15th International Symposium Kopački Rit Past, Present, Future 2026

Thursday
1. SESSION
2. SESSION
3. SESSION
4. SESSION
5. SESSION
6. SESSION
Friday
7. SESSION
8. SESSION – SCIENTIFIC AND RESEARCH COOPERATION CROATIA-POLAND
SATELLITE WORKSHOP: BIOACOUSTIC AND BIODIVERSITY MONITORING IN KOPAČKI RIT
9. SESSION
POSTER SECTION
  1. SANJA VIDOVIĆ, KSENIJA KATALINIĆ
    Kopački rit as a learning space: biomimicry and new approaches to the interpretation of natural and technical heritage
  2. MATEJ MARUŠIĆ, PETAR GLAVAŠ, ANITA CHENESHKOVA, VLATKO ROŽAC
    Pilot activities within the Danube WILDisland Ramsar Regional Initiative
  3. TOMISLAV MANDIR, IVANA PAVASOVIĆ, ŽELJKA VREBAC, IVAN DARKO GRLICA, IVAN GRLICA
    Identification and restoration of riverine bird nesting habitats on the Drava and Danube Rivers through the project “Riparia: Restoring River Nesting Grounds”
  4. KRISTINA ROMANJEK, VEDRAN ŠEGOTA, ANTUN ALEGRO, ZDENKO TURNIŠKI, MARIJA VEREŠ, MARIN ŠKORO, SONJA KUČERA, BORIS BOLŠEC, VLATKO ROŽAC
    Results of the second year of habitat monitoring within activities of the LIFE WILDisland project
  5. MARIJA VEREŠ, MARIN ŠKORO, KRISTINA ROMANJEK, SONJA KUČERA, VLATKO ROŽAC, BORIS BOLŠEC
    Results of monitoring of White-tailed eagle nesting in Kopački rit Nature park in 2026 year
  6. IVAN BEDEKOVIĆ, SINIŠA OZIMEC
    Monitoring of wild fauna diversity by camera traps along the Bjelobrdska Oxbow Lake under the „LIFE RESTORE for MDD“ project
  7. IVAN DAMJANOVIĆ, SINIŠA OZIMEC, DRAGAN PRLIĆ
    Preliminary monitoring of bat fauna in the Aljmaški rit area (location Bjelobrdska Oxbow Lake) as part of the “LIFE Restore for MDD” project
  8. IDA PAVLIN, JASNA OREŠKOVIĆ, SAŠA KOLAR, IVICA PAVIČIĆ, ŽELJKO DUIĆ, BOJAN MATOŠ, BORNA-IVAN BALAŽ, LARA ŠEMBERA
    Geological and geophysical investigations for assessing the sedimentation rate in Kopački rit Nature Park within the “DANSER” project
  9. SINIŠA OZIMEC, DRAGAN PRLIĆ, IVAN DAMJANOVIĆ, IVANA MAJIĆ, TIHOMIR FLORIJANČIĆ, DINKO JELKIĆ, ANĐELKO OPAČAK, DAVOR KOJIĆ, ANKICA SARAJLIĆ, HELENA EREŠ
    Overview of biotic monitoring activities in the pilot area along the Drava River near the village of Novi Gradac within the “DANSER” project
  10. MARIN ŠKORO, KRISTINA ROMANJEK, MARIJA VEREŠ, SONJA KUČERA, BORIS BOLŠEC, VLATKO ROŽAC
    Fewer invasive species – conservation of priority habitats in Kopački rit Nature Park through the removal of invasive alien species
  11. MARIN REŽIĆ
    Artificial intelligence in the monitoring and protection of Kopački rit Nature Park: current appliccation and development potential
  12. MATEJ ĐURIĆ, IVAN BENO, KARLA ĐINĐIĆ, MATEJ VUCIĆ, KARMELA ADŽIĆ, LANA JELIĆ, DUŠAN JELIĆ
    A combined approach to the removal of non-native fish species from the Third Maksimir Lake
