104 results on '"Marija, Ivković"'
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2. New records for the Western Balkans cranefly fauna (Diptera, Tipuloidea) with the description of a new Baeoura Alexander (Diptera, Limoniidae)
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Levente-Péter Kolcsár, Micha Camiel d’Oliveira, Wolfram Graf, Clovis Quindroit, Kozo Watanabe, and Marija Ivković
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Zoology ,QL1-991 - Abstract
The cranefly (Tipuloidea) fauna of the Western Balkans is still poorly known. In this study, occurrence data of 77 species is reported, of which two species are newly recorded for Albania, eight species for Bosnia and Herzegovina, twelve for Croatia, and seven for Slovenia, respectively. A new species, Baeoura neretvaensis Kolcsár & d’Oliveira, sp. nov. is described from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Slovenia. Images of the habitus, wing, and male and female terminalia of the new species are provided. Furthermore, images of male terminalia and wings of thirteen additional species are presented.
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- 2023
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3. The Emergence of the Family Scirtidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) in Lotic Karst Habitats: A Case Study over 15 Years
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Ana Klarin, Marija Ivković, and Vlatka Mičetić Stanković
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biology ,ecology ,freshwater ,long-term study ,phenology ,diversity ,Science - Abstract
Due to ongoing changes and a decline in biodiversity, science today should rely on long-term species-based ecological studies. We have conducted a long-term ecological dynamics study on the water beetle family Scirtidae, which, although it is very abundant in benthic communities, is still poorly studied. The main objective of this study was to investigate the population aspects (composition, diversity, sex ratio) and ecological aspects (emergence patterns, seasonal dynamics and preferences for environmental factors) of the family Scirtidae over 15 years in Plitvice Lakes NP, Croatia. The study was conducted at three sites and in five different substrate types. A total of three taxa with different distributions were recorded in the study area: Hydrocyphon novaki and H. deflexicollis on the tufa barriers and the Elodes sp. in the spring area. The sex ratio was in favour of males in spring and early summer, while it shifted in favour of females towards the end of autumn. The abundance and emergence of the family were primarily determined by the environmental parameters which showed the greatest fluctuations over a period of 15 years: water temperature, water discharge and oxygen saturation. Our results clearly show that Scirtidae can be used as indicators of stream zonation and habitat quality. Based on the methodology and the results of this study, we conclude that Scirtidae should be used in future monitoring and protection measures in karst freshwater habitats in southeastern Europe.
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- 2024
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4. Springs of the Plitvice Lakes
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Ivana, Pozojević, primary, Marija, Ivković, additional, and Vladimir, Pešić, additional
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- 2023
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5. Long-Term Chironomid Emergence at a Karst Tufa Barrier in Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
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Valentina Dorić, Ivana Pozojević, Viktor Baranov, Zlatko Mihaljević, and Marija Ivković
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non-biting midges ,diversity ,phenology ,temperature ,organic matter ,Science - Abstract
Chironomids are found in all types of freshwater habitats; they are a ubiquitous and highly diverse group of aquatic insects. Plitvice Lakes National Park is the oldest and largest national park in Croatia and consists of numerous and diverse freshwater habitats, making the area an ideal location for long-term research into the chironomid emergence patterns and phenology. The main objectives of this study were to identify the composition of the chironomid community, determine the phenology of the identified species, and assess the main factors influencing their emergence in Plitvice Lakes. During 14 years of research, more than 13,000 chironomids belonging to more than 80 species were recorded. The most abundant species was found to be Parametriocnemus stylatus. The highest abundance of chironomids was recorded in lotic habitats with faster water current over substrates of moss and algae and pebbles. Water temperature and the availability of organic matter were found to be the main factors that drive chironomid emergence at the tufa barrier studied. In the last years of this study, a prolonged flight period was observed. Although this is not statistically significant (at this stage of the study), it could be due to a higher water temperature in winter.
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- 2024
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6. High endemicity in aquatic dance flies of Corsica, France (Diptera, Empididae, Clinocerinae and Hemerodromiinae), with the description of a new species of Chelipoda
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Marija Ivković, Marija Perović, Patrick Grootaert, and Marc Pollet
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Zoology ,QL1-991 - Abstract
All known records of aquatic dance flies (Empididae, Clinocerinae: 21 species; Hemerodromiinae: eight species) from the island of Corsica (France) are summarized, including previously unpublished data and data on the newly described species Chelipoda puschae Ivković, Perović & Grootaert, sp. nov. This species was collected during the “La Planète Revisitée Corsica 2019” survey and represents the first description of a new species in the genus Chelipoda from the European–Mediterranean region in more than 180 years. A key to European species of Chelipoda is provided. Including the new species, five species are recorded from Corsica for the first time: Dolichocephala malickyi Wagner, 1995, Dolichocephala oblongoguttata (Dale, 1878), Dolichocephala ocellata (Costa, 1854), Chelifera subangusta Collin, 1961, and Hemerodromia unilineata Zetterstedt, 1842. The new species is described and illustrated, and new records of aquatic dance flies from Corsica are given, with new data on 17 species in eight different genera. At present, 29 species of aquatic dance flies are known from Corsica, with 10 species endemic to the island.
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- 2021
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7. Defining Patterns and Rates of Natural vs. Drought Driven Aquatic Community Variability Indicates the Ongoing Need for Long Term Ecological Research
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Ivana Pozojević, Valentina Dorić, Marko Miliša, Ivančica Ternjej, and Marija Ivković
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community change ,insect emergence ,dipteran community ,directional change ,drought ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 - Abstract
Most ecologists have used climate change, as an omnipresent pressure, to support their findings in researching the vulnerability of specific taxa, communities, or ecosystems. However, there is a widespread lack of long-term biological, biocoenological, or community data of periods longer than several years to ascertain patterns as to how climate change affects communities. Since the 1950s, southern Europe has faced an ongoing trend of drying and loss of precipitation. A 13-year research program in the Dinaric karst ecoregion of Croatia aimed to comprehensively track emergence patterns of freshwater insects (true flies: Diptera) in a pristine aquatic environment. Three sites, spring, upper, and lower tufa barriers (calcium carbonate barriers on a barrage lake system that act as natural damns), were sampled monthly over 154 months. This coincided with a severe drought event in 2011/2012. This was the most significant drought (very low precipitation rates for an extended period of time) in the Croatian Dinaric ecoregion since the start of detailed records in the early 20th century. Significant shifts in dipteran taxa occurrence were determined using indicator species analysis. Patterns of seasonal and yearly dynamics were presented as Euclidian distance metrics of similarity in true fly community composition compared at increasing time intervals, to ascertain the degree of temporal variability of similarity within the community of a specific site and to define patterns of similarity change over time. Analyses detected significant shifts in community structure linked to changes in discharge regimes, especially to the drought period.
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- 2023
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8. Checklist of aquatic Diptera (Insecta) of Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia, a UNESCO world heritage site
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Marija Ivković, Valentina Dorić, Viktor Baranov, Zlatko Mihaljević, Levente-Péter Kolcsár, Gunnar Mikalsen Kvifte, Jana Nerudova, and Adrian C. Pont
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Zoology ,QL1-991 - Abstract
Studies on aquatic Diptera in the Plitvice Lakes National Park (Croatia) conducted in the last 50 years have produced 157 species and 7 taxa of aquatic Diptera placed in 13 families. Samples were collected at 25 sampling sites representing the four main types of karst aquatic habitats: spring, stream, tufa barriers and lakes. All records of all the aquatic families of Diptera in Plitvice Lakes NP are summarized, including previously unpublished data. Twelve species new for Plitvice Lakes NP are recorded for the first time, belonging to the families: Chironomidae – Labrundinia longipalpis (Goetghebuer, 1921), Nilothauma brayi (Goetghebuer, 1921), Potthastia longimanus Kieffer, 1922, Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubeculosum (Meigen, 1804), Tanytarsus brundini Lindeberg, 1963; Dixidae – Dixella autumnalis (Meigen, 1838); Scathophagidae – Acanthocnema latipennis Becker, 1894 and Stratiomyidae – Oxycera pardalina Meigen, 1822, Oxycera limbata Loew, 1862, Oxycera turcica Ustuner & Hasbenli, 2004, Nemotelus pantherinus (Linnaeus, 1758), Oplodontha viridula (Fabricius, 1775). The most species-rich family was the Chironomidae with 62 species (and an additional seven taxa), followed by the Empididae with 22 species and Limoniidae with 19 species. The highest number of species was recorded in springs. The relatively low number of species in certain families and the complete absence of some aquatic families shows that further research into the aquatic Diptera in Plitvice Lakes NP is needed.
