina, Sandra
AU  - Lajtner, Jasna
AU  - Gottstein, Sanja
AU  - Milošević, Đurađ
AU  - Anđus, Stefan
AU  - Žganec, Krešimir
AU  - Jaklič, Martina
AU  - Simčič, Tatjana
AU  - Vilenica, Marina
PY  - 2015
UR  - http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-662-44034-6_13
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2573
AB  - The objective of this chapter is to present the data on aquatic macroinvertebrate communities along the Sava River, based on investigation performed during 2011 and 2012 at 12 sampling sites within the sector between Vrhovo (Slovenia) and Belgrade (confluence to the Danube). During our study 227 macroinvertebrate taxa were recorded in the Sava River. Having in mind that upper stretch of the Sava River was not covered by this work (alpine and subalpine stretch), as well as based on the review of previous works on the macroinvertebrate fauna of the Sava River, more than 300 species will be confirmed for the Sava River. The data on the distribution of aquatic macroinvertebrates revealed five different stretches—alpine, subalpine, Upper Sava plain, Middle Sava and Lower Sava. Physical habitat degradation, pollution and pressure caused by biological invasions were found to be the main factors of endangerment of aquatic macroinvertebrate fauna diversity. There is an obvious need for further investigation of the Sava River in order to complete the data on aquatic macroinvertebrates and to provide the basis for accurate assessment of environmental status of the river.
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Berlin, Heidelberg., 31, 335-359.
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Milačič R, Ščančar J, Paunović M, Lucić A, Paunović M, Tomović J, Kovačević S, Zorić K, Simić V, Atanacković A, Marković V, Kračun-Kolarević M, Hudina S, Lajtner J, Gottstein S, Milošević Đ, Anđus S, Žganec K, Jaklič M, Simčič T, Vilenica M. Aquatic Macroinvertebrates of the Sava River. in The Sava River. 2015;31:335-359.
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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44034-6_13 . .

TY  - CHAP
AU  - Simonović, Predrag
AU  - Povž, Metka
AU  - Piria, Marina
AU  - Treer, Tomislav
AU  - Adrović, Avdul
AU  - Škrijelj, Rifat
AU  - Nikolić, Vera
AU  - Simić, Vladica
PY  - 2015
UR  - http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-662-44034-6_14
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2577
AB  - On the survey of the recent records, the fish and lamprey fauna of the River Sava catchment consists of 74 species, 15 of which being considered alien. The indigenous species diversity, explained using the relation N = 0. 546 A 0.232, fits well into the range common for large catchments in Europe. Both taxonomic and ecological diversity, as well as the character of fish communities in streams and rivers, are strongly correlated with the stream order. On the relative abundance of species in fish communities, the upper rhithron fish communities cluster distinctly from those belonging to the middle rhithron, within which several subgroups of fish communities were distinguishable. Fish communities of the middle rhithron character in streams and small rivers stand distinctly apart from those belonging to particular sections of large rivers (e.g., the Rivers Sava, Drina, Vrbas, and Bosna), with the transitional type of middle rhithron fish community in larger rivers (e.g., those in the Rivers Una and Sana) that resemble more to the fish communities common in middle rhithron streams. Fish communities in the middle section of the River Sava in Croatia and in the bordering area with Bosnia and Herzegovina mainly belong to the lower rhithron, attaining the character of potamon in the most downstream, Serbian section. River Sava’s fish communities strongly interact with the ones occurring in the most downstream sections of their largest tributaries, e.g., the Rivers Una, Vrbas, Bosna, Drina, and Kolubara, which makes them very similar in structure in the areas of river mouths. Classification of fish communities based solely on the presence and absence of species revealed similar general pattern of fish community classification, though with the more sharp delimitation between those belonging to the upper and middle rhithron on one and to the lower rhithron and potamon on the other side. That was supported by the determination of fish communities belonging to the upper rhithron with brown trout Salmo cf. trutta, European bullhead Cottus gobio, and minnow Phoxinus phoxinus as the most common fish species. Fish communities belonging to the middle rhithron were determined mainly with chub Squalius cephalus and spirlin Alburnoides bipunctatus, whereas brook barbel Barbus balcanicus and stone loach Barbatula barbatula occurred in both upper rhithron and middle rhithron. Nase Chondrostoma nasus were associated with both middle and lower rhithron fish communities. The most common fish species that determine the lower rhithron fish communities were common bream Abramis brama, ide Idus idus, and bleak Alburnus alburnus, with the northern pike Esox lucius, Balon’s ruffe Gymnocephalus baloni, and racer goby Neogobius gymnotrachelus as significant species explaining fish communities of both lower rhithron and potamon. The level of production of fish in the River Sava varies remarkably within the sections with the similar ecological features, as well as between the sections that differ for the type of fish community. The greatest biomass and annual natural production were recorded in the sections homing the potamon and lower rhithron fish communities, especially in the flooding areas of side arms and oxbows which serve as spawning areas and nurseries. A total of 15 alien fish species was recorded in the River Sava catchment, the Prussian carp Carassius gibelio and brown bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus being assessed the most invasive in the areas with the potamon fish community. A strong impact from both long-term and recent stocking with alien hatchery-reared brown trout strains and rainbow trout in the upper rhithron fish communities was recently recognized. Mudminnow Umbra krameri and huchen (or Danube salmon) Hucho hucho are considered the two most threatened fish species of the River Sava catchment, where various types of riverbed modifications, especially the damming, were seen the most prominent threatening factors for fish diversity.
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Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg., 361-400.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44034-6_14