  13. DANIJELA BEZIK, HRVOJE SUČIĆ, IVAN DAMJANOVIĆ, BARBARA PETROVICKY ŠVEIGER, INES RUŠKAN, LEONTINA TOTH JAKELJIĆ, MARIKA KRALJ, DARIO KOLARIĆ, PAVO ŽIVKOVIĆ, TANJA MARKOVIĆ, HRVOJE BABIĆ, DORA LAZIĆ, ĐORĐA MEDIĆ
    Monitoring the chemical state of surface waters in the Kopački rit Nature Park during 2025
  14. IVAN DAMJANOVIĆ, HRVOJE SUČIĆ, DANIJELA BEZIK, BARBARA PETROVICKY ŠVEIGER, INES RUŠKAN, LEONTINA TOTH JAKELJIĆ, MARIKA KRALJ, DARIO KOLARIĆ, PAVO ŽIVKOVIĆ, TANJA MARKOVIĆ, HRVOJE BABIĆ, IVAN TOT
    Groundwater monitoring in Kopački rit Nature Park during 2025
  15. ANKICA SARAJLIĆ, SINIŠA OZIMEC, ZLATKO PUŠKADIJA, IVANA MAJIĆ, MARIN KOVAČIĆ, HELENA EREŠ, DENIS DEŽE, MATO DRENJANČEVIĆ
    Exploring functional biodiversity in vineyard agroecosystems: contemporary approaches
  16. IRENA FRANJIĆ, DANIJEL CESTARIĆ
    Strengthening climate resilience measures for protection and revitalisation of ecosystems in the Spačva-Bosut basin – RETFOR
  17. IRENA FRANJIĆ, DANIJEL CESTARIĆ
    Strengthening cross – border capacity for better climate resilience of forest ecosystems by advanced assessment, testing and demonstrating solutions for ecosystem restoration REBIOFORESTS
  18. MARKO OŽURA, NINA POPOVIĆ, ZRINKA MESIĆ
    Application of new technologies for inventorying and monitoring the state of forest ecosystems
  19. MAJA SABLJAK, DRAŽEN IVAŠTINOVIĆ, INES MIANI
    Improved management of the Lonjsko Polje Nature Park
  20. JURAJ PETRAVIĆ, MARTINA MATASIĆ HULJINA, GORDANA PURGAR, ORHIDEJA PAVLIĆ GOJAK, IVANKA JURKOVIĆ, RATKO POPOVIĆ, TOMISLAV VUKELIĆ
    Karlovac City a model of contemporary urban greening? New 1,165 planted trees representing 72 taxa in five years
  21. MATEJA PETRAČIĆ
    Sustainable tourism valorisation of natural resources in Karlovac County: between natural heritage protection and development potentials
  22. TIHANA RISTIĆ, LIVIA SEKEREŠ, MIRJANA BABAN, PETRA PRLIĆ
    The role of horse breeding in the development of rural and equestrian tourism in Slavonia and Baranja
  23. JASMINA RINKOVEC, GORDANA PEHNEC, SILVIJE DAVILA, DARIJO BRZOJA, DANICA KRALJEVIĆ
    Citizen science as a tool for air quality education: initial steps of a national project
  24. IVO ALEKSOV, STOJMIR STOJANOVSKI, NIKOLINA BEK, TANJA ŽUNA PFEIFFER, DUBRAVKA ŠPOLJARIĆ MARONIĆ, DANIELA-MICHAELA GRIGORE, JANA KLOPČEVSKA, BILJANA RIMČESKA
    Visualizing pollution dynamics: integrating AI, GIS and hydrobiological expertise for water innovation
  25. MARTINA NEMET, DORA DULEMBA
    Hidden ecological footprint of artificial intelligence: the impact of artificial intelligence technologies on water and energy resources
  26. ANA POPOVIĆ
    Possibility of using plant biosonification in edutainment and nature interpretation of Kopački rit
  27. ANDRIJANA ČOŠIĆ
    Good practice examples in hazardous and non-hazardous waste management and their contribution to environmental protection
