About

EMPLOYMENT

Scientific adviser for the Laboratory of Plankton and Shellfish toxicity.

 

WORK AREA

⦁ biodiversity of the Adriatic zooplankton community 

appearance and impacts of non-native zooplankton species

the complexity of trophic relationships within the plankton community

taxonomy of copepod crustaceans

protection of the Adriatic Sea through the process of implementing the Framework Directive on Marine Strategy (ODMS, 2008/56/EC)

Professional experience

2018. – today
Scientific adviser, Laboratory of Plankton and Shellfish toxicity
The Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Split
2013. – 2018.
Senior research associate, Laboratory of Plankton and Shellfish toxicity
The Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Split
2009.
Scientific-teaching title; assistant professor
Department of Marine Studies, University of Split

Education

2003.
PhD in Biology, Biology department
Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb
1998.
Master of Natural Sciences, branch of Oceanology (MSc), Biology department
Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb
1993.
Professor of Biology and Chemistry - Undergraduate study "Biology and Chemistry"
Faculty of Science, University of Split

Publications

Publikacije
Paramana T, Dassenakis M, Bassan N,Dallangelo C, Campostrini P. ..., Pavičić M, Skejić S, Vidjak O and others
Achieving coherence between the Marine Strategy Framework Directive and the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive
Published
2023
DOI
ISBN
10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105733
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Publikacije
Uttieri M, Anadoli O, Banchi E, Battuello M, Beşiktepe S, Carotenuto Y, Marques S, Sónia C, de Olazabal A, Di Capua I, Engell-Sørensen K, Goruppi A, Guy-Haim T, Hure M, Kourkoutmani P, Lučić D, Mazzocchi MG, Michaloudi E, Morov AR, Kurt TT, Tirelli V, Vannini J, Velasquez X, Vidjak O, Wootton M, Marianne
The Distribution of Pseudodiaptomus marinus in European and Neighbouring WatersA Rolling Review
Published
2023
DOI
ISBN
10.3390/jmse11061238
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Publikacije
Kršinić F, Vidjak O
Copepod community from Arctic to Antarctic large scale patterns of naupliar and postnaupliar distribution and abundance in the epipelagic layer revealed by citizen science
Published
2022
DOI
ISBN
10.1016/j.envres.2022.114108
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Publikacije
Lin Y, Vidjak O, Ezgeta-Balić D, Bojanić Varezić D, Šegvić-Bubić T, Stagličić N, Zhan A, Briski E
Plankton diversity in Anthropocene Shipping vs aquaculture along the eastern Adriatic coast assessed through DNA metabarcoding
Published
2022
DOI
ISBN
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151043
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Publikacije
Zorica B, Ezgeta-Balić D, Vidjak O, Vuletin V, Šestanovic M, Isajlović I, Čikeš Keč V, Vrgoč N, Harrod C
Diet Composition and Isotopic Analysis of Nine Important Fisheries Resources in the Eastern Adriatic Sea Mediterranean
Published
2021
DOI
ISBN
10.3389/fmars.2021.609432
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Publikacije
Mladineo I, Hrabar J, Vidjak O, Bočina I, Čolak S, Katharios P, Cascarano MC, Keklikoglou K, Volpatti D, Beraldo P
Host Parasite Interaction between Parasitic Cymothoid Ceratothoa oestroides and Its Host Farmed European Sea Bass Dicentrarchus labrax
Published
2020
DOI
ISBN
10.3390/pathogens9030230
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Publikacije
Kršinić F, Böttger-Schnack R, Vidjak O
Small copepods of the deep South Adriatic Pit diversity seasonal and multi annual dynamics and implications from the regional hydrography
Published
2020
DOI
ISBN
10.1007/s10661-020-08462-4
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Publikacije
Ezgeta-Balić D, Šantić D, Šegvić-Bubić T, Bojanić N, Bužančić M, Vidjak O, Varezić DB, Stagličić N, Kundid P, Peharda M, Žužul I, Grubišić L, Briski E.
Competitive feeding interactions between native Ostrea edulis and non native Crassostrea gigas with implications of introducing C gigas into commercial aquaculture in the eastern Adriatic Sea
Published
2020
DOI
ISBN
10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.105051
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Publikacije
Uttieri M, Aguzzi L, Aiese Cigliano R, Amato A, Bojanić N, Brunetta M, Camatti E, Carotenuto Y, Damjanović T, Delpy F, de Olazabal A, Di Capua I, Falcão J, Fernandez de Puelles ML, Foti G, Garbazey O, Goruppi A, Gubanova A, Hubareva E, Iriarte A, Khanaychenko A, Lučić D, Marques SC, Mazzocchi MG, Mikuš J, Minutoli R, Pagano M, Pansera M, Percopo I, Primo AL, Svetlichny L, Rožić S, Tirelli V, Uriarte I, Vidjak O, Villate F, Wootton M, Zagami G, Zervoudaki S
WGEUROBUS Working Group Towards a EURopean OBservatory of the non indigenous calanoid copepod Pseudodiaptomus marinUS
Published
2020
DOI
ISBN
10.1007/s10530-019-02174-8
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Publikacije
Lučić D, Hure M, Bobanović-Ćolić S, Njire J, Vidjak O, Onofri I, Gangai Zovko B, Batistić M
The effect of temperature change and oxygen reduction on zooplankton composition and vertical distribution in a semi enclosed marine system
Published
2019
DOI
ISBN
10.1080/17451000.2019.1655161
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Other

MEMBERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS AND EXPERT GROUPS

⦁ EUROMARINE research network (GA)

⦁ WG EUROBUS (“Towards an EURopean OBservatory of the invasive calanoid copepod Pseudodiaptomus marinUS”), ICES

⦁ WG GES (Working group on Good Environmental Status), EC

⦁ IGMETS grupa – International group for marine ecological time-series

National expert on biodiversity and non-native species (according to descriptors D1 and D2 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive)

Croatian Biological Society

 

PROJECTS

⦁ 2022.-2023. – Monitoring the dynamics and impact of the invasive rib species Mnemiopsis leidyi in the fishing areas of the northern Adriatic (Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Croatia)

⦁ 2020.-2022. ABIOMMED – Support coherent and coordinated assessment of biodiversity
and measures across Mediterranean for the next 6-year cycle of MSFD implementation (DG Environment, EC)

⦁ 2020.- 2022.- ADRIACLIM – Climate change information, monitoring and management tools for adaptation strategies in Adriatic coastal areas (Interreg Italija-Hrvatska)

⦁ 2018.-2023. MAUD – (Middle Adriatic Upwelling and Downwelling) (HRZZ)

⦁ 2019.-2021 MEDREGION – „Support Mediterranean Member States towards implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive new GES decision and Programmes of Measures and contribute to Regional/subregional Cooperation Needs“ (DG Environment, EC)

⦁ 2017.-2019 MEDCIS – “Support MEDiterranean member states towards coherent and Coordinated Implementation of the Second phase of the MSFD ” (DG Environment, EC)

⦁ 2014.-2018 MARIPLAN – Marine plankton as a tool for assessment of climate and anthropogenic influence on the marine ecosystem (HRZZ)

⦁ 2013.-2016.- BALMAS – Ballast water management for the protection of the Adriatic Sea, (IPA Adriatic, CBC, 2013.-2016.)

⦁ 2011. – today: Supervisory and operational monitoring for the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (Croatian waters)