Education

2002   Graduated: Biological faculty at University of Belgrade, Department of ecology and environmental protection.

2009 M.Sc. thesis, Master Programme in Management of Biological Diversity (2007-2009), Swedish Biodiversity Centre, SLU and Uppsala University, Sweden

„Population viability analysis of the Danube sturgeon populations”

2010 (June) PhD thesis, University of Belgrade, Environmental management

“ Histopathological changes and heavy metal accumulation in sterlet ( Acipenser ruthenus L . ) populations from the Danube River”

Academic Positions

2003-2007 Research assistant (Centre for Multidisciplinary Studies, University of Belgrade)

2007- Research fellow (Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade)

Scientific Projects

2003. (April) – 2005 (December) "Development of high-productive aquaculture and its application in protection and improvement of fish resources" - Project 1354, Ministry of science, technologies and development, Republic of Serbia

2006 (January) – "Studies on diversity, protection and sustainable use of the fish fauna as key components in developing the strategy for integral management of water resources in Serbia" - Project 143045, Ministry of science and environmental protection of Republic of Serbia

2006 – 2008 "Standardization and harmonization of techniques for sturgeon fish population studies development and artificial reproduction ", Ministry of science and environmental protection of Republic of Serbia

2007 – 2008 "Ecological and fisheries research of waters in the area of SPA »Uvac«", Ministry of environmental protection of Republic of Serbia

2007 – 2008 "Sustainable use of sterlet and development of sterlet aquaculture in Serbia and Hungary ", European Commission, Cross-border Cooperation Programme, Project HU-SCG/06/02/155

Research Interests

Ichthyology , invasive species , population ecology, histopathology, heavy metals in the environment and their accumulation, endangering factors of sturgeon species populations and their protection.

Professional Activities

Research in sturgeon ecology and means of their protection, population modeling, population viability analysis (PVA), detection of heavy metals, their accumulation and histopathological changes in tissues of sturgeon species.

Membership  

Society for Conservation Biology (SCB)

European Association of Fish Pathologists (EAFP)

Carpathian EcoRegion Initiative (CERI)

Ad hoc reviews

Conservation Biology

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Fisheries Research

Publications

Published papers:

1. Jarić, I., Lenhardt, M., Pallon, J., Elfman, M., Kalauzi, A., Suciu, R., Cvijanović, G. and Ebenhard, T. (2010). Insight into Danube sturgeon life history: trace element assessment in pectoral fin rays. Environmental Biology of Fishes (paper accepted)

2. Jari ć, I. and Ebenhard, T. (2010). A method for inferring extinction based on sighting records that change in frequency over time. Wildlife Biology doi:10.2981/09-044 (in press)

3. Jari ć, I. , Ebenhard, T. and Lenhardt, M. (2010). Population Viability Analysis of the Danube sturgeon populations in a VORTEX simulation model. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 20 (2), 219-237.

4. Visnjic-Jeftic, Z., Jaric, I., Jovanovic, Lj., Skoric, S., Smederevac-Lalic, M., Nikcevic, M. and Lenhardt, M. (2010). Heavy metal and trace element accumulation in muscle, liver and gills of the Pontic shad (Alosa immaculata Bennet 1835) from the Danube River ( Serbia). Microchemical Journal95 (2), 341-344.

5. Poleksic, V., Lenhardt, M., Jaric, I., Djordjevic, D., Gacic, Z., Cvijanovic, G. and Raskovic, B. (2010). Liver, gills and skin histopathology and heavy metal content of the Danube sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758). Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry 29 (3), 515-521.

6. Jari ć, I., Lenhardt, M., Cvijanović, G. And Ebenhard, T. (2009). Acipenser sturio and Acipenser nudiventris in the Danube – extant or extinct? Journal of Applied Ichthyology 25, 137-141.

7.Jari ć, I., Lenhardt, M., Cvijanović, G. and Ebenhard, T. (2009). Population viability analysis and potential of its application to Danube sturgeons. Archives of Biological Sciences 61 (1), 123-128.

8. Lenhardt, M., Jari ć, I., Cakić, P., Cvijanović, G., Gačić , Z. and Kolarević , J. (2009). Seasonal changes in condition, hepatosomatic index and parasitism in sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.). Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences 33 (3), 209-214.