  28. BILJANA ČINČURAK ERCEG
    Legal framework for the conservation and restoration of European wetland ecosystems
  29. ANTONIJA BARIŠIĆ LASOVIĆ, IGOR TADIĆ, ŽELIMIR MAROJEVIĆ, GABRIJELA MAKAJ, DORIAN TATARIN
    Spatial dynamics of water surfaces and vegetation in Kopački rit based on Sentinel-2 imagery and Danube water levels (2020–2026)
  30. DORIJAN RADOČAJ, MLADEN JURIŠIĆ, IVAN PLAŠČAK, DARIA GALIĆ SUBAŠIĆ, LUCIJA GALIĆ
    Linking Sentinel-2 phenology metrics with saturation-resistant vegetation indices for improved maize yield correlation
  31. TAMARA ĐERĐ, DOMAGOJ K. HACKENBERGER, JANA ZADRO, BRANIMIR K. HACKENBERGER
    Foraging window of waterbirds in the flood pulse: a theoretical framework for assessment from satellite imagery
  32. ELVIRA KOVAČ-ANDRIĆ, VLATKA GVOZDIĆ, NIKOLINA FILIPOVIĆ, ROKO MARAS, STJEPAN ŠARIĆ, VANESA VILJEVAC
    Impact of heatwaves and meteorological factors on ground-level ozone levels in urban ecosystems of continental and coastal Croatia
  33. BRANKO PETRINEC, BRANIMIR ZUNER, DINKO BABIĆ, MARINA SERENČEŠ, NIKOLA VOLARIĆ, ALEKSANDAR VČEV, ANDREA LOVRIĆ, IGOR MIKLAVČIĆ
    Activity concentration of airborne 210Pb in the Osijek area
  34. CHIARA IMPARATO, IGOR MIKLAVČIĆ, DENIS STANIĆ, VANJA RADOLIĆ, MARINA POJE SOVILJ
    Outdoor radon concentration in City of Osijek: temporal variability and relationships with temperature, relative humidity, atmospheric pressure and particulate matter PM10
  35. TOMISLAV ŽIC, IVANA ŠTIBI
    Thinking Gnomon: experiential exploration of time in a natural environment
  36. DUBRAVKA ŠPOLJARIĆ MARONIĆ, ANITA GALIR, KARLA ERDELJI, TEA KOMLJENOVIĆ, TANJA ŽUNA PFEIFFER, FILIP STEVIĆ, NIKOLINA BEK, MATEJ ŠAG, BOGUMIŁ ŁOSIEWICZ, MACIEJ KAMASZEWSKI
    The influence of hypnotics on natural plankton communities
  37. ELENA GAZDEK, LORENA CRNJAK, JASENKA ANTUNOVIĆ DUNIĆ, VESNA PERŠIĆ
    Effect of iron on photosynthetic activity in the freshwater green algae Parachlorella kessleri and Desmodesmus communis: preliminary study
  38. IVANA LUKAČ, ANĐELINA LOVRIĆ, LJILJANA KRSTIN, ZDENKO TURNIŠKI, MIRNA ĆURKOVIĆ-PERICA, ZORANA KATANIĆ
    Infection of the European white elm (Ulmus laevis) by fungus Ophiostoma novo-ulmi in the area of Kopački rit
  39. ANĐELINA LOVRIĆ, VALENTINA KREŠIĆ, LJILJANA KRSTIN, ZDENKO TURNIŠKI, MIRNA ĆURKOVIĆ-PERICA, ZORANA KATANIĆ
    Preliminary assessment of the effect of sodium chloride on the growth of Ophiostoma novo-ulmi isolates
  40. VEDRAN RUŠEC, IVNA ŠTOLFA ČAMAGAJEVAC, LJILJANA KRSTIN, VLATKA GVOZDIĆ, ELVIRA KOVAČ-ANDRIĆ, ZORANA KATANIĆ
    Effects of sodium selenite on the growth of Ophiostoma novo-ulmi and its potential for selenium nanoparticle synthesis
  41. GRACE AZEEZ, MASOMEH SHEMSHAD, ANNA WAJS-BONIKOWSKA
    Chemical composition of Caraway (Carum carvi L.) essential oil and phytotoxicity on radish (Raphanus sativus L.)
