TY  - JOUR
AU  - Žganec, Krešimir
AU  - Lajtner, Jasna
AU  - Ćuk, Renata
AU  - Crnčan, Petar
AU  - Pušić, Ivana
AU  - Atanacković, Ana
AU  - Kralj, Tomislav
AU  - Valić, Damir
AU  - Jelić, Mišel
AU  - Maguire, Ivana
PY  - 2020
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4079
AB  - Alien aquatic macroinvertebrates, especially invasive crustaceans and molluscs, have heavily impacted native species and ecosystem processes in freshwaters worldwide. Knowledge on alien species distribution is necessary to understand their dispersal dynamics and prevent future invasions, and to predict and reduce undesirable impacts. Literature data on alien macroinvertebrate species (AMS) in Croatia are sparse and a complete inventory of alien macroinvertebrates in Croatian freshwaters has never been conducted. The aim of this study was to present a database of AMS in Croatian freshwaters and to analyse their origin, pathways of introduction and distribution. The AMS database was built based on literature data and the authors' unpublished data, and included a total of 1,411 records from 689 sites across Croatia. In total, 29 AMS were recorded until 2019, belonging to five major taxonomic groups: subphylum Crustacea (16 species) and phyla Mollusca (7 spp.), Annelida (4 spp.), Cnidaria (1 sp.), and Platyhelminthes (1 sp.). The area of origin of most species is the European Ponto-Caspian region (19 spp., 66%), and the rest originate from North America (5 spp.), Asia (4 spp.) and New Zealand (1 sp.). The most important pathways of unintentional primary introductions were stowaway-shipping (20 spp., 69%) and contaminant-fish stocking (6 spp., 21%). All 29 AMS species were found in the Black Sea Basin (Danube Basin) and five of those were also recorded in the river catchments of the Adriatic Sea Basin. For most AMS, the Sava and Drava Rivers are the main river corridors for their westward spread from the Danube. Since studies of AMS dispersal mechanisms are lacking and only a few studies report the impacts of invasive AMS in Croatia, future studies should be focused on the dispersal dynamics and ecological impact of invasive macroinvertebrates in Croatian freshwaters. Citation: Žganec K, Lajtner J, Ćuk R, Crnčan P, Pušić I, Atanacković A, Kralj T, Valić D, Jelić M, Maguire I (2020) Alien macroinvertebrates in Croatian freshwaters. Aquatic Invasions 15(4): 593-615, https://doi.
T2  - Aquatic Invasions
T1  - Alien macroinvertebrates in Croatian freshwaters
IS  - 4
VL  - 15
DO  - 10.3391/ai.2020.15.4.04
SP  - 593
EP  - 615
ER  - 

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year = "2020",
abstract = "Alien aquatic macroinvertebrates, especially invasive crustaceans and molluscs, have heavily impacted native species and ecosystem processes in freshwaters worldwide. Knowledge on alien species distribution is necessary to understand their dispersal dynamics and prevent future invasions, and to predict and reduce undesirable impacts. Literature data on alien macroinvertebrate species (AMS) in Croatia are sparse and a complete inventory of alien macroinvertebrates in Croatian freshwaters has never been conducted. The aim of this study was to present a database of AMS in Croatian freshwaters and to analyse their origin, pathways of introduction and distribution. The AMS database was built based on literature data and the authors' unpublished data, and included a total of 1,411 records from 689 sites across Croatia. In total, 29 AMS were recorded until 2019, belonging to five major taxonomic groups: subphylum Crustacea (16 species) and phyla Mollusca (7 spp.), Annelida (4 spp.), Cnidaria (1 sp.), and Platyhelminthes (1 sp.). The area of origin of most species is the European Ponto-Caspian region (19 spp., 66%), and the rest originate from North America (5 spp.), Asia (4 spp.) and New Zealand (1 sp.). The most important pathways of unintentional primary introductions were stowaway-shipping (20 spp., 69%) and contaminant-fish stocking (6 spp., 21%). All 29 AMS species were found in the Black Sea Basin (Danube Basin) and five of those were also recorded in the river catchments of the Adriatic Sea Basin. For most AMS, the Sava and Drava Rivers are the main river corridors for their westward spread from the Danube. Since studies of AMS dispersal mechanisms are lacking and only a few studies report the impacts of invasive AMS in Croatia, future studies should be focused on the dispersal dynamics and ecological impact of invasive macroinvertebrates in Croatian freshwaters. Citation: Žganec K, Lajtner J, Ćuk R, Crnčan P, Pušić I, Atanacković A, Kralj T, Valić D, Jelić M, Maguire I (2020) Alien macroinvertebrates in Croatian freshwaters. Aquatic Invasions 15(4): 593-615, https://doi.",
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Žganec, K., Lajtner, J., Ćuk, R., Crnčan, P., Pušić, I., Atanacković, A., Kralj, T., Valić, D., Jelić, M.,& Maguire, I.. (2020). Alien macroinvertebrates in Croatian freshwaters. in Aquatic Invasions, 15(4), 593-615.
https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2020.15.4.04

Žganec K, Lajtner J, Ćuk R, Crnčan P, Pušić I, Atanacković A, Kralj T, Valić D, Jelić M, Maguire I. Alien macroinvertebrates in Croatian freshwaters. in Aquatic Invasions. 2020;15(4):593-615.
doi:10.3391/ai.2020.15.4.04 .

