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SCIENTIFIC INTEREST
⦁ Physical oceanography
⦁ Sea level
⦁ Meteorological tsunamis
Professional experience
Education
Publications
Heterogeneity of Atlantic blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) invasion stages and population structure in the Adriatic Sea
A new framework for measuring community diversity in temporal ecological networks
Spatial transcriptomic map of the mouse urinary bladder
Assessment of bottom trawl impacts on the status of seabed communities in European seas
Recent observations of two young-of-the-year great white sharks, Carcharodon carcharias (Elasmobranchii, Lamniformes, Lamnidae), in the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Detecting subsurface thermohaline variability in the adriatic--ionian system using satellite-derived ocean colour and Growing Neural Gas
Scalable juvenile small-tuna identification and new insights into spawning and population structure in the Adriatic Sea
Genetic diversity and population structure of the atlantic chub mackerel Scomber colias gmelin, 1789 across atlantic and mediterranean waters: A mtDNA-based approach
When scientific reassessment fails citizen science. Comment on Soldo, A. When citizen science becomes speculation: Evaluating the reliability of lamnid shark identification from photographic records in the Mediterranean. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2026, 14, 173
Antimicrobial resistance and virulence of acinetobacter baumannii; A whole-genome sequencing perspective from a Croatian intensive care unit
Habitat and site-level patterns of Anguillicola crassus infection in European eels from the eastern Adriatic coast (Croatia)
Reproductive assessment of farmed and wild Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in the eastern Adriatic Sea during the spawning season
Capturing phytoplankton diversity in the Central Adriatic Sea: Complementary insights from DNA metabarcoding and morphological identification
Spatial models cannot compensate for sampling designs unstructured relative to isotopic variation: implications for baseline isoscape development in the Mediterranean Sea
Shell isotope data of the variegated scallop (Mimachlamys varia) and queenscallop (Aequipecten opercularis) provide information on marine environmental conditions and the timing and rate of seasonal growth
A natural population of the European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis Linnaeus, 1758) in the northern Adriatic Sea: Changes over time and restoration potential
Microcosm experiments reveal source-specific impacts of atmosphericaerosols on plankton communities and organic matter in the seasurface microlayer
Sightings of fish assemblages associated with floating marine litter alongeastern Adriatic Sea coast of Croatia
Phenotypic and Whole-Genome Sequencing-Based Profiling of Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Patients with Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia and Ventilator-Associated Tracheobronchitis in a Croatian Intensive Care Unit
Exceptional Fucales (Cystoseira s.l. and Sargassum) forests of Jabuka Islet and its shoal: Historical and recent perspectives
Habitat-driven population parameters insights for European eel Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758) in Croatian waters
Reproductive cycle and settlement of the native oyster Ostrea edulis in bivalve aquaculture areas along the eastern Adriatic coast
Freshwater fishes (Petromyzonti, Elasmobranchii, and Actinopteri)of Bosnia and Herzegovina:an updated inventory on the biodiversity and distribution
A temporal investigation of microplastics’ distribution and sediment characteristics in saltmarshes of the Adriatic coast of Croatia
The haunting challenge of the trends and pathway assessments on newly introduced non-indigenous species in European seas
Acoustic repertoire and anatomical features of the flying gurnard from the Adriatic Sea
Deep learning approach to landmarking and measurement error analysis for gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) origin classification in geometric morphometrics
Monitoring, reporting and verification for marine carbon dioxide removal
New records of introduced species in the Mediterranean Sea (December 2025)
Seagrass and mangroves as water-associated bird habitat in the southern Red Sea coasts of Saudi Arabia
Exploring spatial-based management scenarios to protect the seafloor in different areas of the Mediterranean Sea
Fisheries performance indicators for assessing the ecological sustainability of wild-caught seafood products in Europe
AdriE: a high-resolution ocean model ensemble for the Adriatic Sea under severe climate change conditions
Relative benthic status guides sustainable trawl management in the Adriatic--Ionian Seas
Incorporating key environmental drivers in European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) stock assessment model in the Adriatic Sea
Characterisation of plasmid-associated antimicrobial resistance genes in coastal marine Enterobacterales from the central Adriatic Sea: De novo assembly and bioinformatic profiling
Marine communities do not follow the paradigm of increasing similarity through time
Wind-driven upwelling in the Adriatic Sea: Coastal vs. open-sea processes
Capitalizing on the wealth of chemical data in the accretionary structures of aquatic taxa: Opportunities from across the tree of life
Oyster shells as archives of present and past environmental variability and life history traits: A multi-disciplinary review of sclerochronology methods and applications
Correlation between nanomechanical properties and microstructural design concepts of bivalve muscle attachment sites
Collaborative bottom-up Trust Missions: a perspective on long-term strategies with and for people and Nature
The prevalence of two known pathogens of Atlantic Blue Crab Callinectes sapidus (Rathbun, 1896) in coastal Adriatic, Aegean sea, and Atlantic Iberian coast
Growth dynamics and toxin production of Pseudo-nitzschia species isolated from the Central Adriatic Sea
New record of the Mediterranean killifish Aphanius fasciatus in Croatia—phylogenetic and morphological profile of the population with conservation recommendations
Commercial sea cage farming assessment of sustainable diets on growth performance and fillet quality of gilthead sea bream and European sea bass
Prospecting microbiota of Adriatic fish: Bacillus velezensis as a potential probiotic candidate
Plankton communities in oligotrophic offshore environments in the Eastern Adriatic Sea in relation to mesoscale hydrodynamic fluctuations
Mediterranean-wide transfer of the polyopisthocotylean Sparicotyle chrysophrii between wild sparids and farmed gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) inferred by ddRAD loci
Staying hooked: effective science engagement and communication in recreational fisheries
Other
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY
MBZ: 375644
PROJECTS
⦁ 2018 – 2021: Scientific project “The Adriatic decadal and interannual oscillations: observations, modelling and consequences (ADIOS)” founded by Croatian science foundation lead by Dr Ivica Vilibić
⦁ 2019 – 2021: INTERREG Italy-Croatia project “Climate Challenges on Coastal and Transitional Changing Areas: Weaving a Cross – Project Adriatic Response (CHANGE WE CARE)” lead by Institute of Marine Sciences CNR-ISMAR
⦁ 2019 – 2021: INTERREG Italy-Croatia project “Ecological Observing System in the Adriatic Sea: Oceanographic Observations for Biodiversity (ECOSS)” lead by Institute of Marine Sciences CNR-ISMAR
MEMBERSHIPS
⦁ 2022 – present: Member of Croatian Statistical Association
⦁ 2016 – 2018: Member of Student association BEST (Board of European Students of Technology)
COURSES AND RESEARCH VISITS
⦁ October 2022, Rijeka, Croatia: Numerical modelling workshop, Faculty of Physics, University of Rijeka (one-week workshop)
⦁ October – November 2021, Liverpool, UK: National Oceanography Centre, British Scholarship Trust grant (2 months research visit)
⦁ November 2019, Venice, Italy: THEMES workshop (3 days workshop)
⦁ October 2019, Ostend, Belgium: UNESCO/ IOC, Ocean Teacher Global Academy Training Course: Research Data Management (one-week school)
⦁ December 2018, Ostend, Belgium: UNESCO/ IOC, Ocean Teacher Global Academy Training Course: Ocean Data Management for Researchers (one-week school)
⦁ October 2016 – March 2017, Dresden, Germany: Erasmus+ project, Technische Universität Dresden (6 months)
