Center for Biosystems

Project aim: Evaluation of ecological network for the purpose of more efficient nature protection in AP Vojvodina is dedicated to improving functional sustainability of the existing networks of natural and semi natural habitats.
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About the project: Evaluation of the ecological network will consolidate, expand and strengthen the existing network of natural semi-natural habitats in agricultural settings. The ecological network, as a set of interconnected or spatially close ecologically significant areas, encompass: ecologically important areas, corridors and a buffers zones. The project activities will highlight representative biodiversity indicators and assess the state of nature conservation in AP Vojvodina with evaluation of socio-economic benefits and economic value of ecological network. Update and evaluation of species and high nature value habitats (natural and semi natural) is a key component of scientific based improvement and further development of exiting ecological network. Also, the evaluation of the network functionality at the regional and local level represents an important contribution to the achievement of its strategic goals. The center of the project is to assess the state of the biodiversity and diversity of landscape elements, and based on the project results, we will provide a basis for future spatial landscape planning and agricultural landscape management. The most significant contribution and long-term impact of the project lies in its implementation in the NATURA 2000 system in which the key elements are the assessment of the state and status of endangered species and habitats. NATURA 2000 is an international obligation that our country has accepted within the process of joining the EU, so the system established through the project will be easily implemented in the future NATURA 2000 network of Serbia.
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Research associate in the field of natural/mathematical sciences - biology

Tijana Nikolić

Tijana Nikolić is senior researcher at BioSense Institute with a PhD in ecology from the Faculty of Science, University of Novi Sad. She works with spatial prioritization of natural and semi natural habitat in agricultural landscapes, needed to protect agro biodiversity, improve soil quality and secure food production. The main focus is on integrated landscape management that entail food production, biodiversity and climate change across sectors and stakeholders to meet the range of short and long term societal needs.

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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Marija MIličić

Jelena Ačanski has a PhD in Biology and works at the BioSense Institute as a senior researcher. Her research interests include landmark and semi-landmark geometric morphometrics, fluctuating asymmetry analysis, environmental niche analysis and (applied) entomology. Dr Jelena Ačanski authored or co-authored more than 50 scientific publications and conference papers and participated in several national and international research projects. She is an experienced field researcher. Jelena is the author and coordinator on Balkan hoverflies database and advisory committee, member of IUCN Hoverfly Specialist Group and member of Entomological Society of Serbia. Additionally, Jelena is ME/CFS activist and advocate, and vector illustration designer.

Jelena Ačanski

Dr Dušanka Vujanović is a Research Associate at the BioSense Institute with a PhD in ecology in 2020 from Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad. Her research focuses on plant ecology, invasive plants and ecological interactions (plant-herbivore, plant-soil and plant-insect interactions).

Dušanka Vujanović

Dr Andrijana Andrić is a Research associate in the field of Biology within the Centre for Biosystems at the BioSense Institute. She has received BSc (2006), MSc (2007), and PhD (2015) degrees in Biology, from the Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad. Her research focus is study of insect pollinators and their host plants, using various approaches in order to obtain data on their biology and ecology. Her current research interests are primarily directed towards phytophagous hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae), their underexplored developmental stages and complex plant-insect relationships.

Andrijana Andric

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We share an interest in conservation target animal species and their habitats .. We apply our research in natural and semi-natural areas, and work to understand the consequences of human induced environmental change on wild animals.. We focus our research on organisms’ individual, (meta) population and community level. The main goal is to develop joint plans and programmes for local community and nature conservation in agricultural settings.

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Conservation strategy for protected and strictly protected hoverflies (Insecta: Diptera: Syrphidae) species in Serbia - Case study Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia, Belgrade, 2011-2019

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Evaluation of Ecological Networks in AP Vojvodina as support for nature conservation, Provincial Secretariat for Higher Education and Scientific Research, AP Vojvodina, Novi Sad, 2016-2020

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Endangered animal species

With the aim of timely registration of changes in ecosystems, we direct part of the research towards a group of insect pollinators, hoverflies, which have proven to be very good bioindicators. Their presence and abundance can indicate the levels of disturbance in the ecosystem. Through field expeditions we obtain information on species diversity and distribution. Through the usage of modern technologies, such as drones equipped with different cameras, we obtain information on different parameters related to quality and changes in habitats.

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By combining data on species distribution and those on habitat changes, by using species distribution modeling, analyses of functional composition of communities and spatial analyses, we can estimate how global warming affects the distribution of species and at what level anthropogenic pressures affect the functionality of an ecosystem.

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Set of recommended practices based on these researches can have a positive effect not only on the preservation of ecosystems, but also lead to an increase in yields through the increase in the number of different pollinators in agricultural crops.

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Bioindicators and changes in the environment

Insects are a vital component of both natural ecosystems and agricultural food production. Most wild plant species and crops are used for food worldwide rely on insect pollination services. Varying levels of specialism of different groups of insects make them environmentally and economically important. In addition to maintaining agricultural productivity, they may serve as bioindicators of environmental stress, habitat quality and landscape changes, and they may act as decomposers of organic waste. Some groups of insects are pests, but others may find their use in biological control of pests or weeds. Taking into account enormous diversity of important ecological roles of insects, we focus our research towards the synergy of basic ecology of insects and applied entomology.