Milačić R, Ščančar J, Paunović M, Simonović P, Povž M, Piria M, Treer T, Adrović A, Škrijelj R, Nikolić V, Simić V. Ichthyofauna of the River Sava System. in The Sava River. 2015;:361-400.
doi:10.1007/978-3-662-44034-6_14 .

Milačić, Radmila, Ščančar, Janez, Paunović, Momir, Simonović, Predrag, Povž, Metka, Piria, Marina, Treer, Tomislav, Adrović, Avdul, Škrijelj, Rifat, Nikolić, Vera, Simić, Vladica, "Ichthyofauna of the River Sava System" in The Sava River (2015):361-400,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44034-6_14 . .

TY  - CHAP
AU  - Simić,Vladica
AU  - Petrović, Ana
AU  - Erg, Boris
AU  - Dimović, Duška
AU  - Makovinska, Jarmila
AU  - Karadžić, Branko
AU  - Paunović, Momir
PY  - 2015
UR  - http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-662-44034-6_17
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2576
AB  - The aim of this chapter is to provide the overview of the water status, state of the biological diversity, and protected areas along the Sava River as well as to underline the necessity of identification and implementation of effective conservation measures. The chapter is based on historical data on environment and recent investigation on macroinvertebrate communities (2011–2012). Ecological status of water bodies within the Sava River basin ranges from high to poor, while the ecological status of the majority of water bodies is assessed as moderate, which indicates the necessity of design and implementation of relevant mitigation measures. The assessment of water quality and ecological status of the river Sava based on the macroinvertebrates community, alongside with the use of several standard biological methods and regional biotic index BNBI indicates a high correlation of the obtained results. BNBI has proven to be a method reliable enough for both the assessment of water quality and the assessment of ecological status of large rivers. Based on the results of water status assessment, the Sava River could be divided into three zones. The best water quality was recorded within the Slovenian stretch of the river, being within the limits of betamesosaprobic zone, while the ecological status was assessed as a good one. The middle part of the Sava River, stretching mainly through Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, has a somewhat worse water quality, approaching the limit of betamesosaprobic zone, while the ecological status in this part of the flow was also determined as a “good” one. The lower parts of the Sava River flow through Serbia are by all indicators more heavily polluted; the water quality is on the border between beta- and alfamesosaprobic zones, while the ecological status is between “good” and “moderate.” The biodiversity of the Sava River may be considered significant, when compared to similar watercourses of Central Europe and Balkan Peninsula. The work contains a more detailed analysis of the biodiversity of aquatic macroinvertebrates and fish of the main flow of the Sava River. Based on the condition of biodiversity of these groups, the river’s ecosystem is divided into three “macrohabitats.” The first macrohabitat includes the upper rhithron parts of the river through Slovenia, with a significant diversity of stenovalent groups of macroinvertebrates (larvae EPT) and salmonid species of fish (brown trout, grayling, and huchen trout). The second macrohabitat includes the parts of the flow through Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina with significant diversity of invertebrates from the groups Odonata, Mollusca, Hirudinea, and Chironomidae and fish from the families of Cyprinidae, Percidae, and Gobiidae. The highest number of protected species of fish has been registered in this section. The third “macrohabitat” includes the lower part of the potamon of the Sava