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- 2020
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9. The genus Dixa (Diptera, Dixidae) in Croatian lotic habitats, with a checklist of species and relationships with the fauna of neighbouring countries
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Marija Ivković and Lara Ivanković
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Zoology ,QL1-991 - Abstract
Invertebrate surveys in Croatia conducted between 2005 and 2018 included 39 sampling sites yielding bycatch samples of Dixidae (Diptera). All records of this family from the territory of Croatia are summarized, including previously unpublished data. Collections contained six species of Dixa Meigen – D. dilatata Strobl, D. maculata Meigen, D. nebulosa Meigen, D. nubilipennis Curtis, D. puberula Loew, and D. submaculata Edwards, with Dixa dilatata reported from Croatia for the first time. Information relating to the ecoregions in which species were found and specific species traits are provided. Compared to neighbouring countries, the Croatian species assemblage is most similar to the fauna of Italy and least similar to that of Serbia and Montenegro.
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- 2019
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10. The Century Old Taxonomic Confusion Surrounding Wiedemannia zetterstedti Fallén and Related Species Is Resolved (Diptera: Empididae): Revision of the W. zetterstedti Group
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Marija Ivković, Bradley J. Sinclair, and Emma Wahlberg
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Clinocerinae ,aquatic dance flies ,new species ,distribution ,Europe ,Science - Abstract
The Wiedemannia zetterstedti species group is revised after examination of all available type specimens and includes one new species (W. ulrichi Ivković & Sinclair sp. nov.) and four redescribed species (W. czernyi (Bezzi), W. longipennis (Mik) stat. rev., W. rufipes (Oldenberg) stat. rev. and W. zetterstedti (Fallén)). The following new synonyms are proposed: W. (Roederella) ouedorum Vaillant, 1952 = W. czernyi (Bezzi, 1905); Paramesia riparia Robert, 1836 = W. zetterstedti (Fallén, 1826). Lectotypes are designated for the following species/subspecies: Atalanta hirtiloba Speiser, Brachystoma escheri Zetterstedt, Clinocera czernyi Bezzi, Clinocera longipennis Mik, Paramesia riparia Robert, and Roederia czernyi rufipes Oldenberg. In addition to morphological evidence, molecular species concepts were investigated using a molecular phylogenetic divergence-based species delimitation (bPTP) and results confirmed the morphological conclusions. A key to species is presented and geographic distributions are mapped.
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- 2022
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11. Lentic chironomid performance in species-based bioassessment proving: High-level taxonomy is not a dead end in monitoring
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Valentina Dorić, Ivana Pozojević, Natalija Vučković, Marija Ivković, and Zlatko Mihaljević
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Chironomidae ,Organic enrichment ,Nitrate influx ,WFD ,Pressure-impact relationship ,Ecology ,QH540-549.5 - Abstract
Chironomid identification for freshwater bioassessment purposes is rarely finer than family or subfamily level. This has led to their taxonomic neglect and a lack of knowledge about their characteristics and ecology at the genus or species level, which in turn makes their implementation in bioassessment models even less appealing. The aim of this study was to object against this practice and evaluate the possibility of using chironomid assemblages solely in assessing organic and nutrient enrichment levels of lentic habitats. For this purpose, the littoral zone of 28 lentic water bodies of the Dinaric western Balkan ecoregion was sampled. Due to the scarcity of natural lakes in this region, resulting from its specific karst geology, both natural and artificial water bodies were included in this survey. Chironomids, determined mostly to species and genus level, were tested in response to variables associated with organic enrichment (dissolved organic carbon and oxygen demand measures) and nitrate concentration. A metric (Lake chironomid metric, LCM) based on 107 chironomid taxa was developed and proven to reflect organic enrichment more precisely than standard metrics that respond to organic enrichment (BMWP and different Saprobic indices). We found that the LCM strongly supports the use of chironomids with high taxonomic resolution in lentic habitat assessment, as we have shown that chironomids have the ability to improve, or even replace, already existing models for organic nutrient enrichment. We have also shown that chironomids can be used in assessing even finer levels of nitrate pollution with changes in community occurring at as low as 0.07 mgNO3−/l. This allows earlier intervention and hopefully prevention of considerable damage to the environment. We can conclude that chironomids (especially determined to species level) have great potential in monitoring of lake ecosystems.
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- 2021
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12. Aquatic dance flies (Diptera, Empididae, Clinocerinae and Hemerodromiinae) of Greece: species richness, distribution and description of five new species
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Marija Ivković, Josipa Ćevid, Bogdan Horvat, and Bradley J. Sinclair
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Zoology ,QL1-991 - Abstract
All records of aquatic dance flies (37 species in subfamily Clinocerinae and 10 species in subfamily Hemerodromiinae) from the territory of Greece are summarized, including previously unpublished data and data on five newly described species (Chelifera horvati Ivković & Sinclair, sp. n., Wiedemannia iphigeniae Ivković & Sinclair, sp. n., W. ljerkae Ivković & Sinclair, sp. n., W. nebulosa Ivković & Sinclair, sp. n. and W. pseudoberthelemyi Ivković & Sinclair, sp. n.). The new species are described and illustrated, the male terminalia of Clinocera megalatlantica (Vaillant) are illustrated and the distributions of all species within Greece are listed. The aquatic Empididae fauna of Greece consists of 47 species, with the following described species reported for the first time: Chelifera angusta Collin, Hemerodromia melangyna Collin, Clinocera megalatlantica, Kowarzia plectrum (Mik), Phaeobalia dimidiata (Loew), W. (Chamaedipsia) beckeri (Mik), W. (Philolutra) angelieri Vaillant and W. (P.) chvali Joost. A key to species of aquatic Empididae of Greece is provided for the first time. Information related to the European Ecoregions in which species were found is given. Compared to the other studied countries in the Balkans, the Greek species assemblage is most similar to that of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
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- 2017
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13. Modelling of hydrological processes in the catchment area of Lake Skadar
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Goran Sekulić, Marija Ivković, and Ivana Ćipranić
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catchment area ,hydrological processes ,modelling ,Skadar Lake ,Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) ,TA1-2040 - Abstract
Paper deals with the modelling of hydrological processes in the catchment area of Lake Skadar in Montenegro. This lake and its catchment area is one of the most important natural resources of Montenegro. We used an existing model (Mike SHE (DHI)) to simulate the hydrological processes. Its implementation has shown some limitations that are primarily related to insufficient funds of available input data. A particular problem is the lack of data on groundwater regime as one of the key model and water balance factors. However, calibration of the model showed that the results obtained were sufficiently acceptable and that the model can be a good basis for future hydrological forecasts of the basin size. Also, the model can still be upgraded with the new data and results, as soon as the conditions call for it.
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- 2017
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14. Peeling the Layers of Caddisfly Diversity on a Longitudinal Gradient in Karst Freshwater Habitats Reveals Community Dynamics and Stability
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Ivana Pozojević, Marija Ivković, Katarina Ana Cetinić, and Ana Previšić
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diversity profile ,non-naïve diversity profile ,similarity matrix ,sensitivity parameter q ,climate change vulnerability ,Science - Abstract
Freshwater biodiversity is facing a severe crisis due to many human impacts, yet the diversity dynamics of freshwater communities and possibilities of assessing these are vastly unexplored. We aimed at emphasizing different aspects of portraying diversity of a species-rich, aquatic insect group (caddisflies; Trichoptera) across four different habitats in an anthropogenically unimpacted, connected karst barrage lake/riverine system. To define diversity, we used common indices with pre-set sensitivity to species abundance/dominance; i.e., sensitivity parameter (species richness, Shannon, Simpson, Berger-Parker) and diversity profiles based on continuous gradients of this sensitivity parameter: the naïve and non-naïve diversity profiles developed by Leinster and Cobbold. The non-naïve diversity profiles show diversity profiles with regard to the similarity among species in terms of ecological traits and preferences, whereas the naïve diversity profile is called mathematically “naïve” as it assumes absolute dissimilarity between species that is almost never true. The commonly used indices and the naïve diversity profile both ranked the springs as least diverse and tufa barriers as most diverse. The non-naïve diversity profiles based on similarity matrices (using feeding behavior and stream zonation preferences of species), showed even greater differences between these habitats, while ranking stream habitats close together, regardless of their longitudinal position. We constructed the Climate Score index (CSI) in order to assess how diversity and species’ vulnerability project the community’s resistance and/or resilience to climate change. The CSI ranked the springs as most vulnerable, followed by all habitats longitudinally placed below them. We highlight the importance of integrating ecological information into biodiversity and vulnerability assessment of freshwater communities.
