4 | Biodiversity Conservation

Tuesday, 2 June 2026
Orals | 8:50 | Hall „Korčula“
Posters | 14:00 | Hall „Brač 2“

Moderators: Mirjana Brmež, Dinko Jelkić, Ana Gašparović Pinto

8:50
Section Chair
Opening Remarks

9:00
Ivana Majić – Plenary speaker
Listening to Wetlands: Bioacoustics and AI for Biodiversity Monitoring in Kopački Rit Nature Park

9:20
Juraj Petravić, Martina Matasić Huljina, Gordana Purgar, Orhideja Pavlić Gojak, Marin Marinković, Klara S. Petravić, Tomislav Vukelić
Karlovac among Europe’s Leading Urban Dendrofloras?  Analysis of Species Composition in the Urban Area

9:30
Dunja Halapija
Morphological characteristics of traditional plum varieties from the National Plant Gene Bank

9:40
Ivan Tavra, Frane Strikić, Mario Bjeliš, Arne Peters, Luka Popović, Ivana Majić
Preliminary assessment of the effectiveness of commercial entomopathogenic nematodes in controlling the Ceratitis capitata under laboratory conditions

Moderators: Tomislav Kos, Mirjana Brmež, Josipa Puškarić

10:00
Matej Dragomirović, Nikolina Petrović, Ivana Majić
Virulence of Beauveria bassiana against the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata)

10:10
Nadejda Mocreac, Vladimir Bulgaru, Sergiu Popa, Sergiu Vaseliciuc, Ghenadie Cojocaru, Gheorghe Novac
Impact of Stereonychus fraxini on Ash Stand Decline in Plaiul Fagului Reserve, Republic of Moldova  

10:20
Branimir Tokić, Marijana Tucak, Katarina Perić, Ivica Beraković, Tihomir Čupić, Goran Krizmanić
Genotype × year interaction and yield stability of F6 pea breeding lines

10:30
Anja Batel, Mario Franić, Danijela Poljuha, Zlatko Šatović, Dean Ban, Smiljana Goreta Ban
SSR Marker-Based Analysis of Genetic Diversity in Croatian Shallot Accessions

10:40
Bruno Rajković, Ana Lovrić, Marko Marićević, Jerko Gunjača, Dario Novoselović, Ivica Ikić, Hrvoje Šarčević- GWAS identifies stable QTLs on chromosomes 3A and 4A and highlights the major role of TaMKK3-A in PHS resistance

10:50
Karla Kudoić, Krešimir Krapinec
Age Structure of Harvested Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes L.) in Nature Park Medvednica – City of Zagreb

Moderators: Ana Gavrilović, Krunoslav Pintur, Dinko Jelkić

11.30
Jurica Jug-Dujaković, Lenia Gonsalvesh, Ana Gavrilović
Does biodiversity have two sides?

11:40
Kritika Sood, Domagoj Bogić, Ivan Špelić, Ana Gavrilović, Marina Piria, Dragica Šalamon
The effect of fishing trap entrance on the morphometry of turtle bycatch

11:50
Maria Dania R. Apolonio, Leon Varga Ćušić, Tena Radočaj, Ana Gavrilović, Dragica Šalamon
The effect of bycatch reduction modification of fishing traps on blue crab catch quality

12:00
Ana Gavrilović, Andrea Gross Bošković, Lenia Gonsalvesh, Jurica Jug-Dujaković
Has tetrodotoxin become a problem for European seafood consumers?

12:10
Denis Deže, Dinko Jelkić, Siniša Ozimec, Anđelko Opačak, Ras Lužaić
Diversity and Composition of Ichthyofauna in Čambina

12:20
Igor Isajlović, Nedo Vrgoč, Jure Brčić, Bent Herrmann, Damir Medvešek, Ratko Cvitanić, Hana Uvanović
Performance of a sorting grid in reducing juvenile bycatch in Adriatic Sea bottom trawl fisheries

12:30
Ivan Špelić, Stjepan Novosel, Marina Piria, Jasna Lajtner
Shell shape variation of thick-shelled river mussel (Unio crassus complex) in Croatia

12.40
Dinko Jelkić, Anđelko Opačak, Siniša Ozimec, Denis Deže, Ras Lužaić
Fish Diversity and Distribution in the Vučica River

Moderators: Marija Ravlić, Jurica Jug Dujaković

4.01
Domagoj Stupić, Maja Žulj Mihaljević, Zvjezdana Marković, Iva Šikuten, Željko Andabaka, Edi Maletić, Darko Preiner, Petra Štambuk, Simona Hofer Geušić
Ampelographic characterization of newly discovered grapevine varieties ‘Stara belina aromatična’, ‘Modra batovka’ and ‘Gusonoška’

4.02
Sanda Rašić, Vedrana Lisjak, Pavo Lucić, Domagoj Zimmer, Edita Štefanić
Ragweed – allergenic plant

4.03
Paulo Legoinha, Nuno Carvalho, Cláudia Pessoa, Diana Daccak, Inês Luís, José C. Ramalho, Fernando Reboredo,  Fernando Lidon, Manuela Silva
The Montado in Portugal: Ecology, Biodiversity and Monitoring in Mediterranean Agroecosystems

