Dr Tamara Jurca
Associate professor
IV floor, cabinet number 9, 4th floor / Hydrobiological laboratory – ground floor, cabinet number 9 Department of Biology and Ecology Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad
tamara.jurca@dbe.uns.ac.rs
SCOPUS Author ID: 37057418100
ORCID ID: 0000-0001-5565-5838
ResearchGate profile
EDUCATION
- 2012 – Ph.D. (Freshwater Ecology), Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin, Department of Zoology, School of Natural Sciences
- 2007 – Master degree (Ecology), Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad
- 2006 – Bachelor degree (Ecology and environmental protection), Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad
ACADEMIC, SCIENTIFIC AND PROFFESIONAL TITLE
- December 2021 – Associate professor, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad
- 2016 – 2021 (reinstated march 2021), Assistant professor, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad
- 2014-2019, Research associate, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad
- 2012-2014, Senior research assistant, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad
- 2006-2008, Junior research assistant, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad
TEACHING
- Aquatic biology and water protection
- Aquatic biology with ichthyology
- Fundamentals of aquatic biology with practicals
- Research methods in aquatic biology
- Freshwater intvertebrates fauna
- Data analysis in aquatic biology
- Surface waters monitoring using freshwater macroinvertebrates
FIELD OF RESEARCH
- Biology, Ecology, Aquatic biology, Aquatic ecology, Freshwater Oligochaeta, Aquatic macroinvertebrates, Functional ecology, Statistical models in ecology
SELECTED PROJECTS
- RECAP, Programme “IDEJA” – Science Fund of Republic of Serbia (2022. – 2025.) PI: dr Zorica Svirčev; position: researcher
- Biosensing technologies and global systems for long-term research and integrated management of ecosystems – Ministry of education, science and technological development (III-43002, 2011. – 2019) PI: prof. dr Saša Orlović, Institute for lowland forestry, Novi Sad; position: researcher
- Increasing the environmental potential of the oxbows of the Tisza river close to the border. Neighbouring HU-SRB project (06SER02/02/007, 2008, Municipality of Kanjiža), position: key expert for pre-study
- Ecological and ecotoxicological research of the river Tisza water quality” Department of biology and ecology, Department of Chemistry , Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad (2002-2006) co-financed by Provincial Ministry for science and technological development, PI prof. dr Aleksandar Đorđević; position: researcher
SELECTED REFERENCES
- Miljanović, B., Djukić, N., & Jurca, T. (2009) Diversity of Oligochaeta communites in aquatic ecosystems of Fruška Gora National Park. In (Ed. Šimić, Smiljka) Invertebrates (Invertebrata) of the Fruška Gora mountain. Novi Sad, Matica Srpska, Odeljenje za prirodne nauke. pp. 27-54.
- Jurca, T., Donohue, L., Laketić, D., Radulović, S. & Irvine, K. (2012) Importance of the shoreline diversity features for littoral macroinvertebrate assemblages. Fundamental and Applied Limnology 180(2): 175-184
- Vukov, D., Jurca, T., Rućando, M., Igić, R., & Miljanović, B. (2013). Cabomba caroliniana Gray 1837: A new, alien and potentially invasive species in Serbia. Archives of Biological Sciences 65(4): 1515-1520.
- Porst G., Miler O., Donohue L., Jurca T., Pilotto F., Brauns M., Solimini A., & Pusch M. (2016). Efficient sampling methodologies for lake littoral invertebrates in compliance with the European Water Framework Directive. Hydrobiologia, 767 (1), 207-220.
- 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.
- Tomić, T., Mihajlović, V., Jurca, T., Tubić, A., Krčmar, D., Tričković, J., & Teodorović, I. (2019). A contribution towards improving the applicability of the Myriophyllum aquaticum sediment contact test. Environmental Sciences Europe, 31(1), 20.
- Jurca, T., Donohue, L., McGoff, E., Tunali, S. Y., & Irvine, K. (2021). Unravelling the effect of multiple stressors on ecological structure of littoral lake macroinvertebrates. Intenational Review of Hydrobiology, 106(3-4), 202 -212.
OTHER
- Total number of scientific peer-reviewed articles: 16