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Conservation strategy for protected and strictly protected hoverflies (Insecta: Diptera: Syrphidae) species in Serbia - Case study, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia, Belgrade, 2011-2019

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Evaluation of Ecological Networks in AP Vojvodina as support for nature conservation, Provincial Secretariat for Higher Education and Scientific Research, AP Vojvodina, Novi Sad, 2016-2020

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Insect Ecology

Evaluation of ecological network for the purpose of more efficient nature protection in AP Vojvodina

Centar za Biosisteme

Cilj projekta:  Projekat Evaluacija ekoloških mreža u cilju efikasnije zaštite prirode u AP Vojvodini posvećen je unapređenju funkcionalne održivosti postojeće ekološke mreže prirodih i poluprirodnih staništa.
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O projektu: Evalucija ekološke mreže će konsolidovati, proširiti i ojačati postojeću mrežu prirodnih i poluprirodnih staništa unutar poljoprivrednog područja. Ekološku mrežu, kao skup međusobno povezanih ili prostorno bliskih prirodnih i poluprirodnih područja, čine sledeći elementi: ekološki značajna područja, koridori koji povezuju ekološki značajna područja i zaštitna zona. Aktivnosti će izdvojiti reprezentativene pokazatelje stanja biodiverziteta i zaštite prirode u AP Vojvodini uz evaluaciju socio-ekonosmke koristi i ekonomske vrednosti mreže prirodnih i poluprirodnih staništa. Prikupljanje podataka o vrstama i njihovim staništima ključna su faza u pripreme razvoja i unapređenja ekološke mreže bazirane na naučnim dokazima. Evaluacija funkcionalnosti ekološke mreže na regionalnom i lokalnom nivou predstavlja važan doprinos postizanju njenog strateškog cilja. Središte projekta je kontinuirano praćenje stanja biodiverziteta i diverziteta predeonih elementa, što daje osnov za buduće prostorno planiranje i održivo upravljanje poljoprovrednim predelom. Najznačajniji doprinos i dugoročni uticaj projekta leži u njegovoj primeni tokom implementacije NATURA 2000 sistema u kojem su ključni elementi procena stanja i brojnosti, a posebno monitoring ugroženih vrsta. NATURA 2000 je međunarodna obaveza koje je naša zemlja prihvatila u okviru procesa pridruživanju EU, pa će sistem uspostavljen kroz projekat biti lako implementiran u buduću NATURA 2000 mrežu Srbije.
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Naučni saradnik u oblasti prirodno-matematičke nauke - biologija

Tijana Nikolić je naučni sardnik na BioSense Institutu, doktorirala je na Prirodno-matematičkom fakultetu Univerziteta u Novom Sadu, oblast ekologija. Radi na očuvanju prirodnog i poluprirodnog staništa u poljoprivrednim predelima, potrebnim za zaštitu agro biodiverziteta, poboljšanje kvaliteta zemljišta i bezbednu proizvodnju hrane. Glavni fokus je na integrisanom upravljanju predelom koji podrazumeva proizvodnju hrane, ošuvanje biodiverziteta i prilagođavanje na klimatske promene, različitih sektora i zainteresovanih strana kako bi se zadovoljio niz kratkoročnih i dugoročnih društvenih potreba.

Dr Marija Miličić je stariji istraživač na Institutu BioSens, gde radi u okviru Centra za biosisteme. 2017. godine je stekla diplomu doktora ekoloških nauka na Prirodno-matematičkom fakultetu Univerziteta u Novom Sadu. Njene istraživačke aktivnosti prvenstveno su usmerene na konzervaciju značajne grupe insekata oprašivača - osolikih muva. Marija sprovodi istraživanja njihove ekologije, funkcionalnog diverziteta i efekata različitih pritisaka okoline, poput intenzivne poljoprivrede i klimatskih promena, na rasprostranjenost ovih vrsta. Član je Savetodavnog odbora IUCN (Međunarodne unije za očuvanje prirode) specijalističke grupe za osolike muve i saradnik istraživač u Laboratoriji za integrativna istraživanja biodiverziteta (LIBRe) sa sedištem u Prirodnjačkom muzeju u Helsinkiju, gde je sprovela deo istraživanja u okviru svoje doktorske disertacije.

Marija Miličić

Dr Jelena Ačanski je zaposlena na institutu BioSens kao stariji istraživač. Doktorsku disertaciju iz oblasti biologije odbranila je 2017. godine na Departmanu za biologiju i ekologiju, PMF, Univerzitet u Novom Sadu. Njena naučna istraživanja se zasnivaju na analizi oblika i simetrije morfoloških struktura metodom geometrijske morfometrije i ispitivanju uticaja klimatskih faktora na trenutnu i buduću distribuciju i diverzitet vrsta. Dr Jelena Ačanski je autor ili koautor više od 50 naučnih i konferencijskih radova. Učestvovala je u realizaciji nekoliko nacionalnih i međunarodnih projekata. Iskusan je terenski istraživač. Autor je i koordinator baze podataka osolikih muva Balkanskog poluostrva i muzejskih zbirki. Član je savetodavnog odbora IUCN specijalističke grupe za osolike muve (eng. IUCN Hoverfly Specialist Group) i Entomološkog društva Srbije. Dodatno, Jelena je aktivista za prava pacijenata obolelih od ME/CFS-a i dizajner vektorskih ilustracija.