  42. DARIA GMIŽIĆ, IVANA ŠOLA
    Photosynthetic pigments of broccoli sprouts under water stress
  43. MARTA FRLIN, IVANA ŠOLA
    Exogenous ferulic acid differentially modulates phenolic composition of broccoli microgreens under regular watering and flooding conditions
  44. LIDIJA KALINIĆ, MARTIN BARBERIC, SELMA MLINARIĆ, MARTINA ŠRAJER GAJDOŠIK, VLATKA GVOZDIĆ
    Evaluation of the protective potential of knopper galls extracts against oxidative DNA damage
  45. VLADAN DJORDJEVIĆ, IVAN NOVKOVIĆ, SARA STANKOVIĆ
    Orchid flora of the Djerdap National Park (Serbia): Taxonomy, Life forms, Phytogeographical Analysis
  46. EMA ŽUŽENIĆ, TANJA ŽUNA PFEIFFER, ZORANA KATANIĆ, LJILJANA KRSTIN
    Preliminary research on floristic diversity in the Čađavica area
  47. LARA KOVAČ, MATIJA KARAPETRIĆ, GABRIELA GALIĆ, PETRA TUŠKAN-HEPAK, MONIKA KADAK, TANJA ŽUNA PFEIFFER, DUBRAVKA ŠPOLJARIĆ MARONIĆ, FILIP STEVIĆ, NIKOLINA BEK
    Silent invaders: invasive alien plant species near Lake Lapovac
  48. MARTA JELINEK, MATIJA KARAPETRIĆ, LARA KOVAČ, MARINA BOČEK, TANJA ŽUNA PFEIFFER, DUBRAVKA ŠPOLJARIĆ MARONIĆ, NIKOLINA BEK, LJILJANA KRSTIN
    From herbarium sheet to digital record: digitization of the herbarium collection of the family Fabaceae at the Department of Biology (Osijek)
  49. IVANA TURKOVIĆ ČAKALIĆ, BARBARA VLAIČEVIĆ, VIKTORIJA ERGOVIĆ, MIRAN KOH
    Diversity of testate amoebae in the tufa-forming habitat Papukkale
  50. BARBARA VLAIČEVIĆ, IVANA TURKOVIĆ ČAKALIĆ
    Protozooplankton in the aquatic systems of the Biosphere Reserve Mura-Drava-Danube
  51. LARA TIŠLJAR, VIKTORIJA ERGOVIĆ, MIRAN KOH, IVANA TURKOVIĆ ČAKALIĆ, PREDRAG SIMOVIĆ, BARBARA VLAIČEVIĆ
    Composition of macrozoobenthos in the channels of the wider area of Kopački rit with special reference to the invasive species Limnomysis benedeni Czerniavsky, 1882
  52. JANA ZADRO, TAMARA ĐERĐ, DOMAGOJ K. HACKENBERGER, DAVORKA K. HACKENBERGER, BRANIMIR K. HACKENBERGER
    Critical flood duration for earthworms of wetland habitats: a DEB-inspired theoretical approach
  53. JANA ZADRO, TAMARA ĐERĐ, DOMAGOJ K. HACKENBERGER, BRANIMIR K. HACKENBERGER
    Computer vision in automated analysis of springtails (Collembola) fauna: potential for monitoring soil mesofauna in floodplain ecosystems
  54. STJEPAN KRČMAR, MARIANA PUŠKARIĆ, IVANA VRUĆINA, LORA KRČMAR
    Louse flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) – new locality records in Croatia
  55. IVAN PAVIČIĆ, ANDREA LOVRIĆ, TOMISLAV BOGDANOVIĆ, ANA MARIJA MARJANOVIĆ ČERMAK, KRUNOSLAV ILIĆ, BRANKO PETRINEC
    Bioaccumulation of radionuclides in dragonflies (Odonata) from the aquatic habitats in Biosphere Reserve “Mura-Drava-Danube”
  56. LIDIJA KLADARIĆ, RENATA ĆUK, MAJA CELINŠČAK, YANKA VIDINOVA, ALEKSANDAR POPIJAČ
    Diversity of mayflies (Ephemeroptera, Insecta) in the Drava and Danube River catchments of Slavonia
  57. ANDREJ VINAJ, STJEPAN KRČMAR
    From waste to evidence: feeding adaptations and the dual role of dermestid beetles (Dermestidae)
  58. SAJIDA AROOJ, TAMARA SAJDA, JORGE BERNAL-ALVIZ, MIRNA VELKI, DORA BJEDOV
    More measurements, not necessarily more information: the biomarker paradox in freshwater ecotoxicology – evidence from the European chub, Squalius cephalus
