Petra Zemunik
PZ
About
EMPLOYMENT
Research assistent
SCIENTIFIC INTEREST
⦁ Physical oceanography
⦁ Sea level
⦁ Meteorological tsunamis
Professional experience
2018. – present
Research Assistent
Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Split
2018. – 2021.
Teaching Assistent, course Mathematics
University Department of Marine Studies, University of Split
Education
2018. – present
Interdisciplinary Doctoral Programme in Oceanology
Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb
2015. – 2018.
Financial and Business Mathematics
Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb
2012. – 2015.
Mathematics
Faculty of Science, University of Split
Publications
Publikacije
Ninčević Gladan, Ž., Mihanović, H., Bužančić, M., Vidjak, O., Šestanović, S., Veža, J., Šantić, D., Milić Roje, B., Šolić, M., Grbec, B., Matić, F., Udovičić, D., Prelesnik, H.
Plankton communities in oligotrophic offshore environments in the Eastern Adriatic Sea in relation to mesoscale hydrodynamic fluctuations
ISBN
10.1016/j.ecss.2025.109397
Publikacije
Mladineo, I., Hrabar, J., Trumbić, Ž., Rasouli Dogaheh, S., Beraldo, P., Rigos, G., Palenzuela, O., Sitja Bobadilla, A.
Mediterranean-wide transfer of the polyopisthocotylean Sparicotyle chrysophrii between wild sparids and farmed gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) inferred by ddRAD loci
ISBN
10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.741997
Publikacije
Pita, P., Tracey, S., Arlinghaus, R., Bachiller, E., Pinho Duarte, F., Ferter, K., Henriques, F., Hook, S., Hyder, K., Irigoyen, A., Jimenez, M.P., Laporta, M., Lejk, A.M., Leonard, E., Olesen, H.J., Palmer, F., Pavičić, M., Pontes, J., Pujol Baucells, M,., Radford, Z., Rangel, M., Roche, W., Rudd, H., Ryan, D., Sbragaglia, V., Selles, J., Silva, C.N.S., Skov, C., Strehlow, H.V., Taylor, S., Veiga, P., Venerus, L.A., Venturelli, P., Vertegaal, D., Weltersbach, M.S., Wiech, M., Winkler, A.
Staying hooked: effective science engagement and communication in recreational fisheries
ISBN
10.3389/fmars.2025.1589544
Publikacije
Šantić, D., Stojan, I., Vrdoljak Tomaš, A., Milić Roje, B., Mujakić, I., Villena Alemany, C., Koblížek, M., Jozić, S., Šolić, M., Šestanović, S.
Contribution of different bacterial groups in the carbon flow through the microbial food web
ISBN
10.1016/j.ecss.2025.109228
Publikacije
Gomez, L., Brando, J., Navarro, A., Martines, A., Sanseverino, I., Porcel Rodriguez, E., Marinov, D., Ableitner, O., Allerberger, F., Atsma, A., Briancesco, R., Cenov, A., Cíchová, M., Coccia, A.M., Della Libera, S., De Maeyer, K., de Vries, H.J., Elsinga, G., Heijnen, L., Hokajärvi, A.M., Janská, V., Hrabar, J., Huse Kutowska, M., Jozić, S., Klatovsky, S., Kornschober, C., Kohls, K., Krom, A., Luden, K., Mikula Pratschke, C., Pitkänen, T., Poje, M., Prokšová, M., Retelj, M.,Rozwadowska, B., Rytkönen, A., Sarekoski, A., Schlager, S., Springer, S., Stojan, I., Stroobach, E., Sučić, N., Valério, E., van Pelt, G., Vranken, J., Vrdoljak Tomaš, A.,V Vukić Lušić, D., Włos, E., Wubbels, G., Ziombska, M., Zelenik, K., Ziuziakowski, M., Lettieri, T.
Application of a real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction for rapid detection of Escherichia coli in drinking water: an EU representative study
ISBN
10.1016/j.envres.2025.121786
Publikacije
Bonačić, T., Arapov, J., Bušelić, I., Lepen Pleić, I., Milić Roje, B., Tomašević, T., Bužančić, M., Mladinić, M., Casabianca, S., Penna, A., Skejić, S., Ninčević Gladan, Ž.