9. Lenhardt, M., Jarić, I., Cvijanović, G. and Smederevac-Lalić, M. (2008). The key threats to sturgeons and measures for their protection in the Lower Danube Region. In: V. Lagutov (ed.), Rescue of sturgeon species in the Ural River Basin. Springer Science, 87-96.

10. Hegedi š, A., Lenhardt, M., Mićković, B., Cvijanović, G., Jarić, I. and Gačić, Z. (2007). Amur sleeper (Perccottus glenii Dubowski, 1877) spreading in the Danube River Basin . Journal of Applied Ichthyology 23, 705-706.

11. Lenhardt, M., Jaric, I., Kalauzi, A. and Cvijanovic, G. (2006). Assessment of extinction risk and reasons for decline in sturgeon. Biodiversity and Conservation 15, 1967-1976.

12. Lenhardt, M., Hegedi š, A., Mićković, B., Višnjić Jeftić, Ž., Smederevac, M., Jarić, I., Cvijanović, G. and Gačić, Z. (2006). First record of the North American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula Walbaum, 1792) in the Serbian part of the Danube River. Archive of Biological Sciences 58 (3), 27P-28P .

Conference papers:

1. Lenhardt, M., Gačić, Z., Vuković-Gačić, B., Jarić, I., Višnjić-Jeftić, Z., Cvijanović, G. and Nikčević, M. (2010). Status of rivers in Serbia based on ichthyological investigation. Abstracts book, International Conference „Natural and Artificial Ecosystems in the Somes-Cris-Mures-Tisa river Basins“, May 7-8, Arad, Romania, p. 83.

2. Lenhardt, M., Jarić, I., Cvijanović, G., Smederevac-Lalić, M., Gačić, Z., Mićković, B. and Nikčević, M. (2010). Sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.) as an object of research, fishery and aquaculture in Serbia. 38th Conference of International Association of Danube Research, June 22-25, Dresden. (in press)

3. Lenhardt, M., Jarić, I., Poleksić, V., Djordjević, D., Cvijanović, G., Rašković, B. and Gačić, Z. (2010). Assessment of biomarkers for toxicity of the Danube and Tisza River pollution: histological, morphological and ecological parameters of sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.). Conference Proceedings, BALWOIS 2010 Conference, May 25-29, Ohrid, Macedonia, 1-6 [http://balwois.org] .

4. Jaric, I., Ebenhard, T. and Lenhardt, M. (2009). Assessment of the population viability of Danube sturgeons in a VORTEX simulation model. Book of abstracts, 2 nd European Congress of Conservation Biology, Prague, Czech Republic, September 01-05 2009, p. 81.

5. Jarić, I. , Đorđević, D., Lenhardt, M., Gačić, Z., Smederevac-Lalić, M., Cvijanović, G. and Skorić, S (2009). Heavy metal accumulation in sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.) from the Danube and Tisza rivers: concentrations and distribution patterns in different tissues. Book of abstracts, REP-Lecotox 2 nd Workshop “Trends in Ecological Risk Assessment”, Novi Sad, Serbia, 21-23 September 2009, p. 41.

6. Smederevac-Lalić, M., Jarić, I., Višnjić-Jeftić, Ž., Skorić, S., Cvijanović, G., Gačić, Z. and Lenhardt, M. (2009). Status of sturgeon populations in Lower Danube Region and possibilities for their better investigation and protection. Conference proceedings, International Workshop on the Restoration of Fish Populations, Düsseldorf, Germany, 01-05 September 2009, p. 70.

7. Janković, S., Ćurčić, M., Antonijević, B., Radičević, T., Stefanović, S. and Jarić, I. (2009). Increase in indicator PCBs levels in fish during five year period. Proceedings of the 8th congress of veterinarians of Serbia with international participation, Baltić, M.Z. (ed.), Belgrade, Serbia, 15-19 September 2009.

8. Lenhardt, M., Hegediš., A., Gačić, Z., Jarić, I., Cvijanović, G., Smederevac-Lalić, M., Višnjić-Jeftić, Ž. and Mićković, B. (2008). Status of sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus) in Serbia. XXXII Scientific Conference on Fisheries and Aquaculture; Proceedings of the International Workshop on Sturgeon Conservation and Breeding, Szarvas, Hungary, 15-16 May 2008, 15-16.