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- 2021
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15. Aquatic Insects of Plitvice Lakes
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Marija Ivković, Viktor Baranov, Valentina Dorić, Vlatka Mičetić Stanković, Ana Previšić, and Marina Vilenica
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- 2023
16. Environmental drivers influencing stonefly assemblages along a longitudinal gradient in karst lotic habitats
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Anamarija Ridl, Marina Vilenica, Marija Ivković, Aleksandar Popijač, Ignac Sivec, Marko Miliša, and Zlatko Mihaljević
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Environmental relations ,microhabitat preferences ,trophic structure ,longitudinal distribution ,phenology. ,Geography. Anthropology. Recreation ,Physical geography ,GB3-5030 ,Environmental sciences ,GE1-350 - Abstract
Stoneflies are among the most sensitive aquatic insect taxa and therefore arguably the best indicator of the excellent, i.e. pristine, ecological status of surface streams. Karst habitats are one of the most exciting freshwater habitats in terms of biological-geological interplay. They, in turn, support a biodiversity far superior to surrounding freshwater habitats and hence these habitats are designated as biodiversity hotspots. Our study deals with both of these crucial ecological players. We studied stonefly assemblages, their microhabitat preferences and emergence patterns along a karst oligotrophic hydrosystem. The sampling was conducted monthly from March 2007 to December 2008 using pyramid-type emergence traps set in various habitats and associated microhabitats (e.g. springs, rivers, streams, tufa barriers × moss, angiosperm, cobble, sand, silt substrates). Favorable environmental conditions, such as a wide range of karst habitat types with low water temperature and high oxygen concentration, resulted in high stonefly species richness (31 recorded species). Water temperature and pH had the highest influence on stonefly assemblages. Species richness and diversity decreased in a downstream direction. We recorded a longitudinal shift from crenal-epirhithral to epirhithral-metarhithral assemblages with some hyporhithral and potamal elements. Upstream sites were dominated by shredders, while downstream sites had a higher proportion of gatherers-collectors. Several species showed a significant preference for a specific microhabitat type in accordance with their feeding strategies and food availability. The majority of recorded species exhibited univoltine life cycles slow or fast.
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- 2018
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17. New records of Limoniidae and Pediciidae (Diptera) from Croatia
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Levente-Péter Kolcsár, Marija Ivković, and Ivančica Ternjej
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Zoology ,QL1-991 - Abstract
New records are provided for Limoniidae and Pediciidae from Croatia, with new distribution records for species in 12 different genera. Four genera and 18 species are newly recorded for Croatia. Until now, including this data, 87 Limoniidae and eight Pediciidae have been recorded from Croatia. In this paper we confirm presence of Ormosia (Oreophila) bergrothi (Strobl, 1895) and we give the first records of Dicranota (Paradicranota) pavida (Haliday, 1833) and Molophilus (Molophilus) repentinus Starý, 1971 from Balkan Peninsula.
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- 2015
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18. New records of Muscidae (Diptera) from Mediterranean countries
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Marija Ivković and Adrian Pont
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Zoology ,QL1-991 - Abstract
New records are provided for Muscidae from four different Mediterranean countries, with new distribution records for species in ten different genera. Seven species are newly recorded for Croatia, four species for Montenegro and one species for Bosnia & Herzegovina. In this paper we give the first confirmation of an aquatic larval stage for Lispocephala brachialis (Rondani, 1877), Lispocephala spuria (Zetterstedt, 1838) and Lispocephala mikii (Strobl, 1893). A first record of the species Coenosia lyneborgi Pont, 1972 since its original description is also provided.
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- 2015
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19. First record of the daggerfly Tachypeza yinyang Papp & Földvári in Croatia (Insecta: Diptera, Hybotidae)
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Marija Ivković and Patrick Grootaert
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Geography ,Ecology ,biology ,Insect Science ,Zoology ,Animal Science and Zoology ,Plant Science ,biology.organism_classification ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Hybotidae - Abstract
The daggerfly, Tachypeza yinyang Papp & Földváry, 2002, originally described from Hungary is recorded for the first time in Croatia. Additional notes on its description and illustrations of habitus and male terminalia are provided.
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- 2021
20. Blind Flight? A New Troglobiotic Orthoclad (Diptera, Chironomidae) from the Lukina Jama - Trojama Cave in Croatia.
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Trond Andersen, Viktor Baranov, Linn Katrine Hagenlund, Marija Ivković, Gunnar Mikalsen Kvifte, and Martina Pavlek
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
The genus Troglocladius Andersen, Baranov et Hagenlund, gen. n. is erected based on T. hajdi Andersen, Baranov et Hagenlund, sp. n. collected at 980 m depth in the Lukina jama-Trojama cave system in Croatia. Morphological features such as pale color, strongly reduced eyes and very long legs make it a typical cave animal. Surprisingly, it has also retained large wings and appears to be capable of flight which would make T. hajdi the first flying troglobiont worldwide, disproving previous beliefs that bats are the only animals capable of flying in complete darkness. Morphologically the new species does not readily fit within any described genus, but shares characteristics with genera both in the tribes "Metriocnemini" and "Orthocladiini". Bayesian molecular phylogenetic analysis using the markers COI, 18S rDNAs, 28S rDNA, CADI, and CADIV groups it with the genera Tvetenia, Cardiocladius and Eukiefferiella in the tribe "Metriocnemini". Troglocladius hajdi may be parthenogenetic, as only females were collected. The discovery confirms the position of the Dinaric arch as a highly important hotspot of subterranean biodiversity.
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- 2016
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21. The Century Old Taxonomic Confusion Surrounding Wiedemannia zetterstedti Fallén and Related Species Is Resolved (Diptera: Empididae): Revision of theW. zetterstedti Group
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Marija Ivković, Bradley J. Sinclair, and Emma Wahlberg
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Insect Science ,Clinocerinae ,aquatic dance flies ,new species ,distribution ,Europe - Abstract
The Wiedemannia zetterstedti species group is revised after examination of all available type specimens and includes one new species (W. ulrichi Ivković & Sinclair sp. nov.) and four redescribed species (W. czernyi (Bezzi), W. longipennis (Mik) stat. rev., W. rufipes (Oldenberg) stat. rev. and W. zetterstedti (Fallén)). The following new synonyms are proposed: W. (Roederella) ouedorum Vaillant, 1952 = W. czernyi (Bezzi, 1905); Paramesia riparia Robert, 1836 = W. zetterstedti (Fallén, 1826). Lectotypes are designated for the following species/subspecies: Atalanta hirtiloba Speiser, Brachystoma escheri Zetterstedt, Clinocera czernyi Bezzi, Clinocera longipennis Mik, Paramesia riparia Robert, and Roederia czernyi rufipes Oldenberg. In addition to morphological evidence, molecular species concepts were investigated using a molecular phylogenetic divergence-based species delimitation (bPTP) and results confirmed the morphological conclusions. A key to species is presented and geographic distributions are mapped.
