About

I am Senior Scientist at the Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (Split, Croatia). My research is in the field of marine ecology and is mostly related to bivalve ecology and sclerochronology, including analysis of tissue, shell growth increment structures and shell geochemistry. Special attention is devoted to long living, commercially important and protected bivalve species. I am also interested in bivalve aquaculture and fisheries and in collaboration with collegues from the home Institute I participate in research related to fish ecology and fisheries.

Organised the 5th International Sclerochronology Conference in 2019. Have experience in consulting for, leading and participating in EU Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe and Croatian Science Foundation projects. Fulbright Visiting Scholar, University of Texas at Austin, USA (2015).

Managing Guest Editor for VSIs on Sclerochronology published in Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science and Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. Associate Editor for the journal Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science (since 2021) and journal Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology (since 2022).

Education

2003
PhD in Biology, Faculty of Science
University of Zagreb, Croatia
2000
MSc in Oceanography, Faculty of Science
University of Zagreb, Croatia
1997
BA in Human Ecology
College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, USA

Publications

Publikacije
Petra Zemunik Selak, Cléa Denamiel, Melita Peharda, Bernd R. Schöne, Julien Thébault, Hana Uvanović, Krešimir Markulin, Ivica Vilibić
Projecting expected growth period of bivalves in a coastal temperate sea
Published
2024
DOI
ISBN
10.1002/lol2.10393
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Publikacije
Bujas, Niko and Lajtner, Jasna and Ivanković, Dušica and Kiralj, Zoran and Trgovčić, Krešimira and Dragun, Zrinka and Uvanović, Hana and Peharda, Melita
Age structure and growth patterns of the endangered freshwater mussel Unio crassus Philipsson under different environmental conditions
Published
2024
DOI
ISBN
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00027-024-01110-w
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Publikacije
Peharda M, Ezgeta-Balić D, Gillikin DP, Uvanović H, Arapov J, Verheyden A
Stable isotopic composition of tissues and shells in the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis in estuarine and aquaculture settings
Published
2024
DOI
ISBN
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.741159
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Publikacije
Thébault J, Uvanović H, Amice E, Chauvaud L, Peharda M
Influence of seaice dynamics on coastal Antarctic benthos A case study on lantern clams Laternula elliptica in Adélie Land
Published
2023
DOI
ISBN
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.106220
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Publikacije
Peharda M, Uvanović H, Castrillejo M, Ezgeta-Balić D, Vrgoč N
Re Examining age and growth increments of the clam Venus verrucosa
Published
2023
DOI
ISBN
10.1016/j.fishres.2023.106812
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Publikacije
Uvanović H, Peharda M, Pavin N, Thébault J, Mazzoldi C, Mihanović H, Župan I
Developing a sclerochronology network in the Adriatic Sea Growth synchrony among populations of Callista chione
Published
2023
DOI
ISBN
10.1016/j.rsma.2023.103009
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Publikacije
Šrut M, Sabolić I, Erdelez A, Grbin D, Furdek Turk M, Bakarić R, Peharda M, Štambuk A
Marine Pollutant Tributyltin Affects DNA Methylation and Fitness of Banded Murex Hexaplex trunculus Populations
Published
2023
DOI
ISBN
10.3390/toxics11030276
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Publikacije
Peharda M, Gillikin DP, Uvanović H, Markulin K, Šarić T, Janeković I, Župan I
Nitrogen Isotope SclerochronologyInsights Into Coastal Environmental Conditions and Pinna nobilis Ecology
Published
2022
DOI
ISBN
10.3389/fmars.2021.816879
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Publikacije
Ezgeta-Balić D, Peharda M, Schone BR, Uvanović H, Vrgoč N, Markulin K, Radonić I, Denamiel C, Kovač Ž
Different life strategies of the three commercially exploited scallop species living under the same environmental conditions
Published
2022
DOI
ISBN
10.3389/fmars.2022.992042
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Publikacije
Vilibić I, Dunić N, Peharda M
Nearsurface ocean temperature variations across temporal scales in the coastal eastern Adriatic
Published
2022
DOI
ISBN
10.1016/j.csr.2022.104786
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Projects

Project BivACME
Project Blue-connect

Other

Personal web page: http://jadran.izor.hr/~melita/