9. Lenhardt, M., Djordjević, D., Sakan, S., Jarić, I., Višnjić-Jeftić, Ž., Cvijanović, G., Smederevac-Lalić, M., Hegediš., A., Gačić, Z. and Mićković, B. (2008). Heavy metal analyses of sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.) from Danube and Tisza River. XXXII Scientific Conference on Fisheries and Aquaculture; Proceedings of the International Workshop on Sturgeon Conservation and Breeding, Szarvas, Hungary, 15-16 May 2008, 45-46.

10. Lenhardt, M., Poleksić, V., Cvijanović, G., Jarić, I., Višnjić-Jeftić, Ž., Smederevac-Lalić, M., Hegediš., A., Gačić, Z., and Mićković, B. (2008). Histopathological analyses of sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.) vital organs as indicators of population condition. XXXII Scientific Conference on Fisheries and Aquaculture; Proceedings of the International Workshop on Sturgeon Conservation and Breeding, Szarvas, Hungary, 15-16 May 2008, 47-48.

11. Lenhardt, M., Gyore, K., Smederevac-Lalić, M., Hegediš., A., Mićković, B., Gačić, Z., Jarić, I., Cvijanović, G. and Višnjić-Jeftić, Ž. (2008). Activity plan for the conservation of sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.) in Serbia and Hungary. XXXII Scientific Conference on Fisheries and Aquaculture; Proceedings of the International Workshop on Sturgeon Conservation and Breeding, Szarvas, Hungary, 15-16 May 2008, 49-50.

12. Cvijanović, G., Lenhardt, M., Hegediš, A., Gačić, Z. and Jarić, I. (2008). Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque, 1820) – pest or possibility. Proceedings of the EIFAC Symposium on Interactions Between Social, Economic and Ecological Objectives of Inland Commercial, Recreational Fisheries and Aquaculture, Antalya, Turkey, 21-24 May 2008, 7.

13. Smederevac-Lalić, M., Lenhardt, M., Hegediš, A., Cvijanović, G., Jarić, I., Gačić, Z. and Cvejić, S. (2008). Socio-economic character and importance of fisheries on Danube between Serbia and Croatia. Proceedings of the EIFAC Symposium on Interactions Between Social, Economic and Ecological Objectives of Inland Commercial, Recreational Fisheries and Aquaculture, Antalya, Turkey, 21-24 May 2008, 35-36.

14. Lenhardt, M., Jarić, I., Bojović, D., Cvijanović, G. and Gačić, Z. (2006). Past and current status of sturgeon in the Serbian part of the Danube River. Proceedings 36th International Conference of IAD, 148-151 . Austrian Committee DanubeResearch / IAD, Vienna.

15. Lenhardt, M., Hegedis, A., Cvijanovic, G., Jaric, I., Gacic, Z. and Mickovic, B. (2006). Non-native freshwater fishes in Serbia and their impacts to native fish species and ecosystems. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2006, Vienna, Austria, 02 – 07 April 2006. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 8, 07727.

16.Jari ć, I., Bjedov, V. and Knežević, J. (2005). Dispersion and origin of nutria (Myocastor coypus) on territory of South Banat. Book of abstracts, 5 th European Vertebrate Pest Management Conference, Budapest, Hungary, 5-8. September 2005, p. 90.

17. Spasić, T., Jarić, I. and Tadić, M. (2004). Analyses of the national environmental education, European perspectives. Environmental education towards european standards, Proceedings of the Regional Conference, 45-55. Ecolibri-Bionet, Belgrade.

18. Lenhardt, M., Cvijanović, G., Kolarević, J., Jarić, I. and Cakić, P. (2004). Changes of sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.) population age structure in the Danube River during last half of twentieth century. Book of abstracts, 22 nd International Biophysics Symposium, Sveti Stefan, Serbia and Montenegro, 9th-14th October, W2:P6.

19. Lenhardt, M., Kolarević, J., Jarić, I., Cvijanović, G., Poleksić, V., Mićković, B., Gačić, Z., Cakić, P., Nikčević, M. (2004). Assessment concepts for river ecosystems characterization based on sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.) population research. Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Ecohydraulics "Aquatic habitats: analysis & restoration", Madrid, 12th-17th September, 153-156.

