TY  - JOUR
AU  - Stanković, Jelena
AU  - Milošević, Đurađ
AU  - Paunović, Momir
AU  - Jovanović, Boris
AU  - Popović, Nataša
AU  - Tomović, Jelena
AU  - Atanacković, Ana
AU  - Radulović, Katarina
AU  - Lončarević, Davor
AU  - Raković, Maja
PY  - 2024
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/6635
AB  - This study was carried out at the Danube River and its tributaries during the Joint Danube
Survey 4 (JDS4) expedition. Three freshwater benthic species were used to estimate the quantity
of microplastics (MPs): Corbicula spp., Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri (Claparede, 1862), and Polypedilum
nubeculosum (Meigen, 1804). Following the kick and sweep technique, individuals were sampled using
a hand net or dredge. In order to estimate the number of MP particles/individual particles/g wet
body mass, the body mass and total length of all specimens were measured. Alkaline (Corbicula spp.
and L. hoffmaisteri) and enzymatic (P. nubeculosum) protocols were performed for tissue degradation.
All samples were filtered through glass microfiber filters (mesh size 0.5 μm). The particles were
photographed, measured, and counted. A total of 1904, 169, and 204 MPs were isolated from
Corbicula spp., L. hoffmaisteri, and P. nubeculosum, respectively. To confirm the chemical composition
of isolated MPs, a subsample of 46 particles of the fragmented particles from 14 sampling sites was
analysed via μ-ATR-FTIR spectroscopy analysis. The particles were characterised as polycarbonate
(PC), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polypropylene–polyethylene copolymer (PP-PE), nylon
(polyamide-PA) and cellophane, with the domination of PET.
PB  - Basel: MDPI
T2  - Water
T1  - Microplastics in the Danube River and Its Main Tributaries—Ingestion by Freshwater Macroinvertebrates
IS  - 7
VL  - 16
DO  - 10.3390/w16070962
SP  - 962
ER  - 

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author = "Stanković, Jelena and Milošević, Đurađ and Paunović, Momir and Jovanović, Boris and Popović, Nataša and Tomović, Jelena and Atanacković, Ana and Radulović, Katarina and Lončarević, Davor and Raković, Maja",
year = "2024",
abstract = "This study was carried out at the Danube River and its tributaries during the Joint Danube
Survey 4 (JDS4) expedition. Three freshwater benthic species were used to estimate the quantity
of microplastics (MPs): Corbicula spp., Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri (Claparede, 1862), and Polypedilum
nubeculosum (Meigen, 1804). Following the kick and sweep technique, individuals were sampled using
a hand net or dredge. In order to estimate the number of MP particles/individual particles/g wet
body mass, the body mass and total length of all specimens were measured. Alkaline (Corbicula spp.
and L. hoffmaisteri) and enzymatic (P. nubeculosum) protocols were performed for tissue degradation.
All samples were filtered through glass microfiber filters (mesh size 0.5 μm). The particles were
photographed, measured, and counted. A total of 1904, 169, and 204 MPs were isolated from
Corbicula spp., L. hoffmaisteri, and P. nubeculosum, respectively. To confirm the chemical composition
of isolated MPs, a subsample of 46 particles of the fragmented particles from 14 sampling sites was
analysed via μ-ATR-FTIR spectroscopy analysis. The particles were characterised as polycarbonate
(PC), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polypropylene–polyethylene copolymer (PP-PE), nylon
(polyamide-PA) and cellophane, with the domination of PET.",
publisher = "Basel: MDPI",
journal = "Water",
title = "Microplastics in the Danube River and Its Main Tributaries—Ingestion by Freshwater Macroinvertebrates",
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Stanković, J., Milošević, Đ., Paunović, M., Jovanović, B., Popović, N., Tomović, J., Atanacković, A., Radulović, K., Lončarević, D.,& Raković, M.. (2024). Microplastics in the Danube River and Its Main Tributaries—Ingestion by Freshwater Macroinvertebrates. in Water
Basel: MDPI., 16(7), 962.
https://doi.org/10.3390/w16070962

Stanković J, Milošević Đ, Paunović M, Jovanović B, Popović N, Tomović J, Atanacković A, Radulović K, Lončarević D, Raković M. Microplastics in the Danube River and Its Main Tributaries—Ingestion by Freshwater Macroinvertebrates. in Water. 2024;16(7):962.
doi:10.3390/w16070962 .