Advancing the taxonomy of the diatom Pseudo-nitzschia through an integrative study conducted in the central and southeastern Adriatic Sea
ISBN
10.3390/plants14020245
Publikacije
Turk Dermastia, T., France, J., Arapov, J., Neri, F., Accoroni, S., Totti, C., Cerino, F., Immacolata Ferrante, M., Bernardi Aubry, F., Finotto,S., Godrijan, J., Drakulović, D., Mozetić, P.
Comprehensive insights into Pseudo-nitzschia research in the Adriatic Sea:Diverse perspectives and emerging discoveries
ISBN
10.1016/j.ecss.2025.109283
Publikacije
Mager, S., Manfellotto, F., Ruggiero, A., Di Tuccio, V., Cerino, F., Accoroni, S., Nishimura, T., Mikhno, M., Fattorini, N., Dermastia, T.T., Arapov, J., Skejić, S., Rhodes, L., Smith, K., Longo, A., Manzari, C., Campbell, L., Pesole, G., Sanges, R., Raffini, F., Ruggiero, M.V., Russo, M.T., Montresor, M., Ferrante, M.I.
Genomic diversity in time and space in the toxic diatom Pseudo-nitzschia multistriata
ISBN
10.1016/j.hal.2024.102791
Publikacije
Kleitou, P., Agius, D., Akalin, S., Albano, M., Ali Ammar, I., Aydin, C.M., Azzurro, E., Bellomo, L., Bonifazi, A., Capillo, G., Crocetta, F., Cvitković, I., Fortič, A., Giakoumi, S., Grech, D., Hasan, H.B., Laspina, F., Lezzi, M., Lučić, P., Mancini, E., Mayya, W.M., Olguner, M.T., Ovalis, P., Pisani, L., Pitacco, V., Salman, A., Sandri, L., Slavinec, P., Tiralongo, F., Turano, F., Yildiz, A., Zenetos, A., Zieni, A.H., Žuljević, A.
New records of introduced species in the Mediterranean (February 2025)
ISBN
10.12681/mms.40523
Publikacije
Bušelić, I., Trumbić, Ž., Hrabar, J., Lepen Pleić, I., Šegvić Bubić, T., Kaitetzidou, E., Tibaldi, E., Bočina, I., Grubišić, L., Sarropoulou, E.
Unravelling the intricate language of fish guts: Impact of plant-based vs. plant-insect-poultry-based diets on intestinal pathways in European seabass
ISBN
10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.741385
Publikacije
Roudaina Boukheloua, Indranil Mukherjee, Hongjae Park, Karel Šimek, Vojtěch Kasalický, Maxon Ngochera, HansPeter Grossart, Antonio PicazoMozo, Antonio Camacho, Pedro J CabelloYeves, Francisco RodriguezValera, Cristiana Callieri, AdrianStefan Andrei, Jakob Pernthaler, Thomas Posch, Albin Alfreider, Ruben Sommaruga, Martin W Hahn, Bettina Sonntag, Purificación LópezGarcía, David Moreira, Ludwig Jardillier, Cécile Lepre, Corinne BiderrePetit, Anna Bednarska, Mirosław Ślusarczyk, Viktor R Tóth, Horia L Banciu, Konstantinos Kormas, Sandi Orlić, Danijela Šantić, Gerard Muyzer, Daniel P R Herlemann, Helen Tammert, Stefan Bertilsson, Silke Langenheder, Thomas Zechmeister, Nico Salmaso, Nicola Storelli, Camilla Capelli, Fabio Lepori, Vojtěch Lanta, Helena Henriques Vieira, Fran Kostanjšek, Kateřina Kabeláčová, MariaCecilia Chiriac, Markus Haber, Tanja Shabarova, Clafy Fernandes, Pavel Rychtecký, Petr Znachor, Tiberiu SzőkeNagy, Paul Layoun, Hon Lun Wong, Vinicius Silva Kavagutti, PaulAdrian Bulzu, Michaela M Salcher, Kasia Piwosz, Rohit Ghai
Global freshwater distribution of Telonemia protists
ISBN
10.1093/ismejo/wrae177
Publikacije
Di Stefano, M., Nerini, D., Alvarez, I., Ardizzone, G., Astruch, P., Basterretxea, G., Blanfuné, A., Bonhomme, D., Cal, A., Catalan, I., Cattano, C., Cheminée, A., Crechriou, R., Cuadros, A., Di Franco, A., DiazGil, C., Estaque, T., Faillettaz, R., FélixHackradt, F. C., GarciaCharton, J. A., Guidetti, P., Guilloux, L., Harmelin, J.G., HarmelinVivien, M., Hidalgo, M., Hinz, H., Irisson, J.O., La Mesa, G., Le Diréach, L., Lenfant, P., Macpherson, E., MatićSkoko, S., Mercader, M., Milazzo, M., Monfort, T., Moranta, J., Muntoni, M., Murenu, M., Nunez, L., Olivar, M. P., Pastor, J., PérezRuzafa, Á., Planes, S., Raventos, N., Richaume, J., Rouanet, E., Roussel, E., Ruitton, S., Sabats, A., Thibaut, T., Ventura, D., Vigliola, L., Vrdoljak, D., Rossi, V.
