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
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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, 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
- 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
- Participant in 15 national and 7 international projects
- Member of marketing team of the Department of biology and ecology Total number of scientific peer-reviewed articles: 15