Dr Dušanka Vujanović je naučni saradnik iz oblasti Ekologije u okviru Centra za Biosisteme, Instituta Biosens. Njeno istraživanje je iz oblasti ekologije biljaka, invazivnih biljnih vrsta i ekoloških interakcija (biljke-biljojedi, biljke-zemljište i biljke-insekti).

Dr Andrijana Andrić zaposlena je u Centru za biosisteme Instituta BioSens, u zvanju Naučni saradnik u oblasti prirodno-matematičkih nauka – biologija. Završila je studije na Departmanu za biologiju i ekologiju, Prirodno-matematičkog fakulteta, Univerziteta u Novom Sadu; Diplomirani biolog je od 2006. godine, Diplomirani biolog – master od 2007. i Doktor nauka – biološke nauke od 2015. godine. Prevashodno je usmerena ka istraživanju insekata oprašivača i njihovih biljaka domaćina, koristeći različte metode u cilju dobijanja podataka o njihovoj biologiji i ekologiji. Posebno je zainteresovana za nedovoljno istražene razvojne stadijume biljojedih osolikih muva (Diptera: Syrphidae) i kompleksne odnose ovih insekata i biljaka.

Andrijana Andrić

Nacionalni

Fokus našeg interesovanja je unapređenje poznavanja ekoloških interakcija, opstanak divljih životinja i očuvanje njihovih staništa. Naša istraživanja se sprovode na terenu kako bi se sagledale i razumele posledice promena životne sredine, u prostoru i vremenu, u predelima koji se intezivno koriste od strane ljudi. Odgovore na pitanja u vezi sa interakcijom odabrane vrste i procesa koji se posmatra pratimo na individualnom nivou, (meta)populacionom nivou i na nivou zajednica. Glavni cilj je da se unapredi trenutna i omogući efikasna buduća zaštita prirode.

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Konzervacija: Ugrožene vrste životinja

Sa ciljem pravovremenog registrovanja promena u ekosistemima, deo aktivnosti usmeravamo prema grupi insekata oprašivača, osolikim muvama, koje su se pokazale kao veoma dobri bioindikatori. Njihovo prisustvo i brojnost može ukazati na nivo narušenosti ekosistema. Tokom terenskih ekspedicija dobijamo informacije o diverzitetu i distribuciji vrsta. Korišćenje modernih tehnologija na terenu, kao što su dronovi opremljeni različitim kamerama, donosi informacije o različitim parametrima vezanim za kvalitet i promene u staništima.

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Kombinovanjem podataka o distribuciji vrsta i onih o promenama u staništu, korišćenjem različitih modela distribucije, analizama fukcionalne kompozicije zajednica i prostornim analizama predviđamo efekte globalnog zagrevanja na distribuciju vrsta i određujemo nivoe antropogenog pritiska na funkcionalnost ekosistema.

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Na osnovu rezultata naših istraživanja predlažemo setove upravljačkih mera koji mogu dati pozitivne efekte ne samo na očuvanje ekosistema, nego i na porast količine useva kroz podizanje brojnosti oprašivača u različitim poljoprivrednim kulturama.

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Bioindikatori i promene u životnoj sredini

Insekti čine veoma značajnu komponentu ekosistema, kako prirodnih tako i poljoprivrednih. Većina vrsta divljih biljaka, kao i useva koji se koriste u ishrani širom sveta, zavise od oprašivanja insektima. Različiti nivoi specijalizacije različitih grupa insekata čine ih značajnim za životnu sredinu, ali i potencijalno ekonomski važnim. Pored toga što doprinose poljoprivrednoj produktivnosti, insekti mogu biti bioindikatori kvaliteta staništa i promena u životnoj sredini, a imaju ulogu i u razgradnji organskog otpada. Neke grupe insekata su štetočine, dok su druge grupe korisne u biološkoj kontroli štetočina ili korova. Uzimajući u obzir veliki značaj i raznovrsnost uloga insekata, fokusirani smo na sinergiju fundamentanlih istraživanja ekologije insekata i primenjene entomologije.

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Konzervaciona strategija za očuvanje zaštićenih i strogo zaštićenih vrsta u Srbiji – osolike muve (Diptera: Syrphidae) kao model organizmi (Ministarstvo prosvete, nauke i tehnološkog razvoja Republike Srbije, OI173002, 2011-2019.)

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Evaluacija ekoloških mreža u cilju efikasnije zaštite priprode u AP Vojvodini (Pokrajinski sekretarijat za visoko obrazovanje i naučnoistraživačku delatnost APV, 114-451-2169/2016, 2016-2019.)

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