Žganec, Krešimir, Lajtner, Jasna, Ćuk, Renata, Crnčan, Petar, Pušić, Ivana, Atanacković, Ana, Kralj, Tomislav, Valić, Damir, Jelić, Mišel, Maguire, Ivana, "Alien macroinvertebrates in Croatian freshwaters" in Aquatic Invasions, 15, no. 4 (2020):593-615,
https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2020.15.4.04 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Ćuk, Renata
AU  - Miliša, Marko
AU  - Atanacković, Ana
AU  - Dekić, Svjetlana
AU  - Blažeković, Luka
AU  - Žganec, Krešimir
PY  - 2019
UR  - https://www.kmae-journal.org/10.1051/kmae/2019003
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3284
AB  - We studied the composition of non-indigenous macroinvertebrate species (NIMS) and biocontamination level in four major large Croatian rivers (the Danube, Sava, Drava and Mura) to establish which environmental parameters are the most important for the composition of NIMS assemblages and to determine how NIMS affect biological metrics regularly used in ecological quality assessment. We sampled benthic macroinvertebrates at 48 sites (44 lotic + 4 lentic), and among 236 taxa, 21 NIMS were identified, of which 9 were widespread and abundant. Only 14.6% of sites exhibited no biocontamination, 18.7% exhibited low or moderate biocontamination and 66.7% exhibited high or severe biocontamination. Higher biocontamination in the Drava may be due to both the proximity to the Danube as the main source of NIMS and the existence of three large reservoirs. We found significantly negative correlation between the number of NIMS and native taxa. The significant correlations between biocontamination indices and tested biological metrics were as follows: negative with %EPT, EPT-S, BMWP and IBE AQEM, while positive with HR-SI. This indicates that at sites where NIMS are abundant and native taxa scarce, standard biological metrics could provide unreliable results and compromise the assessment of ecological status of large rivers.
T2  - Knowledge & Management of Aquatic Ecosystems
T1  - Biocontamination of benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages in Croatian major rivers and effects on ecological quality assessment
VL  - 420
DO  - 10.1051/kmae/2019003
SP  - 11
ER  - 

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abstract = "We studied the composition of non-indigenous macroinvertebrate species (NIMS) and biocontamination level in four major large Croatian rivers (the Danube, Sava, Drava and Mura) to establish which environmental parameters are the most important for the composition of NIMS assemblages and to determine how NIMS affect biological metrics regularly used in ecological quality assessment. We sampled benthic macroinvertebrates at 48 sites (44 lotic + 4 lentic), and among 236 taxa, 21 NIMS were identified, of which 9 were widespread and abundant. Only 14.6% of sites exhibited no biocontamination, 18.7% exhibited low or moderate biocontamination and 66.7% exhibited high or severe biocontamination. Higher biocontamination in the Drava may be due to both the proximity to the Danube as the main source of NIMS and the existence of three large reservoirs. We found significantly negative correlation between the number of NIMS and native taxa. The significant correlations between biocontamination indices and tested biological metrics were as follows: negative with %EPT, EPT-S, BMWP and IBE AQEM, while positive with HR-SI. This indicates that at sites where NIMS are abundant and native taxa scarce, standard biological metrics could provide unreliable results and compromise the assessment of ecological status of large rivers.",
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Ćuk, R., Miliša, M., Atanacković, A., Dekić, S., Blažeković, L.,& Žganec, K.. (2019). Biocontamination of benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages in Croatian major rivers and effects on ecological quality assessment. in Knowledge & Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 420, 11.
https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2019003

Ćuk R, Miliša M, Atanacković A, Dekić S, Blažeković L, Žganec K. Biocontamination of benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages in Croatian major rivers and effects on ecological quality assessment. in Knowledge & Management of Aquatic Ecosystems. 2019;420:11.
doi:10.1051/kmae/2019003 .

Ćuk, Renata, Miliša, Marko, Atanacković, Ana, Dekić, Svjetlana, Blažeković, Luka, Žganec, Krešimir, "Biocontamination of benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages in Croatian major rivers and effects on ecological quality assessment" in Knowledge & Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 420 (2019):11,
https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2019003 . .