Early-life dispersal traits of coastal fishes: an extensive database combining observations and growth models
ISBN
10.5194/essd-16-3851-2024
Publikacije
Christidis, Georgios; Ammar, Izdihar ali; Antit, Mouna; Barhoum, Younes Munif; Brundu, Gianni; Colletti, Alberto; Crocetta, Fabio; Desiderato, Andrea; Digenis, Markos; Gokoglu, Mehmet; Grech, Daniele; Kleitou, Periklis; Kondylatos, Gerasimos; Kosoglou, Ioannis; Kvesić Ivanković, Marija; Lazarakis, Giorgos; Lezzi, Marco; Mazziotti, Cristina; Metaxakis, Manolis; Michail, Christina; Mucciolo, Serena; Nejašmić, Jelena; Okudan, Emine Sukran; Ondes, Fikret; Oruc, Adnan Caglar; Peristeraki, Panagiota; Renoult, Julien P.; Tanduo, Valentina; Tuney, Inci; Yilmaz, Mesut; Žuljevic, Ante; Gerovasileiou, Vasilis
New records of introduced species in the Mediterranean (August 2024)
ISBN
10.12681/mms.34474
Publikacije
Razum, Ivan and Hasan, Ozren and Brunović, Dea and Schulz, Hartmut and Ilijanić, Nikolina and Gordana, Beg Paklar and Ramisch, Arne and Giaccio, Biagio and Miko, Martina Šparica and Monaco, Lorenzo and others
Influence of changing water mass circulation on detrital component and carbon burial of late Pleistocene and Holocene sediments in the eastern-central Mid-Adriatic deep
ISBN
10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2024.106985
Publikacije
Jozić, Slaven and Cenov, Arijana and Glad, Marin and Peroš-Pucar, Danijela and Kurić, Katarina and Puljak, Tatjana and Ordulj, Marin and Tomaš, Ana Vrdoljak and Baumgartner, Nikolina and Ivanković, Damir and others
The effect of sampling frequency and spatial and temporal variation in the density of fecal indicator bacteria on the assessment of coastal bathing water quality
ISBN
10.1016/j.watres.2024.122192
Publikacije
Ćatipović, Leon and Sathyendranath, Shubha and Matić, Frano and Kovač, Žarko and Kovačić, Luka and Gladan, Živana Ninčević and Skejić, Sanda and Kalinić, Hrvoje
Sources of uncertainty in satellite-derived chlorophyll-a concentration—An Adriatic Sea case study
ISBN
10.1016/j.jag.2024.103727
Publikacije
Ljubešić, Zrinka and Mihanović, Hrvoje and Matek, Antonija and Mucko, Maja and Achterberg, Eric P and Omand, Melissa and Pestorić, Branka and Lučić, Davor and Čižmek, Hrvoje and Čolić, Barbara and others
Marine plankton community and net primary production responding to island-trapped waves in a stratified oligotrophic ecosystem
ISBN
10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e37788
Publikacije
Veža, Jere and Bojanić, Natalia and Mandić, Jelena and Kušpilić, Grozdan and Pezo, Ivan and Matijević, Slavica and Ujević, Ivana
Spatial and seasonal distribution of particulate phosphorus in coastal and offshore waters of the middle Adriatic Sea
ISBN
10.32582/aa.65.1.2
Publikacije
Ghezzo, Michol and Petrizzo, Antonio and Madricardo, Fantina and Folegot, Thomas and Gallou, Roger and Clorennec, Dominique and Chavanne, Robert and Hemon, Erwan and Ferrarin, Christian and Mihanović, Hrvoje and others
Natural and shipping underwater sound distribution in the Northern Adriatic Sea basin and possible application on target areas
ISBN
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116852
Publikacije
Stojan, Iva and Šantić, Danijela and Villena-Alemany, Cristian and Trumbić, Željka and Matić, Frano and Vrdoljak Tomaš, Ana and Lepen Pleić, Ivana and Piwosz, Kasia and Kušpilić, Grozdan and Ninčević Gladan, Živana and others