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- 2022
22. New synonyms and new species of European aquatic dance flies (Diptera, Empididae)
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RÜDIGER WAGNER, ADRIAN PLANT, MARIJA IVKOVIĆ, and JEAN-LUC GATTOLLIAT
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Insecta ,Arthropoda ,Diptera ,Empididae ,Animalia ,Animal Science and Zoology ,Biodiversity ,Hemerodromiinae, Clinocerinae, new species, new synonyms, lectotypes ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Taxonomy - Abstract
Knowledge of the European aquatic dance flies (Clinocerinae, Hemerodromiinae) is updated. The following new synonyms are proposed: Chelifera pallida Vaillant, 1981 with Chelifera diversicauda Collin, 1927, syn. nov.; Chelifera giraudae Vaillant, 1981 and Chelifera berdeni Vaillant, 1978 (nomen nudum) with Chelifera subangusta Collin, 1961, syn. nov.; Hemerodromia slovenica Horvat & Wagner, 1989 with Hemerodromia laudatoria Collin, 1927, syn. nov.; Hemerodromia maculata Vaillant, 1968 with Hemerodromia unilineata Zetterstedt, 1842, syn. nov.; Wiedemannia aerea Vaillant, 1967 with Wiedemannia hastata (Mik, 1880), syn. nov.; Wiedemannia brevilamellata Wagner, 1985 with Wiedemannia debilis Collin, 1961, syn. nov.; Wiedemannia bilobata Oldenberg, 1910 with Wiedemannia oxystoma (Bezzi, 1905), syn. nov. Lectotypes are designated for Clinocera (Wiedemannia) oxystoma Bezzi, 1905, Wiedemannia aerea Vaillant, 1967, Wiedemannia bilobata Oldenberg, 1910, Philolutra erminea Mik, 1887, Wiedemannia hastata (Mik, 1880), Wiedemannia mirousei Vaillant, 1956 and Phaeobalia pokornyi Mik, 1886. A neotype is designated for Wiedemannia alpina Vaillant, 1953. Wiedemannia rudolfi Wagner & Ivković, sp. nov. and Phaeobalia remschakae Wagner sp. nov. are described and figures of male terminalia are provided.
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- 2022
23. High endemicity in aquatic dance flies of Corsica, France (Diptera, Empididae, Clinocerinae and Hemerodromiinae), with the description of a new species of Chelipoda
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Patrick Grootaert, Marija Ivković, Marc Pollet, and Marija Perović
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0106 biological sciences ,Insecta ,Dance ,Arthropoda ,010607 zoology ,Empididae ,Corsica ,Zoology ,Clinocerinae ,Hemerodromiinae ,Distribution ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Faunistics & Distribution ,Genus ,Animalia ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Taxonomy ,new species ,biology ,Chelipoda ,Cenozoic ,endemicity ,Diptera ,Southern Europe and Mediterranean ,Dolichocephala ,biology.organism_classification ,Europe ,Geography ,Biogeography ,QL1-991 ,Key (lock) ,Animal Science and Zoology ,Our Planet Reviewed expedition ,Catalogues and Checklists ,Hemerodromia ,Research Article ,Identification key - Abstract
All known records of aquatic dance flies (Empididae, Clinocerinae: 21 species; Hemerodromiinae: eight species) from the island of Corsica (France) are summarized, including previously unpublished data and data on the newly described species Chelipoda puschae Ivković, Perović & Grootaert, sp. nov. This species was collected during the “La Planète Revisitée Corsica 2019” survey and represents the first description of a new species in the genus Chelipoda from the European–Mediterranean region in more than 180 years. A key to European species of Chelipoda is provided. Including the new species, five species are recorded from Corsica for the first time: Dolichocephala malickyi Wagner, 1995, Dolichocephala oblongoguttata (Dale, 1878), Dolichocephala ocellata (Costa, 1854), Chelifera subangusta Collin, 1961, and Hemerodromia unilineata Zetterstedt, 1842. The new species is described and illustrated, and new records of aquatic dance flies from Corsica are given, with new data on 17 species in eight different genera. At present, 29 species of aquatic dance flies are known from Corsica, with 10 species endemic to the island.
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- 2021
24. Perennial phenology patterns and ecological traits of Dixidae (Insecta, Diptera) in lotic habitats of a barrage lake system
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Lara Ivanković, Marija Ivković, Igor Stanković, Sertić Perić, Mirela, Miliša, Marko, Gračan, Romana, Ivković, Marija, Buj, Ivana, and Mičetić Stanković, Vlatka
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0106 biological sciences ,Ecology ,Phenology ,010604 marine biology & hydrobiology ,Species diversity ,Aquatic Science ,Biology ,biology.organism_classification ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Freshwater ecosystem ,Substrate (marine biology) ,Emergence ,Dixa puberula ,Microhabitat ,Plitvice Lakes ,Spring ,Tufa barrier ,Water temperature ,Habitat ,Dixidae ,Tufa ,Abundance (ecology) - Abstract
Dixidae (Insecta, Diptera) are an interesting ecological component in freshwater ecosystems. They are merolimnic insects with larvae and pupae living in aquatic habitats while adults live in terrestrial habitats in close proximity to water. The goals of this study were to determine the phenology patterns of Dixidae and what influences them, to analyse their preference for microhabitats, and to determine the main ecological factors that have an influence on the composition of Dixidae. Adult Dixidae were collected monthly in the period from 2007 to 2008 at 10 sites, from 2009 to 2010 at four sites, and from 2011 to 2014 at three sites in the Plitvice Lakes National Park. Adult specimens were collected using pyramid-type emergence traps. A total of 1271 Dixidae were collected during eight years of study belonging to five species of the genus Dixa. Dixa submaculata was most abundant species at the spring and upper reach of Bijela rijeka Stream and the upper reach of Crna rijeka Stream. Dixa nebulosa was most numerous at the Kozjak-Milanovac tufa barrier site. Dixa puberula was the dominant species at the rest of the sites. Dixa puberula and Dixa submaculata were univoltine, bivoltine or trivoltine, depending on the site, while Dixa nebulosa was only univoltine. The highest diversity was recorded at the tufa barrier Kozjak-Milanovac, and the highest number of species, four species, was found at the upper reach of the Crna rijeka Stream. The greatest number of specimens was recorded at the Labudovac tufa barrier, 128 specimens in 2014. Water temperature is the main ecological factor that influences the phenology of Dixidae at the tufa barriers and lower streams. Discharge affected the abundance of Dixidae. Dixa puberula prefers moss as a substrate and a faster water velocity.
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- 2019
25. Molecular phylogenetics and biogeography provide insights into the subgeneric classification ofWiedemanniaZetterstedt (Diptera: Empididae: Clinocerinae)
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Emma Wahlberg, Marija Ivković, and Ana Previšić
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0106 biological sciences ,0301 basic medicine ,Wiedemannia ,biology ,Biogeography ,Empididae ,Clinocerinae ,biology.organism_classification ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,03 medical and health sciences ,030104 developmental biology ,Evolutionary biology ,Insect Science ,Molecular phylogenetics ,Subgenus ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics - Abstract
The subgenera of Wiedemannia are poorly defined and, as such, most recently described species are not assigned to a subgenus or have been assigned to a subgenus without explanation. In this study w ...
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- 2018
26. Peeling the Layers of Caddisfly Diversity on a Longitudinal Gradient in Karst Freshwater Habitats Reveals Community Dynamics and Stability
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Marija Ivković, Ivana Pozojević, Ana Previšić, and Katarina Cetinic
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0106 biological sciences ,non-naïve diversity profile ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Biodiversity ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Article ,sensitivity parameter q ,Caddisfly ,diversity profile ,similarity matrix ,climate change vulnerability ,Dominance (ecology) ,14. Life underwater ,lcsh:Science ,Biology ,Relative species abundance ,media_common ,biology ,Resistance (ecology) ,Ecology ,010604 marine biology & hydrobiology ,15. Life on land ,biology.organism_classification ,Habitat ,Insect Science ,lcsh:Q ,Species richness ,Diversity (politics) - Abstract
Freshwater biodiversity is facing a severe crisis due to many human impacts, yet the diversity dynamics of freshwater communities and possibilities of assessing these are vastly unexplored. We aimed at emphasizing different aspects of portraying diversity of a species-rich, aquatic insect group (caddisflies, Trichoptera) across four different habitats in an anthropogenically unimpacted, connected karst barrage lake/riverine system. To define diversity, we used common indices with pre-set sensitivity to species abundance/dominance, i.e., sensitivity parameter (species richness, Shannon, Simpson, Berger-Parker) and diversity profiles based on continuous gradients of this sensitivity parameter: the naïve and non-naïve diversity profiles developed by Leinster and Cobbold. The non-naïve diversity profiles show diversity profiles with regard to the similarity among species in terms of ecological traits and preferences, whereas the naïve diversity profile is called mathematically “naïve” as it assumes absolute dissimilarity between species that is almost never true. The commonly used indices and the naïve diversity profile both ranked the springs as least diverse and tufa barriers as most diverse. The non-naïve diversity profiles based on similarity matrices (using feeding behavior and stream zonation preferences of species), showed even greater differences between these habitats, while ranking stream habitats close together, regardless of their longitudinal position. We constructed the Climate Score index (CSI) in order to assess how diversity and species’ vulnerability project the community’s resistance and/or resilience to climate change. The CSI ranked the springs as most vulnerable, followed by all habitats longitudinally placed below them. We highlight the importance of integrating ecological information into biodiversity and vulnerability assessment of freshwater communities.