  59. VJEKO IVAKOVIĆ, LORA KRČMAR, LEONARDA SUDAR, ELENA ŽIVAKOVIĆ, OLGA JOVANOVIĆ GLAVAŠ
    Evaporative water loss in amphibians
  60. KRISTINA KIŠ, LORA KRČMAR, OLGA JOVANOVIĆ GLAVAŠ
    Effect of artificial light at night on body length of European green toad (Bufotes viridis) larvae
  61. LORA KRČMAR, KRISTINA KIŠ, LUCA ZELIĆ, BRANIMIR HACKENBERGER KUTUZOVIĆ, OLGA JOVANOVIĆ GLAVAŠ
    Impact of microplastics and the insecticide mospilan on survival, development, oxidative stress, and neurotoxic effects in Bufotes viridis tadpoles
  62. ANJA VLAŠIĆ, MIRNA VELKI, DORA BJEDOV
    Microplastic exposure in terrestrial opportunistic birds and effects on oxidative stress
  63. SARA JANUŠ, MIRNA VELKI, DORA BJEDOV
    Plastic at the top: occurrence, characteristics and research challenges of microplastics in birds of prey
  64. ZORAN KOMESAROVIĆ
    The Radinje as an overlapping area between game management, floodplain lowland forests and the ecological network
  65. RATKO POPOVIĆ, JURAJ PETRAVIĆ, LIDIJA ŠVER, GORAN GUŽVICA, SLAVEN RELJIĆ, KRISTIJAN TOMLJANOVIĆ
    Use of agricultural areas by Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) after release in the Northern Velebit area
  66. JURAJ PETRAVIĆ, RATKO POPOVIĆ, MATIJA PETRAVIĆ, MIROSLAV ZABORSKI, JOSIPA BIONDA RAJČIĆ, KRISTINA MUIĆ, TOMISLAV VUKELIĆ
    Where did the brown bear (Ursus arctos) come from to the Municipality of Vojnić? Range expansion and the importance of habitat connectivity
  67. KREŠIMIR VIDAČIĆ, IRELLA BOGUT, MILA BULIĆ, IRENA KIŠMARTIN
    Alignment of syllabi content of natural science courses with the educational outcomes of the Natural Science Curriculum
  68. TOMISLAVA BENIĆ, ALEN ČULJAK, TANJA IVANIŠ, VEHID IBRAKOVIĆ, ANDREA SERTIĆ
    Spiral garden as a model for environmental monitoring and inquiry-based learning in a school environment
  69. MILICA NEDELJKOVIĆ
    T he living world in a drop of water – developing students’ scientific competencies and domain D outcomes of the Biology subject curriculum through inquiry- based learning
  70. MATIJA KARAPETRIĆ, MIA MATKOVIĆ, TAMARA ŠPOLJARIĆ, EMA ERDELJIĆ, MARIJA GELENČIR, IRENA LABAK, NATAŠA BUŠIĆ
    Association between students’ knowledge and attitudes regarding sustainable development and the preservation of autochthonous varieties
  71. MONIKA PAVIĆ, MAJA JURIĆ-BABAJA, IVANA PAVLIN
    From fieldwork to artificial intelligence – investigating biodiversity with students
  72. SONJA KUČERA, DUNJA KUFNER, MIRELA KOTROMANOVIĆ, VLATKO ROŽAC, KRISTINA ROMANJEK, MARIN ŠKORO, MARIJA VEREŠ, BORIS BOLŠEC, IVO BAŠIĆ
    The importance of education on the conservation of the endangered butterfly species Large Copper butterfly (Lycaena dispar, Haworth, 1802)
  73. NIKOLINA VIDOVIĆ
    Educating students about the importance of biosafety and biosecurity principles
  74. DANIJELA MATEŠIĆ, VALENTINA MAJDENIĆ, IRELLA BOGUT, ANITA TOT, IVANČICA JURČEVIĆ
    A picture book series „Green Stories” by Martina Markov as an inspiration for learning about nature: „Marko in Lonjsko Polje”
  75. OLGICA KLEPAČ, DAVID KRANJAC, ANKICA SARAJLIĆ, IVANA MAJIĆ
    Attitudes toward artificial intelligence (AI) and its role in improving environmental management among MUZZA visitors
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