Stanković, Jelena, Milošević, Đurađ, Paunović, Momir, Jovanović, Boris, Popović, Nataša, Tomović, Jelena, Atanacković, Ana, Radulović, Katarina, Lončarević, Davor, Raković, Maja, "Microplastics in the Danube River and Its Main Tributaries—Ingestion by Freshwater Macroinvertebrates" in Water, 16, no. 7 (2024):962,
https://doi.org/10.3390/w16070962 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Stanković, Jelena
AU  - Milošević, Djuradj
AU  - Jovanović, Boris
AU  - Savić-Zdravković, Dimitrija
AU  - Petrović, Ana
AU  - Raković, Maja
AU  - Stanković, Nikola
AU  - Stojković Piperac, Milica
PY  - 2021
UR  - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/etc.5119
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4440
AB  - Benthic communities contain some of the most threatened organisms in aquatic habitats due to different anthropogenic pressures. The high abundance of microplastics in sediments will continue to increase in the future, further increasing the probability of interactions between macroinvertebrates and microplastics. In the present study, a benthic community in a relatively pristine shallow pond was exposed either to an environmentally relevant high concentration of a microplastic mixture of 80 g m-2 in the sediment, or a control sediment, without the addition of microplastics. The mixture of microplastics contained irregularly shaped polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, and polyamide in a ratio of 50:25:25%, respectively. The in situ experiment lasted for 100 d. The total number of taxa that colonized the microcosms was 22 (17 in the control and 18 in the microplastic treatment), and the colonization was not affected by the treatment. The most dominant group within the macroinvertebrate community was the dipteran family Chironomidae, in both the control and the microplastic treatment. No significant differences in the abundance and biomass at a community level were recorded between the groups by permutational multivariate analysis of variance (F = 0.993, p = 0.456 and F = 0.344, p = 0.797, respectively). The mixture of microplastics did not influence the abundance or biomass of the functional feeding groups (F = 1.810, p = 0.137 and F = 0.377, p = 0.736, respectively). The species richness, species abundance, species biomass, Shannon's diversity index, and Simpson's index of diversity showed no statistically significant differences between the control and treatment groups. Czekanowski's quantitative similarity index indicated that 84% of the community remained unaffected after microplastic exposure. Environ Toxicol Chem 2021;00:1-8. © 2021 SETAC.
PB  - Hoboken: Wiley
T2  - Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
T1  - In Situ Effects of a Microplastic Mixture on the Community Structure of Benthic Macroinvertebrates in a Freshwater Pond.
DO  - 10.1002/etc.5119
ER  - 

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author = "Stanković, Jelena and Milošević, Djuradj and Jovanović, Boris and Savić-Zdravković, Dimitrija and Petrović, Ana and Raković, Maja and Stanković, Nikola and Stojković Piperac, Milica",
year = "2021",
abstract = "Benthic communities contain some of the most threatened organisms in aquatic habitats due to different anthropogenic pressures. The high abundance of microplastics in sediments will continue to increase in the future, further increasing the probability of interactions between macroinvertebrates and microplastics. In the present study, a benthic community in a relatively pristine shallow pond was exposed either to an environmentally relevant high concentration of a microplastic mixture of 80 g m-2 in the sediment, or a control sediment, without the addition of microplastics. The mixture of microplastics contained irregularly shaped polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, and polyamide in a ratio of 50:25:25%, respectively. The in situ experiment lasted for 100 d. The total number of taxa that colonized the microcosms was 22 (17 in the control and 18 in the microplastic treatment), and the colonization was not affected by the treatment. The most dominant group within the macroinvertebrate community was the dipteran family Chironomidae, in both the control and the microplastic treatment. No significant differences in the abundance and biomass at a community level were recorded between the groups by permutational multivariate analysis of variance (F = 0.993, p = 0.456 and F = 0.344, p = 0.797, respectively). The mixture of microplastics did not influence the abundance or biomass of the functional feeding groups (F = 1.810, p = 0.137 and F = 0.377, p = 0.736, respectively). The species richness, species abundance, species biomass, Shannon's diversity index, and Simpson's index of diversity showed no statistically significant differences between the control and treatment groups. Czekanowski's quantitative similarity index indicated that 84% of the community remained unaffected after microplastic exposure. Environ Toxicol Chem 2021;00:1-8. © 2021 SETAC.",
publisher = "Hoboken: Wiley",
journal = "Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry",
title = "In Situ Effects of a Microplastic Mixture on the Community Structure of Benthic Macroinvertebrates in a Freshwater Pond.",
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Stanković, J., Milošević, D., Jovanović, B., Savić-Zdravković, D., Petrović, A., Raković, M., Stanković, N.,& Stojković Piperac, M.. (2021). In Situ Effects of a Microplastic Mixture on the Community Structure of Benthic Macroinvertebrates in a Freshwater Pond.. in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Hoboken: Wiley..
https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.5119

Stanković J, Milošević D, Jovanović B, Savić-Zdravković D, Petrović A, Raković M, Stanković N, Stojković Piperac M. In Situ Effects of a Microplastic Mixture on the Community Structure of Benthic Macroinvertebrates in a Freshwater Pond.. in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 2021;.
doi:10.1002/etc.5119 .

Stanković, Jelena, Milošević, Djuradj, Jovanović, Boris, Savić-Zdravković, Dimitrija, Petrović, Ana, Raković, Maja, Stanković, Nikola, Stojković Piperac, Milica, "In Situ Effects of a Microplastic Mixture on the Community Structure of Benthic Macroinvertebrates in a Freshwater Pond." in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (2021),
https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.5119 . .

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  - 

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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",
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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 . .