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- 2021
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27. Lentic chironomid performance in species-based bioassessment proving: High-level taxonomy is not a dead end in monitoring
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Zlatko Mihaljević, Ivana Pozojević, Natalija Vučković, Valentina Dorić, and Marija Ivković
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0106 biological sciences ,Pressure-impact relationship ,General Decision Sciences ,WFD ,010501 environmental sciences ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Chironomidae ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Ecoregion ,Nutrient ,Nitrate ,Dissolved organic carbon ,Littoral zone ,Organic enrichment ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,QH540-549.5 ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,ChironomidaeOrganic enrichmentNitrate influxWFDPressure-impact relationship ,Ecology ,Nitrate influx ,Lake ecosystem ,Taxon ,chemistry ,Habitat ,Environmental science - Abstract
Chironomid identification for freshwater bioassessment purposes is rarely finer than family or subfamily level. This has led to their taxonomic neglect and a lack of knowledge about their characteristics and ecology at the genus or species level, which in turn makes their implementation in bioassessment models even less appealing. The aim of this study was to object against this practice and evaluate the possibility of using chironomid assemblages solely in assessing organic and nutrient enrichment levels of lentic habitats. For this purpose, the littoral zone of 28 lentic water bodies of the Dinaric western Balkan ecoregion was sampled. Due to the scarcity of natural lakes in this region, resulting from its specific karst geology, both natural and artificial water bodies were included in this survey. Chironomids, determined mostly to species and genus level, were tested in response to variables associated with organic enrichment (dissolved organic carbon and oxygen demand measures) and nitrate concentration. A metric (Lake chironomid metric, LCM) based on 107 chironomid taxa was developed and proven to reflect organic enrichment more precisely than standard metrics that respond to organic enrichment (BMWP and different Saprobic indices). We found that the LCM strongly supports the use of chironomids with high taxonomic resolution in lentic habitat assessment, as we have shown that chironomids have the ability to improve, or even replace, already existing models for organic nutrient enrichment. We have also shown that chironomids can be used in assessing even finer levels of nitrate pollution with changes in community occurring at as low as 0.07 mgNO3−/l. This allows earlier intervention and hopefully prevention of considerable damage to the environment. We can conclude that chironomids (especially determined to species level) have great potential in monitoring of lake ecosystems.
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- 2021
28. Süßwasserfauna Von Mitteleuropa, Bd. 21/26 Empididae
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Rüdiger Wagner, Marija Ivković, Adrian Plant, Rüdiger Wagner, Marija Ivković, and Adrian Plant
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- Zoology
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This book is an up-to-date synopsis of aquatic dance flies (Clinocerinae and Hemerodromiinae), insects that have been studied for more than 200 years in Europe. Its publication comes about 80 years since the last summary report and follows a period when new scientific methods were applied to long-standing unresolved taxonomical, systematic problems. In a period of environmental change, it also provides information for habitat conservation.The inclusion of data for larvae, pupae and adults is aimed not only at professional scientists, but will be of interest to amateur researchers. The work provides comprehensive information on the morphology, ecology, behavior, flight period and geographical distribution of individual species. Keys for males of all species together with drawings of terminalia are given, although females must still be associated with active males. Keys to larvae and pupae are provided wherever possible. Drawings and photographs of wings andmale terminalia are supplemented by photographs of larvae, pupae and adults of characteristic, widespread European species in their natural environment. The book covers the Central European Fauna and includes a few additional species from North Europe and Great Britain. Further, at the end of the presentation of every genus, all species described to date from all over Europe are listed so that people working in other European countries and even adjacent areas may get quick access to relevant information for their research and species identification. This is necessary because environmental change will affect distribution and abundance of genera and species restricted either to high-altitude mountains or to drying-up of streams and rivers.
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- 2024
29. First record of Diamesa thomasi Serra-Tosio, 1970, from Croatia
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Viktor Baranov, Marija Ivković, and Endre Willassen
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Science ,Zoology ,QL1-991 - Published
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30. Plitvice Lakes
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Marko Miliša, Marija Ivković, Marko Miliša, and Marija Ivković
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- Lakes--Croatia, Lake ecology--Croatia--Nacionalni park Plitvic?ka jezera
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After providing a historical overview, this book highlights the current state of knowledge, gaps in our knowledge, recent findings and future prospects with regard to the biological, chemical, geological, and geographical specificities of the Plitvice lakes in Croatia. The Plitvice lakes are a unique environment and home to tufa – a type of calcium carbonate deposit that provides a substrate for living organisms. Its formation process has resulted in a vastly diverse environment of lakes, streams and riparian habitats. The Plitvice lakes have, therefore, historically been both an inspiration and a challenge for scientists, nature enthusiasts, artists, etc. Today, the lakes continue to offer an in-situ laboratory for new discoveries in all aspects of freshwater science.As in most habitats, global changes have become an important issue. Since the Plitvice lakes have remained largely untouched by direct human impacts and have a long historical tradition in research, they represent an ideal subject for assessing the effects of global changes in a temperate freshwater system. This book provides an ecological overview of the biogeochemical processes at work in a unique and virtually pristine European freshwater tufa-forming environment.
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- 2023
31. The Empididae (Diptera) of Serbia: faunistic survey and description of a new Empis species
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I. V. Shamshev and Marija Ivković
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Rhamphomyia ,Wiedemannia ,Insecta ,biology ,Arthropoda ,Fauna ,Diptera ,Empididae ,Zoology ,Empis ,Biodiversity ,Hilara ,biology.organism_classification ,Chironomidae ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Animalia ,Animals ,Diptera, Empididae, Serbia, Palaearctic, checklist, new species, distribution ,Animal Science and Zoology ,Hemerodromia ,Animal Distribution ,Serbia ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Taxonomy - Abstract
The Empididae fauna of Serbia is summarised including currently 50 confirmed species belonging to nine genera: Clinocerinae—Kowarzia Mik (1), Phaeobalia Mik (2), Wiedemannia Zetterstedt (4); Empidinae—Empis Linnaeus (16), Hilara Meigen (11), Rhamphomyia Meigen (6); Hemerodromiinae—Chelifera Macquart (7), Hemerodromia Meigen (2), Phyllodromia Zetterstedt (1). A checklist of species is provided. Empis (Empis) serbica sp. nov. is described.
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- 2020
32. Prvi nalaz muhe bodežice Tachypeza yinyang Papp & Földvári u Hrvatskoj (Insecta: Diptera, Hybotidae)
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Patrick Grootaert and Marija Ivković
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Hybotidae ,Tachypeza ,new record ,Croatia ,novi podatak ,Hrvatska - Abstract
The daggerfly, Tachypeza yinyang Papp & Földváry, 2002, originally described from Hungary is recorded for the first time in Croatia. Additional notes on its description and illustrations of habitus and male terminalia are provided., Muha bodežica Tachypeza yinyang Papp & Földváry, 2002 koja je opisana iz Mađarske po prvi put je zabilježena u Hrvatskoj. Dodatni podaci o njenom opisu te crteži habitusa i genitalija mužjaka su također priloženi.
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- 2020
33. A decade-long study on mayfly emergence patterns
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Marija Ivković and Marina Vilenica
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0106 biological sciences ,geography ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,Ecology ,biology ,Phenology ,010604 marine biology & hydrobiology ,functional feeding groups ,long-term ,phenology ,stream-zonation preference ,water temperature ,Aquatic Science ,Oceanography ,Karst ,biology.organism_classification ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Mayfly ,Habitat ,Tufa ,Abundance (ecology) ,Spring (hydrology) ,Species richness ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics - Abstract
Mayfly assemblage structure, microhabitat preference and emergence patterns were studied over a decade in two types of karst freshwater habitats, namely, a spring and two tufa barriers. Mayfly adults were collected using pyramidal emergence traps. A total of nine species was recorded. Tufa barriers had a higher species richness but a lower abundance than did the spring. All sites were dominated by species typical of the rhithral zone. The spring had the highest share of grazers, whereas gatherers (collectors and filter feeders) dominated at tufa barriers, with minimal changes through the years. Mayfly abundance at the spring was higher in years with a higher discharge. The opposite was recorded for tufa barriers, which could be related to drift and food availability. Mayflies emerged from the spring between March and November, most probably being triggered by the photoperiod. Emergence from tufa barriers was seasonal and related to changes in water temperature. Some species exhibited typical central European emergence patterns, whereas, in some others, certain discrepancies were recorded. Several taxa showed preference towards emergence from a particular microhabitat. The present study showed that for fine ecological data on aquatic insects, long-term studies are essential.