4.04
Ana Gašparović Pinto, Tomislav Kos, Šime Marcelić, Karolina Vrandečić, Ante Kasap, Tomislav Filipović, Mirjana Brmež
Trophic responses of soil nematode communities to Trichoderma atroviride bioinoculation in Mediterranean olive orchards

4.05
Josipa Puškarić, Mirjana Brmež,  Renata Baličević,  Dražen Šimić, Matej Šimić, Marija Ravlić
Sustainable Cultivation of Marjoram and Basil Using Biostimulants: Evidence from the Nematode Community

4.06
Ivan Širić, Ivica Kos, Aleksandra Perčin, Tena Radočaj, Sanja Slunjski, Nives Marušić  Radovčić, Jelena Lončar, Boro Mioč, Nataša Hulak, Ivan Vnučec, Pankaj Kumar
An Integrated Morphological, Genetic, and Biochemical Approach to the Identification and   Characterization of Wild Edible Mushrooms in Croatia

4.07
Marina Antić, Sonja Umićević, David Ducanović, Vida Todorović, Mirela Kajkut Zeljković
Biochemical characterization of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) accessions from the Gene Bank of the Republic of Srpska

4.08
Nevena Opačić, Sanja Radman, Sanja Fabek Uher, Nina Toth, Sandro Bogdanović, Dubravka Dujmović Purgar, Vesna Židovec, Mihael Kušen, Gvozden Dumičić, Renata Erhatić, Božidar Benko
Introducing Arnica montana into Hydroponic Cultivation for Sustainable Production

4.09
Tomislav Javornik, Klaudija Carović-Stanko, Jerko Gunjača, Toni Safner, Kristijan Konopka, Marija Zrnić, Kristina Kljak, Dominik Vodnik, and Boris Lazarević
Leaf Anatomical Plasticity of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) under Water Deficit

4.10
Marko Zorica, Daniel Segarić, Katerina Skelin, Jelena Marinković, Šimun Kolega, Magdalena Zorica, Jole Maljić, Pellegrin Kurtin, Giuliano Krasniqi, Luka Mičić, Zoran Zorić, Šime Marcelić
Morphological characteristics of five authentic olive varieties in Zadar County monitored within the Central BIC project

4.11
Paulo Pereira, Igor Bogunovic, Miguel Inacio
Vegetation condition assessment in an intensive managed olive orchard located in the south of Portugal (Vale da Casca) using an unmanned aerial vehicle

4.12
Patrik Majcen, Dyana Odeh, Dries Engelen, Biljana Ječmenica, Matej Vucić, Ana Galov
Vkorc1 polymorphism in black rats (Rattus rattus) from Adriatic islands: Analysis of exons 1 and 2

4.13
Tena Radočaj, Ivan Špelić, Ana Gavrilović, Marina Piria
Ecological impact and establishment of translocated Squalius cephalus in the Lika Region

4.14
Krunoslav Pintur, Ema Gagović, Tomislav Dumić, Vedran Slijepčević, Nera Fabijanić, Relja Beck
Preliminary study of tick infestation in the European wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) on Goli Otok Island, Croatia

4.15
Denis Deže, Bojan Stipešević, Anamarija Banaj, Lucija Magdić, Davor Kralik
Biomass of Different Microalgae as a Substrate for Anaerobic Digestion: A Comparative Study

4.16
Hrvoje Kutnjak, Josip Leto, Iva Hrelja, Tomislav Hudina, Tomislav Sotinac, Ivan Budinski
Satellite monitoring of vegetation dynamics after grassland habitat restoration on Dinara Mountains

4.17
István Lehoczky, Gergely Szabó, Sándor Tatár, Erika Edviné Meleg, Tamás Molnár
Who will save the muddy water fish? Introduction to a conservation project

4.18
Ranko Gantner, Ivana Pavić, Domagoj Zimmer, Hrvoje Glavaš, Bariša Dejanović, Goran Herman, Vesna Gantner
Attempt to conserve the plant biodiversity of hilly pastures in-situ: Breakage of bracken with slatted roller aimed to suppress the bracken

4.19
Bruna Tariba, Sanja Slunjski, Ema Jakelić, Dragica Šalamon
Environmental contaminant exposure assessment for Mauremys rivulata
nests on agricultural land in Croatia

4.20
Karla Marinić, Jelena Kurtović Mrčelić, Josip Boban, Zvjezdana Popović Perković
Biodiversity of biofouling bivalve community on larval collectors in two Natura 2000 sites in Split-Dalmatia County

4.21
Luka Bilić, Dominik Verner, Aleksandra Kolundžić, Ivona Milošević, Marija Gelo, Mirna Gavran, Vesna Gantner, Ranko Gantner, Maja Gregić, Tina Bobić, Edita Štefanić, Alka Turalija
Centuries-old Pastures in Croatia: Then and Now