Ecology of aerobic anoxygenic phototrophs on a fine-scale taxonomic resolution in Adriatic Sea unravelled by unsupervised neural network
ISBN
10.1186/s40793-024-00573-6
Publikacije
Supić, Nastjenjka and Budiša, Andrea and Ciglenečki, Irena and Čanković, Milan and Dautović, Jelena and Djakovac, Tamara and Dunić, Natalija and Dutour-Sikirić, Mathieu and Ivančić, Ingrid and Kalac, Matea and others
Are winter conditions impacting annual organic production in the northern Adriatic? Verifications and future projections
ISBN
10.1016/j.pocean.2024.103247
Publikacije
Bujas N, Lajtner J, Ivanković D, Kiralj Z, Trgovčić K, Dragun Z, Uvanović H, Peharda M
Age structure and growth patterns of the endangered freshwater mussel Unio crassus Philipsson, 1788 under different environmental conditions
ISBN
10.1007/s00027-024-01110-w
Publikacije
Ramljak A, Žučko J, Lučić M, Babić I, Morić Z, Fafanđel M, Turk MF, Matijević S, Karpouzas D, Udiković-Kolić N and others
Microbial communities as indicators of marine ecosystem health: Insights from coastal sediments in the eastern Adriatic Sea
ISBN
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116649
Publikacije
Michele Giani, Alexandra Pavlidou, Martina Kralj, Ioanna Varkitzi, Angel Borja, Iratxe Menchaca, Marina Lipizer, Elena Partescano, Lidia Urbini, Janja Francé, Erika Magaletti, Alessandra Nguyen Xuan, Pasquale Lanera, Sanda Skejić, Damir Ivanković, Živana Ninčević Gladan, Slavica Matijević, Maria Pantazi, Kalliopi Pagou
Assessment of the eutrophication status at Mediterranean sub-basin scale, within the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive
ISBN
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173876
Publikacije
Pećarević Marijana, Bonačić Kruno, Dobroslavić Tatjana, Grubišić Leon, Čelić Igor, Glamuzina Branko, Maleš Josip, Sar Gianluca and Mangano Maria Cristina
Impact of COVID-19 on Croatian mariculture: Findings from the first national surveys
ISBN
10.1016/j.marpol.2022.105395
Publikacije
Golo R, Cebrian E, Díaz-Tapia P, Lucić P, Hoffman R, Vergés A
Phylogenetic analysis of invasive genus Lophocladia (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) reveals synonymy of L. lallemandii with L. trichoclados and first record of L. kuetzingii in the NE Atlantic
ISBN
https://doi.org/10.1080/09670262.2023.2260443
Publikacije
Glamuzina B, Vilizzi L, Piria M, Cetinić AB, Pešić A, Dragičević B, Lipej L, Pećarević M, Bartulović V, ..., Cvitković I, ..., Despalatović M, ..., Matić-Skoko S, Tutman S
Global warming scenarios for the Eastern Adriatic Sea indicate a higher risk of invasiveness of non-native marine organisms relative to current climate conditions
ISBN
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42995-023-00196-9
Publikacije
Panzeri D, Russo T, Arneri E, Carlucci R, Cossarini G, Isajlović I, Krstulović Šifner S, Manfredi C, Masnadi F,..., Vrgoč N, ... Libralato S
Identifying priority areas for spatial management of mixed fisheries using ensemble of multi-species distribution models
ISBN
10.1111/faf.12802
Publikacije
Abrogueña JBR, Tanita I, Anton A, Maquirang JRH, Duarte C, Woo SP, Berković B, Roje-Busatto R, Yacoubi L, Doyle A and others