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- 2020
34. First record of the daggerfly Tachypeza yinyang Papp & Földvári in Croatia (Insecta: Diptera, Hybotidae)
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Patrick Grootaert, Marija Ivković, Patrick Grootaert, and Marija Ivković
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The daggerfly, Tachypeza yinyang Papp & Földváry, 2002, originally described from Hungary is recorded for the first time in Croatia. Additional notes on its description and illustrations of habitus and male terminalia are provided., Muha bodežica Tachypeza yinyang Papp & Földváry, 2002 koja je opisana iz Mađarske po prvi put je zabilježena u Hrvatskoj. Dodatni podaci o njenom opisu te crteži habitusa i genitalija mužjaka su također priloženi.
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- 2020
35. Improved input to distributed hydrologic model in areas with sparse subdaily rainfall data using multivariate daily rainfall disaggregation
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Jasna Plavšić, Marija Ivković, and Andrijana Todorović
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rainfall-runoff model ,Atmospheric Science ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,flood forecasting ,sparse network ,Hydrological modelling ,0208 environmental biotechnology ,Flood forecasting ,02 engineering and technology ,01 natural sciences ,HBV model ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Civil and Structural Engineering ,Water Science and Technology ,rainfall spatial distribution ,Flood myth ,Rain gauge ,Simulation modeling ,subdaily rainfall disaggregation ,Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology ,6. Clean water ,020801 environmental engineering ,Catchment hydrology ,13. Climate action ,Climatology ,Environmental science ,Spatial variability ,Scale (map) - Abstract
Flood forecasting relies on good quality of observed and forecasted rainfall. In Serbia, the recording rain gauge network is sparse and rainfall data mainly come from dense non-recording rain gauges. This is not beneficial for flood forecasting in smaller catchments and short-duration events, when hydrologic models operating on subdaily scale are applied. Moreover, differences in rainfall amounts from two types of gauges can be considerable, which is common in operational hydrological practice. This paper examines the possibility of including daily rainfall data from dense observation networks in flood forecasting based on subdaily data, using the extreme flood event in the Kolubara catchment in May 2014 as a case study. Daily rainfall from a dense observation network is disaggregated to hourly scale using the MuDRain multivariate disaggregation software. The disaggregation procedure results in well-reproduced rainfall dynamics and adjusts rainfall volume to the values from the non-recording gauges. The fully distributed wflow_hbv model, which is under development as a forecasting tool for the Kolubara catchment, is used for flood simulations with two alternative hourly rainfall data. The results show an improvement when the disaggregated rainfall from denser network is used, thus indicating the significance of better representation of rainfall temporal and spatial variability for flood forecasting.
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- 2018
36. RAZVOJ SISTEMA PROGNOZE I RANOG UPOZORAVANJA NA POJAVU POPLAVA U SLIVU REKE SAVE
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Marija Ivković, Srđan Marjanović, Slavimir Stevanović, Vida Despotović, Aleksandar Vujanović, Samir Ćatović, and Predrag Živadinović
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- 2018
37. SISTEM ZA OPERATIVNU PROGNOZU POPLAVA NA SLIVU REKE KOLUBARA
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Marija Ivković, Predrag Živadinović, and Samir Ćatović
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- 2017
38. UPRAVLJANJE VODAMA REKE TOPLICA U USLOVIMA MOGUĆE PROMENE KLIME
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Marija Ivković and Aleksandra Kržič
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- 2017
39. Long-time emergence patterns of Limnophora species (Diptera, Muscidae) in specific karst habitats: tufa barriers
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Marija Ivković and Adrian C. Pont
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0106 biological sciences ,biology ,Ecology ,National park ,010604 marine biology & hydrobiology ,Voltinism ,Aquatic Science ,Limnophora ,biology.organism_classification ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Moss ,Habitat ,Abundance (ecology) ,Tufa ,Phenology ,Water temperature ,Microhabitat ,Substrate ,Predator-prey interactions ,Coenosiinae - Abstract
The hunter-fly genus Limnophora (Muscidae: Coenosiinae) is an important component of running water assemblages. Both adults and larvae are predators, the adults mostly feeding on blackflies (Simuliidae) and other small aquatic insects. This study was conducted at two tufa barriers in Plitvice Lakes National Park (NP) (tufa barrier Labudovac and tufa barrier Kozjak-Milanovac) and at two tufa barriers in Krka National Park (NP) (tufa barrier Roski slap and tufa barrier Skradinski buk). Adults were collected monthly from February 2007 until December 2013 at Plitvice Lakes NP and from September 2013 to October 2014 at Krka NP, using pyramid-type emergence traps. Over the 7-year study period at the Plitvice Lakes tufa barriers, a total of 193 specimens belonging to 6 species were collected, while during the 1-year study period at the Krka tufa barriers a total of 848 specimens belonging to 4 species were collected. Abundance of Limnophora specimens at the Krka NP sites was up to 30 times higher than at the Plitvice Lakes NP sites, which could be attributed to higher levels of potential food and higher water temperatures. The dominant species at the Plitvice Lakes sites were Limnophora pulchriceps and Limnophora riparia. At the Krka tufa barriers, the dominant species at site Roski slap was Limnophora croatica and at site Skradinski buk Limnophora riparia. The highest numbers of emerging specimens at all sites were present in the summer months. At the Plitvice Lakes sites most species were univoltine or bivoltine, while at the Krka sites most species were multivoltine. Water temperature was the main factor influencing the timing of emergence and the duration of the flight period. The highest abundance of Limnophora species was recorded over moss substrate. A significant positive correlation emerged between the numbers of emerging prey and the numbers of emerging specimens of Limnophora. These results give a new insight into the microhabitat preferences and prey-predator relationships of Limnophora.
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- 2016
40. The genus
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Marija, Ivković and Lara, Ivanković
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Faunistics & Distribution ,Cenozoic ,Diptera ,faunistics ,Balkans ,Dixidae ,Catalogues and Checklists ,Meniscus midges ,aquatic insects ,ecology ,Checklist - Abstract
Invertebrate surveys in Croatia conducted between 2005 and 2018 included 39 sampling sites yielding bycatch samples of Dixidae (Diptera). All records of this family from the territory of Croatia are summarized, including previously unpublished data. Collections contained six species of Dixa Meigen – D. dilatata Strobl, D. maculata Meigen, D. nebulosa Meigen, D. nubilipennis Curtis, D. puberula Loew, and D. submaculata Edwards, with Dixa dilatata reported from Croatia for the first time. Information relating to the ecoregions in which species were found and specific species traits are provided. Compared to neighbouring countries, the Croatian species assemblage is most similar to the fauna of Italy and least similar to that of Serbia and Montenegro.
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- 2019
41. Mayfly (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) assemblages of a regulated perennial Mediterranean river system in the Western Balkans
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Ana Previšić, Marina Vilenica, Marija Ivković, Aleksandar Popijač, Mladen Kučinić, Zlatko Mihaljević, Jean-Luc Gattolliat, Ivan Vučković, Michel Sartori, and Mladen Kerovec
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0106 biological sciences ,Mediterranean climate ,geography ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,biology ,Perennial stream ,Ecology ,010604 marine biology & hydrobiology ,Cell Biology ,Plant Science ,Karst ,biology.organism_classification ,karst ,perennial river ,river regulations ,functional feeding guilds ,longitudinal zonation ,diversity ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Biochemistry ,Current (stream) ,Mayfly ,Abundance (ecology) ,Tributary ,Genetics ,Animal Science and Zoology ,Species richness ,Molecular Biology ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics - Abstract
The influences of river regulations on aquatic biota are insufficiently investigated. We assessed the level of ecological disturbance of the mayfly assemblages through the damming and flow alterations at two highly regulated Mediterranean rivers in Croatia: the Cetina River and its tributary, the Ruda. Contrary to our hypotheses, species richness, abundance and diversity of mayflies increased along the river’s course. At the sites directly influenced by the river regulations, mayfly assemblage changed: it was less diverse and less abundant. However, no obvious influence of the river regulation on the mayfly assemblages was detected for the sites that were indirectly influenced by these alterations. This was most likely due to specific karst hydrology, i.e., the presence of lateral springs along the course of the river. Multidimensional scaling analysis (MDS) revealed grouping of sites according to the similarity in physico-chemical water properties. The pH and water temperature were the most important environmental variables influencing mayfly assemblages. The data on ecology and distribution of mayflies presented in the current study represent a valuable background for further research and conservation practices in the Mediterranean region.