River and mostly flows through Serbia wherein this part of the flow represents the most important habitat of the globally endangered and fishing-wise important sturgeon species of sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus) in this river. It is characterized by a decreased biodiversity of macroinvertebrates in the main flow of the river and a significant diversity in the flood zones. In the biodiversity of fish, the highest number of allochthonous species appears. In this section, the diversity of fish in flood zones especially as the habitat of endangered species such as Umbra krameri, Misgurnus fossilis, and Carassius carassius is also important. Research has shown that in order to perform a successful conservation of large river biodiversity, the ecosystem must be observed as a complex consisting of the main flow of the river, flood zone, and its tributaries.
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T2  - Biodiversity conservation
T2  - Bioindication
T2  - Protected areas
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Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg., 31, 453-500.
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Milačič R, Ščančar J, Paunović M, Simić V, Petrović A, Erg B, Dimović D, Makovinska J, Karadžić B, Paunović M. Indicative Status Assessment, Biodiversity Conservation, and Protected Areas Within the Sava River Basin. in The Sava River. 2015;31:453-500.
doi:10.1007/978-3-662-44034-6_17 .

Milačič, Radmila, Ščančar, Janez, Paunović, Momir, Simić,Vladica, Petrović, Ana, Erg, Boris, Dimović, Duška, Makovinska, Jarmila, Karadžić, Branko, Paunović, Momir, "Indicative Status Assessment, Biodiversity Conservation, and Protected Areas Within the Sava River Basin" in The Sava River, 31 (2015):453-500,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44034-6_17 . .

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AU  - Tubić, Bojana
AU  - Kračun-Kolarević, Margareta
AU  - Marković, Vanja
AU  - Simić, Vladica
AU  - Zorić, Katarina
AU  - Atanacković, Ana
PY  - 2012
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5223
AB  - The aim of this paper is to more precisely define the borders of ecoregions shared on the territory of
Serbia, in regard to the original concept provided by Illies (1978) and accepted by the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD 2000). The borders of Illies’s ecoregions are defined rather coarsely and could not be used as a basis for water typology. According to data on the macroinvertebrate communities, as well as based on general natural characteristics of the area and selected bio-geographical works, the territory of Serbia is a part of 5 ecoregions: ecoregion 5 – Dinaric Western Balkan; ecoregion 6 – Hellenic Western Balkan; ecoregion 7 – Eastern Balkan; ecoregion 10 – Carpathian; and 11 – Pannonian Lowland. Four of these ecoregions (5, 6, 7, and 11) comprise wide areas within the country, while ecoregion 10 comprises only a restricted area in Northeast Serbia. Although ecoregion 10 is restricted to a narrow area, the influence of the Carpathians is evident in Northeast Serbia. A detailed discussion on the position of ecoregion boundaries is provided in the paper.
PB  - Belgarde: Serbian Association for Water Protection
T2  - Water Research and Management
T1  - Ecoregions delineation for the territory of Serbia
IS  - 1
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SP  - 65
EP  - 74
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https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5223

Paunović M, Tubić B, Kračun-Kolarević M, Marković V, Simić V, Zorić K, Atanacković A. Ecoregions delineation for the territory of Serbia. in Water Research and Management. 2012;2(1):65-74.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5223 .