Influence of environmental variables on the abundance of Synapta maculata (Holothuroidea: Synaptidae) in a multi-species seagrass meadow in the southern Red Sea of Saudi Arabia
ISBN
10.1016/j.rsma.2023.103133
Publikacije
Galanidi M, Aissi M, Ali M, Bakalem A, Bariche M, Bartolo AG, .... Dragičević B, Dulčić J and others
Validated Inventories of Non-Indigenous Species (NIS) for the Mediterranean Sea as Tools for Regional Policy and Patterns of NIS Spread
ISBN
doi.org/10.3390/d15090962
Publikacije
Grech D, Asciutto E, Bakiu R, Battaglia P, Ben-Grira C, Camlik OY, Cappuccinelli R, Carmona L, Chebaane S, Crocetta F, Desiderato A, Domenichetti F, Dulčić J, Fasciglioneb P, Galil MY, Hoffman R and others
New records of rarely reported species in the Mediterranean Sea (July 2023)
ISBN
10.12681/mms.30401
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 Waters—A Rolling Review
ISBN
10.3390/jmse11061238
Publikacije
Cavraro F, Monti MA, Caccin A, Fiori F, Grati F, Russo E, Scarcella G, Vrdoljak D, Matić-Skoko S, Pranovi F
Is the Small-Scale Fishery more sustainable in terms of GHG emissions? A case study analysis from the Central Mediterranean Sea
ISBN
10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105479
Publikacije
Arapov J, Tomašević T, Bonačić T, Pejković M, Bužančić M, Bušelić I, Lepen Pleić I, Casabianca S, Penna A, Skejić S, Ninčević Gladan Ž
A new insight into the taxonomy of Pseudo-nitzschia genus from the Adriatic Sea: Description of P. brasiliana, P. galaxiae, P. hasleana, and P. linea
ISBN
10.3390/jmse11071370
Publikacije
Tutman P, Kennedy B, Matić-Skoko S, Ugarković P, Hamzić A, Bolotin J, Glamuzina B
Unusual findings of softmouth trout Salmo obtusirostris (Actinopteri: Salmonidae) in the marine environment along the middle Eastern Adriatic coast as a consequence of extreme weather events
ISBN
10.17818/NM/2023/SI5
Publikacije
Ordulj M, Šantić D, Matić F, Jozić S, Šestanović S, Šolić M, Veža J, Ninčević Gladan Ž
Analysis of the Influence of Seasonal Water Column Dynamics on the Relationship between Marine Viruses and Microbial Food Web Components Using an Artificial Neural Network
ISBN
10.3390/jmse11030639
Publikacije
Martinelli M, Zacchetti L, Belardinelli A, Domenichetti F, Scarpini P, Penna P, Medvešek D, Isajlović I, Vrgoč N
Changes in Abundance and Distribution of the Sea Pen, Funiculina quadrangularis, in the Central Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Basin) in Response to Variations in Trawling Intensity
ISBN
10.3390/fishes8070347
Publikacije
Dulčić J, Dragičević B, Kirinčić M, Ugarković P, Žužul I, Šegvić-Bubić T
First record of Parasquilla ferussaci (Roux, 1828)(Stomatopoda, Parasquillidae) in the Adriatic Sea with notes on its morphology and molecular identification
ISBN
10.1163/15685403-bja10258
Publikacije
Dželalija M, Kvesić M, Novak A, Fredotović Ž, Kalinić H, Šamanić I, Ordulj M, Jozić S, Goić Barišić I, Tonkić M, Maravić A
Microbiome profiling and characterization of virulent and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium from treated and untreated wastewater, beach water and clinical sources
ISBN
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159720
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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)