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- 2016
42. New species and records of the Pericoma trifasciata group from Croatia (Diptera: Psychodidae)
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Marija Ivković and Gunnar Mikalsen Kvifte
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Male ,0106 biological sciences ,Insecta ,Arthropoda ,Croatia ,Fauna ,010607 zoology ,Zoology ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Germany ,Animals ,Animalia ,Psychodidae ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Taxonomy ,Psychodinae ,Croatian ,biology ,National park ,Diptera ,Biodiversity ,Pericomaini, emergence, tufa barriers, Psychodinae, moth fly, taxonomy ,biology.organism_classification ,language.human_language ,Dna barcodes ,language ,Animal Science and Zoology ,Taxonomy (biology) - Abstract
Pericoma miljenkoi sp. nov. is described based on adult males from the Plitvička jezera National Park, Croatia. Pericoma trifasciata is recorded from Croatia for the first time, and COI DNA barcodes are given from specimens collected in Germany. An emended key to adult Pericoma of the trifasciata group is presented. The Croatian Psychodidae fauna now stands at 35 species.
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- 2018
43. Dolichopodidae of riverbeds and springs in Croatia with an updated checklist of Croatia (Diptera)
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Marija Ivković and Marc Pollet
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Insecta ,Arthropoda ,Croatia ,Biodiversity ,Dolichopodidae ,Animalia ,Animals ,Syntormon pallipes ,Ecosystem ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Taxonomy ,Campsicnemus ,Invertebrate ,biology ,Ecology ,Diptera ,Natural Springs ,biology.organism_classification ,Bycatch ,Lakes ,Habitat ,Animal Science and Zoology ,Species richness ,Dolichopodidae, Diptera, Croatia, rivers, springs, checklist, biodiversity, survey, Plitvice Lakes - Abstract
Several invertebrate surveys in Croatia conducted between 2005 and 2014 and including; e.g., Plitvice Lakes, produced 123 bycatch samples of Dolichopodidae (Diptera) from 68 sampling sites collected at 36 localities in seven counties. Seventy-seven were retrieved from emergence traps, six from pan traps and 40 were collected with sweep net and/or aspirator. They contained 420 dolichopodid flies that belonged to 64 species in 22 genera. Four species, Campsicnemus umbripennis, Hercostomus chetifer, Liancalus virens and Syntormon pallipes, accounted for over half of the yields. Contrary to most species that were found in largest numbers in rivers, and their beds in particular, S. pallipes and Hercostomus gracilis were considerably more abundant at springs. Fifty-five species could be added to the national checklist which raises the total number to 94 species. All species records are given, the habitat of each species is described, if possible, and taxonomic notes are provided for some dubious species. Finally, elements are presented to support the assumption that the extant dolichopodid species richness of Croatia is at least three- to fourfold of the current number.
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- 2018
44. Environmental drivers influencing stonefly assemblages along a longitudinal gradient in karst lotic habitats
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Marko Miliša, Marina Vilenica, Aleksandar Popijač, Ignac Sivec, Zlatko Mihaljević, Marija Ivković, and Anamarija Ridl
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0106 biological sciences ,River ecosystem ,Cobble ,Range (biology) ,Biodiversity ,microhabitat preferences ,phenology ,Aquatic Science ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Aquatic insect ,Environmental relations ,lcsh:Physical geography ,lcsh:Environmental sciences ,Water Science and Technology ,lcsh:GE1-350 ,geography ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,Ecology ,longitudinal distribution ,lcsh:Geography. Anthropology. Recreation ,Karst ,010602 entomology ,Habitat ,lcsh:G ,trophic structure ,Environmental science ,Species richness ,lcsh:GB3-5030 - Abstract
Stoneflies are among the most sensitive aquatic insect taxa and therefore arguably the best indicator of the excellent, i.e. pristine, ecological status of surface streams. Karst habitats are one of the most exciting freshwater habitats in terms of biological-geological interplay. They, in turn, support a biodiversity far superior to surrounding freshwater habitats and hence these habitats are designated as biodiversity hotspots. Our study deals with both of these crucial ecological players. We studied stonefly assemblages, their microhabitat preferences and emergence patterns along a karst oligotrophic hydrosystem. The sampling was conducted monthly from March 2007 to December 2008 using pyramid-type emergence traps set in various habitats and associated microhabitats (e.g. springs, rivers, streams, tufa barriers × moss, angiosperm, cobble, sand, silt substrates). Favorable environmental conditions, such as a wide range of karst habitat types with low water temperature and high oxygen concentration, resulted in high stonefly species richness (31 recorded species). Water temperature and pH had the highest influence on stonefly assemblages. Species richness and diversity decreased in a downstream direction. We recorded a longitudinal shift from crenal-epirhithral to epirhithral-metarhithral assemblages with some hyporhithral and potamal elements. Upstream sites were dominated by shredders, while downstream sites had a higher proportion of gatherers-collectors. Several species showed a significant preference for a specific microhabitat type in accordance with their feeding strategies and food availability. The majority of recorded species exhibited univoltine life cycles slow or fast.
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- 2018
45. Aquatic insects in the Dinarides: identifying hotspots of endemism and species richness shaped by geological and hydrological history using Empididae (Diptera)
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Marija Ivković and Adrian R. Plant
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Flysch ,biology ,Ecology ,Range (biology) ,Fauna ,Empididae ,Disjunct ,biology.organism_classification ,Alpine orogenesis ,Balkan Peninsula ,fragmentation ,freshwater biodiversity hotspot ,hydrological network ,karstification ,protected areas ,Geography ,Insect Science ,Biological dispersal ,Species richness ,Endemism ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics - Abstract
We identify local hotspots of elevated species richness and endemicity of aquatic insects in the Dinarides (Balkans) using aquatic Empididae (Diptera) as models and compared observed patterns with historical geological and hydrological changes in the region. We analysed species richness and reciprocal weighted endemicity. Parsimony analysis of endemism was used to generate an historical hypothesis of the relationships between the aquatic Empididae biotas of different regions of local endemism within the Dinarides and the results reconciled with the geological and hydrological history of the region. Hotspots of high endemicity were coincident with areas of elevated species richness and were located primarily in the northwest Dinarides, central Bosnia & Herzegovina, and southeast Montenegro. Parsimony analysis of endemism retrieved three weakly supported area clades comprising areas of southeast Dinarides together with disjunct areas at the western Dinarides, and central Bosnia & Herzegovina together with the disjunct northwest Dinarides. The aquatic Empididae fauna of the northwest Dinarides has been strongly influenced by dispersal from the European Alps, whereas that at the southern end of the range may have been shaped by immigration from ranges further south. In the central Dinarides, progressive fragmentation of the hydrological network through orogenesis, karstification, redistribution of flysch deposits, and saline ingressions may underlie current diversity patterns with populations becoming increasingly isolated and focused within refugia. Hotspots of endemism and diversity are not necessarily coincident with protected areas and further work will be needed if they are to be reconciled with future planning of conservation priorities.
