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Marija Miličić

Marija Miličić

Position:Research associate

Academic Rank: Research associate in the field of natural/mathematical sciences - biology

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Dr Marija Miličić is a senior researcher at BioSense Institute, working within the Centre for Biosystems. In 2017 she obtained a PhD degree in Ecology from the Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad. Her research activities are primarily focused towards the conservation of a significant insect pollinator group – hoverflies. Marija conducts research of their ecology, functional diversity and the effects of different environmental pressures, such as intensive agriculture and climate change, on the distribution of these species. She is a member of the Advisory committee of the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Hoverfly Specialist Group and an Associate researcher in Laboratory for integrative biodiversity research (LIBRe) based in the Natural History Museum in Helsinki, where she conducted a part of research for her PhD thesis.

 

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Themes:

1. Bioindicators and changes in the environment

2. IUCN Red List of species

3. IUCN Task Force for the preservation of old trees

4. Government

Publications:

  1. Miličić, M., Popov, S., Vujić, A., Ivošević, B., & Cardoso, P. (2020). Come to the dark side! The role of functional traits in shaping dark diversity patterns of south‐eastern European hoverflies. Ecological Entomology, 45, 232–242.
  2. Janković, M., Miličić, M., Ačanski, J., & Vujić, A. (2020). Protected areas and prime hoverfly areas: Safe haven for hoverflies or not?. Entomological Science.
  3. Miličić, M., Vujić, A. & Cardoso, P. (2018). Effects of climate change on the distribution of hoverfly species (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Southeast Europe. Biodiversity and Conservation, 1 27(5), 1173-1187.
  4. Miličić, M., Vujić, A., Jurca, T. & Cardoso, P. (2017). Designating conservation priorities for Southeast European hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) based on species distribution models and species vulnerability. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 10(4), 354-366.
  5. Popov, S., Miličić, M., Ditti, I., Sommaggio, D., Marko, O., Markov, Z. & Vujić, A. (2017). Phytophagous hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) as indicators of changing landscapes. Community Ecology, 18(3), 287-294