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  - 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.",
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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  - Žganec, Krešimir
AU  - Lunko, Petra
AU  - Pušić, Ivana
AU  - Zrinščak, Ivana
AU  - Lajtner, Jasna
AU  - Dekić, Svetlana
AU  - Ćuk, Renata
AU  - Atanacković, Ana
AU  - Jeran, Nina
PY  - 2017
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5224
AB  - Dinaric Mountains’ rivers represent one of the most important hotspots of the European
freshwater biodiversity. However, large dams continue to be built and many more are
planned on these rivers, despite the scarce knowledge about the dam impact on aquatic
biodiversity in this area. In 2010 a new large dam (52.5 m high) on the karst river Dobra (Croatia)
was finished and closed. Temporal changes of macroinvertebrate assemblages were
examined at the site located 460 m downstream of the dam in the period before (2007-
2008) and after the dam closure (2010-2015). Replicate samples of macroinvertebrates
were collected in mosses and on stony substrate using hand net. The new dam caused
drastic short term changes in water quality, and permanent changes of temperature and
flow regime. Mosses and stony substrate significantly differed in macroinvertebrate assemblages
in both, pre- and post-disturbance periods. Dam closure represented the most intensive
disturbance event, which caused drastic change of macroinvertebrate assemblage
structure in both microhabitat types during the first two post-disturbance years: reduction
of density of dominant groups such as Amphipoda, Gastropoda and dominant insects
groups (Coleoptera, Ephemeroptera and Trichoptera) as well as the drastic increase of Chironomidae
density, followed by density recovery of all previous groups in the second year.
Samples from 2015 had the highest similarity with pre-disturbance assemblages for both
microhabitat types implying partly recovered macroinvertebrate assemblages five years
after dam closure. By comparing pre- and post-disturbance data, this study increases our
understanding of basic ecological response to damming.
PB  - EFFS European Federation for Freshwater Sciences
C3  - Abstract book: 10 Symposium for European freshwater sciences 2017; 2017 Jul 2-7; Olomouc, Czech Republic
T1  - Post-disturbance changes of macroinvertebrate assemblages downstream of a large dam in the Dinaric karst river Dobra (Croatia)
SP  - 83
EP  - 83
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5224
ER  - 

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year = "2017",
abstract = "Dinaric Mountains’ rivers represent one of the most important hotspots of the European
freshwater biodiversity. However, large dams continue to be built and many more are
planned on these rivers, despite the scarce knowledge about the dam impact on aquatic
biodiversity in this area. In 2010 a new large dam (52.5 m high) on the karst river Dobra (Croatia)
was finished and closed. Temporal changes of macroinvertebrate assemblages were
examined at the site located 460 m downstream of the dam in the period before (2007-
2008) and after the dam closure (2010-2015). Replicate samples of macroinvertebrates
were collected in mosses and on stony substrate using hand net. The new dam caused
drastic short term changes in water quality, and permanent changes of temperature and
flow regime. Mosses and stony substrate significantly differed in macroinvertebrate assemblages
in both, pre- and post-disturbance periods. Dam closure represented the most intensive
disturbance event, which caused drastic change of macroinvertebrate assemblage
structure in both microhabitat types during the first two post-disturbance years: reduction
of density of dominant groups such as Amphipoda, Gastropoda and dominant insects
groups (Coleoptera, Ephemeroptera and Trichoptera) as well as the drastic increase of Chironomidae
density, followed by density recovery of all previous groups in the second year.
Samples from 2015 had the highest similarity with pre-disturbance assemblages for both
microhabitat types implying partly recovered macroinvertebrate assemblages five years
after dam closure. By comparing pre- and post-disturbance data, this study increases our
understanding of basic ecological response to damming.",
publisher = "EFFS European Federation for Freshwater Sciences",
journal = "Abstract book: 10 Symposium for European freshwater sciences 2017; 2017 Jul 2-7; Olomouc, Czech Republic",
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Žganec, K., Lunko, P., Pušić, I., Zrinščak, I., Lajtner, J., Dekić, S., Ćuk, R., Atanacković, A.,& Jeran, N.. (2017). Post-disturbance changes of macroinvertebrate assemblages downstream of a large dam in the Dinaric karst river Dobra (Croatia). in Abstract book: 10 Symposium for European freshwater sciences 2017; 2017 Jul 2-7; Olomouc, Czech Republic
EFFS European Federation for Freshwater Sciences., 83-83.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5224

Žganec K, Lunko P, Pušić I, Zrinščak I, Lajtner J, Dekić S, Ćuk R, Atanacković A, Jeran N. Post-disturbance changes of macroinvertebrate assemblages downstream of a large dam in the Dinaric karst river Dobra (Croatia). in Abstract book: 10 Symposium for European freshwater sciences 2017; 2017 Jul 2-7; Olomouc, Czech Republic. 2017;:83-83.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5224 .

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