Paunović, Momir, Tubić, Bojana, Kračun-Kolarević, Margareta, Marković, Vanja, Simić, Vladica, Zorić, Katarina, Atanacković, Ana, "Ecoregions delineation for the territory of Serbia" in Water Research and Management, 2, no. 1 (2012):65-74,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5223 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Marković, Vanja
AU  - Atanacković, Ana
AU  - Tubić, Bojana
AU  - Vasiljević, Božica
AU  - Simić, Vladica
AU  - Tomović, Jelena
AU  - Nikolić, Vera
AU  - Paunović, Momir
PY  - 2011
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5216
AB  - The objective of this study is to provide an indicative ecological status assessment of the Velika Morava
River, based on aquatic macroinvertebrates. Eight metrics were used for this evaluation – Saprobic Index
(SI), Biological Monitoring Working Party (BMWP) score, Average Score Per Taxon (ASPT), Number of
Ephemeroptera, Plecotera, Trichoptera (EPT) taxa, percentage participation of Oligochaeta in the total
macroinvertebrate community (%-Oligochaeta), total number of taxa, number of genera, and number of
families. A total of 84 taxa have been identified. Based on analyses of the selected metrics, the indicative
status of the Velika Morava River could be assessed as moderate to poor (Class III-IV), which corresponds to the water quality assessment based on the evaluation provided by national water quality monitoring for the 1999-2008 period. There is still a need for system improvement, which will be the topic of further research.
PB  - Belgarde: Serbian Association for Water Protection
T2  - Water Research and Management
T1  - Indicative status assessment of the Velika Morava River based on aquatic macroinvertebrates
IS  - 3
VL  - 1
SP  - 47
EP  - 53
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5216
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Marković, Vanja and Atanacković, Ana and Tubić, Bojana and Vasiljević, Božica and Simić, Vladica and Tomović, Jelena and Nikolić, Vera and Paunović, Momir",
year = "2011",
abstract = "The objective of this study is to provide an indicative ecological status assessment of the Velika Morava
River, based on aquatic macroinvertebrates. Eight metrics were used for this evaluation – Saprobic Index
(SI), Biological Monitoring Working Party (BMWP) score, Average Score Per Taxon (ASPT), Number of
Ephemeroptera, Plecotera, Trichoptera (EPT) taxa, percentage participation of Oligochaeta in the total
macroinvertebrate community (%-Oligochaeta), total number of taxa, number of genera, and number of
families. A total of 84 taxa have been identified. Based on analyses of the selected metrics, the indicative
status of the Velika Morava River could be assessed as moderate to poor (Class III-IV), which corresponds to the water quality assessment based on the evaluation provided by national water quality monitoring for the 1999-2008 period. There is still a need for system improvement, which will be the topic of further research.",
publisher = "Belgarde: Serbian Association for Water Protection",
journal = "Water Research and Management",
title = "Indicative status assessment of the Velika Morava River based on aquatic macroinvertebrates",
number = "3",
volume = "1",
pages = "47-53",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5216"
}

Marković, V., Atanacković, A., Tubić, B., Vasiljević, B., Simić, V., Tomović, J., Nikolić, V.,& Paunović, M.. (2011). Indicative status assessment of the Velika Morava River based on aquatic macroinvertebrates. in Water Research and Management
Belgarde: Serbian Association for Water Protection., 1(3), 47-53.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5216

Marković V, Atanacković A, Tubić B, Vasiljević B, Simić V, Tomović J, Nikolić V, Paunović M. Indicative status assessment of the Velika Morava River based on aquatic macroinvertebrates. in Water Research and Management. 2011;1(3):47-53.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5216 .

Marković, Vanja, Atanacković, Ana, Tubić, Bojana, Vasiljević, Božica, Simić, Vladica, Tomović, Jelena, Nikolić, Vera, Paunović, Momir, "Indicative status assessment of the Velika Morava River based on aquatic macroinvertebrates" in Water Research and Management, 1, no. 3 (2011):47-53,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5216 .