20. Lenhardt, M., Prokes, M., Jaric, I., Barus, V., Kolarevic, J., Krupka, I., Cvijanovic, G., Cakic, P. and Gacic, Z. (2004). Comparative analysis of morphometric characters of juvenile sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.) from natural population and aquaculture. Nature and culture: Comparative Biology and Interactions of Wild and Farmed Fish. The Fisheries Society of the British Isles. Annual International Symposium, Imperial College, London, England, 19-23 July 2004. Book of abstracts, p. 26; Journal of Fish Biology 65 (Supplement A), p. 320.

21. Lenhardt, M., Cakić, P., Kolarević, J., Gačić, Z., Mićković, B., Jarić, I. and Nikčević, M. (2004). Length – weight relationship of sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.) juveniles in the Danube river. International Association for Danube Research 35, 533-536.

22. Kolarević, J., Lenhardt, M., Cakić, P. and Jarić, I. (2004). Population study of the Danube sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.). in Otterstad, Oddmund (ed): Releasing development potentials at the Eastern Adriatic, NTNU (www. easternadriatic.com).

23. Nikčević, M., Lenhardt, M., Cakić, P., Mićković, B., Kolarević, J. and Jarić, I. (2004). Historical review and new initiatives for sturgeon fisheries, aquaculture and caviar production in Serbia and Montenegro. in Otterstad, Oddmund (ed): Releasing development potentials at the Eastern Adriatic, NTNU (www. easternadriatic.com).

Other publications:

1. Jari ć, I. (2008). Carpathian biodiversity. Workbook for education for sustainable development in the Carpathian Eco-Region. Ecological society “Endemit”, Belgrade, Carpathian EcoRegion Initiative, Bratislava, 20-24.

2. Lenhardt, M., Poleksic, V., Cvijanovic, G. and Jaric, I. (2007). Sublethal changes in Danube sterlet. Aquaculture Health International 9, 22-23.

Lenhardt, M., Cvijanovi ć, G., Jarić, I. and Smederevac-Lalić, M. (2007). Getting acquainted with sturgeons in Serbia. Aquaculture Europe 32 (2), 20-21.

3. Jarić, I. and Kne žević, J. (2006). Report on Danube River Basin Floods and Restoration Potential Sites for Flood Retention in Serbia. Report developed for World Wildlife Fund, Danube-Carpathian Programme (WWF DCP), pp. 6

4. Erg, B. and Jarić, I. (2006). Study on the Danube Waterway Traffic in Serbia. Study developed for World Wildlife Fund, Danube-Carpathian Programme (WWF DCP), pp. 11.

5. Balatskiy, K., Baltzer, M., Baumgartner, C., Beckmann, A., Bercsényi, M., Bogdanović, S., Bratrich, C., Brenner, T., De Meulenaer, T., Dick, G., Dobrovolov, I., Ereifej, L., Guti, G., Hochleithner, M., Jarić, I., Jula, G., Keresztessy, K., Klindová, A., Koller-Kreimel, V., Lenhardt, M., Liska, I., Maereanu, D., Maereanu, M., Mancic, S., Masár, J., Mészáros, J., Moreau, D., Navodaru, I., Obrdlik, P., Pannonhalmi, M., Ivanova, P. P., Pintér, K., Raymakers, C., Reeder, D., Rideg, A., Ring, T., Rosenthal, H., Sallai, Z., Schiemer, F., Schmedtje, U., Sigmund, G., Simonović, P., Steiner, A., Tsekov, A., Unfer, G., Voloshkevych, A., Vukovich, Z., Wiener, S., Zessner-Spitzenberg, M., Zinke, A. and Zlatic-Jugovic, J. (2006). Action Plan for the conservation of Sturgeons (Acipenseridae) in the Danube River Basin. Bloesch, J., Jones, T., Reinartz, R. and Striebel, B. (Eds.). Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats ( Bern Convention), Nature and Environment 144, pp. 122.

6. Lenhardt, M., Hegediš, A. and Jarić, I. (2005). Action plan for sturgeon species management in fishery waters of Republic Serbia. Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”, pp. 21. Developed for Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection of Republic Serbia.