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- 2015
46. Modelling of hydrological processes in the catchment area of Lake Skadar
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Ivana Ćipranić, Goran Sekulić, and Marija Ivković
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Hydrology ,hydrological processes ,0208 environmental biotechnology ,General Engineering ,Skadar Lake ,hidrološki procesi ,modeliranje ,Skadarsko jezero ,slivno područje ,02 engineering and technology ,020801 environmental engineering ,modelling ,catchment area ,lcsh:TA1-2040 ,Environmental science ,Catchment area ,lcsh:Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) - Abstract
Rad se bavi modeliranjem hidroloških procesa u slivu Skadarskog jezera koji pripada prostoru Crne Gore. Ovo jezero i njegov sliv predstavljaju jedan od najznačajnijih prirodnih resursa u Crnoj Gori. Korišćen je postojeći model (MIKE SHE (DHI)) za simulaciju hidroloških procesa na slivu. Njegova primjena je pokazala neke limite koji se primarno odnose na nedostatak dovoljnog fonda raspoloživih ulaznih podataka. Poseban problem koji se pokazao jeste nedostatak podataka o režimu podzemnih voda kao jednog od ključnih faktora u modeliranju ukupnog vodnog bilansa na slivu. Ipak kalibracija modela je pokazala zadovoljavajuće rezultate i dovoljnu prihvatljivost modela tako da on može biti dobra osnova za buduće prognoze hidroloških veličina na slivnom području. Također, model je moguće i dalje nadograđivati s novim podacima i rezultatima, čim se za to steknu uvjeti., Paper deals with the modelling of hydrological processes in the catchment area of Lake Skadar in Montenegro. This lake and its catchment area is one of the most important natural resources of Montenegro. We used an existing model (Mike SHE (DHI)) to simulate the hydrological processes. Its implementation has shown some limitations that are primarily related to insufficient funds of available input data. A particular problem is the lack of data on groundwater regime as one of the key model and water balance factors. However, calibration of the model showed that the results obtained were sufficiently acceptable and that the model can be a good basis for future hydrological forecasts of the basin size. Also, the model can still be upgraded with the new data and results, as soon as the conditions call for it.
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47. Mayfly emergence along an oligotrophic Dinaric karst hydrosystem : spatial and temporal patterns, and species–environment relationship
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Michel Sartori, Marija Ivković, Zlatko Mihaljević, and Marina Vilenica
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0106 biological sciences ,biology ,Ecology ,010604 marine biology & hydrobiology ,Baetis ,Aquatic Science ,biology.organism_classification ,Mayflies ,Karst ,Phenology ,Microhabitats ,Longitudinal distribution ,Abiotic factors ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Rhithrogena ,Mayfly ,Habitat ,Tufa ,Littoral zone ,Dominance (ecology) ,Ephemera danica ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics - Abstract
Mayfly emergence was studied in the Plitvice Lakes National Park (Croatia) monthly over a 2- year period in four habitats (springs, streams, mountainous rivers, tufa barriers) using monthly collections of emergence traps. A total of 12 mayfly taxa were recorded. Almost half of the collected specimens belonged to the genus Baetis Leach, 1815, which was recorded at every site, but we were unable to distinguish between two included species (B. rhodani and B. cf. nubecularis). Other abundant species were Centroptilum luteolum (Müller, 1776), Alainites muticus (Linnaeus, 1758), Habrophlebia lauta Eaton 1884, Paraleptophlebia submarginata (Stephens, 1835), Serratella ignita (Poda, 1761), Ephemera danica Müller, 1764 and Rhithrogena braaschi Jacob, 1974. The mayfly assemblages at all sites were dominated by species typical of the rhithral zone, but there was a shift in species composition along a longitudinal gradient (from 720 to 390 m a.s.l.) from dominance of eucrenal–epirhithral to metarhithral–hyporhithral elements and finally to appearance of metapotamal and littoral elements. Two environmental factors, maximum water temperature and mean pH, had the highest influence on the mayfly assemblages. Emergence mainly occurred between March and November and was related to the elevated water temperature. Emergence patterns of some species were in accordance with their typical Central European emergence patterns (e.g. S. ignita, H. lauta) while some others showed certain discrepancies (e.g. longer emergence period in Rh. braaschi and P. submarginata, one generation emergence in A. muticus and variable emergence patterns between the sites and between the two studied years in C. luteolum). The current study provides a significant contribution to the knowledge of mayfly ecology in karst freshwater habitats which forms a basis for further investigation and monitoring of mayflies in this area.
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- 2017
48. Spatio-temporal distribution and species traits of water beetles along an oligotrophic hydrosystem: a case study
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Manfred A. Jäch, Mladen Kučinić, Vlatka Mičetić Stanković, Marija Ivković, Igor Stanković, and Petar Kružić
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0106 biological sciences ,education.field_of_study ,biology ,Ecology ,010604 marine biology & hydrobiology ,Population ,Elmidae ,Hydraenidae ,Scirtidae ,Aquatic Science ,biology.organism_classification ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Biogeography ,Coleoptera ,Dinaric Karst ,Elmis bosnica ,protected area ,Geography ,Habitat ,Tufa ,Dominance (ecology) ,Water quality ,education - Abstract
This study presents the first comprehensive investigation of population aspects and ecological traits of water beetles in oligotrophic hydrosystems with tufa formation in southeastern Europe. Diverse lotic habitats (springs, rivers and tufa barriers) were investigated monthly for one year in Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia. Elmidae were the most diverse and abundant family, followed by Scirtidae and Hydraenidae. The ecological traits of water beetles were primarily defined by nutrients and water depth.Elmis bosnicaZaitzev, 1908, about which little has been published, was found to be bryophilous and to prefer low water temperatures. Biogeographical analysis revealed the dominance of typical southeastern and Mediterranean species. Species population dynamics could be attributed to differences in flow permanence, current velocity and canopy coverage. Both current velocity and water depth significantly influenced the occurrence of larval stages, while abundance of adults correlated with water depth. Our results highlight tufa barriers as preferred habitats for species of the genusRiolusand the family Scirtidae. The results of this study, many of which are the first to be reported for water beetles, provide a basis for further investigations of these animals and their ecology in oligotrophic hydrosystems with tufa. In particular, our study demonstrates the potential of Elmidae as water quality indicators, which should be considered in future conservation and protection management efforts.
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49. Emergence patterns and ecological associations of some haematophagous blackfly species along an oligotrophic hydrosystem
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Marija Ivković, Matúš Kúdela, M. Kesić, and Zlatko Mihaljević
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General Veterinary ,Habitat ,Ecology ,Phenology ,Water temperature ,Insect Science ,Vector (epidemiology) ,Parasitology ,Simulium costatum ,Biology ,Simulium angustipes ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics - Abstract
Emergence patterns of blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae) were investigated for 2 years at nine sites in the Plitvice Lakes area of Croatia, using pyramid-type traps. A total of 38 012 specimens representing 10 haematophagous species were collected. The dominant species was Simulium angustipes Edwards, 1915, a vector transmitting avian trypanosomes. Water temperature, alkalinity, conductivity and habitat type represented the factors with the greatest degree of influence on blackfly species composition, structure and distribution along a longitudinal gradient of this oligotrophic karstic hydrosystem. Simulium angustipes was highly associated with lake outlets. The blackfly communities at all sites were dominated by species typical of the rhithral zone, but there was a shift in species composition along a longitudinal gradient from the hypocrenal-epirhithral to the epirhithral-metarhithral zone. Multiple generations per year were detected in S. angustipes, whereas in Simulium costatum Friederichs, 1920, the number of generations differed between sites with constant and those with variable water temperature.
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- 2013
50. Environmental control of emergence patterns: Case study of changes in hourly and daily emergence of aquatic insects at constant and variable water temperatures
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Ana Previšić, Zlatko Mihaljević, Marija Ivković, Aleksandar Popijač, and Marko Miliša
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Drusus croaticus ,Habitat ,Water temperature ,Ecology ,Hydropsyche saxonica ,Air temperature ,Aquatic insect ,Humidity ,Aquatic Science ,Biology ,Hemerodromia ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics - Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine which environmental factors influence emergence of insects at two contrasting habitats: one with constant and one with variable water temperature. We hypothesized that emergence of holometabolous insects is triggered by water temperature where temperature variations occur, while light is the main stimulus for emergence at site with constant water temperature. We expected that for the emergence of hemimetabolous insects, some additional environmental stimuli might be required. We also expected weather conditions to be more important at sites that lack variations in water temperature. To test our hypotheses we placed six pyramid-type emergence traps at the two sites. Emergent aquatic insects were collected at 8-hour intervals over a 13-day period, during peak emergence for most of the target species. Most taxa emerged during the afternoon at both sites. Only Hydropsyche saxonica/instabilis emerged nocturnally. At the site with constant water temperature, emergence of Drusus croaticus was stimulated by length of sunlight period. Emergence of Protonemura auberti was promoted by higher air temperature and humidity of the day before. Brachyptera tristis emerged in higher numbers when humidity and cloudiness were high the preceding day. At site with variable water temperature, an increase in water temperature, with a threshold at 16 °C, was a significant factor for the emergence of Hemerodromia unilineata. This study gives new insight into the complexity of relationships between aquatic insect emergence patterns and environmental drivers, and show that light and weather conditions trigger emergence of most insects under constant water temperature conditions, while temperature is a dominant trigger at variable water temperature habitat.
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