Partner: Institut za vodoprivredu „Jaroslav Černi“ AD

Period: 2023-2024.

Project leader: Dr. Maja Raković, Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection, IBISS

Team members from IBISS:
Dr. Snežana Jarić, Department of Ecology
Dr. Vesna Perić-Mataruga, Department of Insect Physiology and Biochemistry
Dr. Dajana Todorović, Department of Insect Physiology and Biochemistry
Dr. Božica Vasiljević, Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection
Dr. Momir Paunović, Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection
Dr. Bojana Tubić, Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection
Dr. Ana Atanacković, Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection
Dr. Jelena Tomović, Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection
Dr. Katarina Zorić, Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection
Dr. Nataša Popović, Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection
Dr. Jelena Đuknić, Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection
Dr. Stefan Anđus, Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection
Dr. Nikola Marinković, Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection
Dr. Maja Raković, Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection
Dr. Vesna Đikanović, Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection
Dr. Jelena Čanak Atlagić, Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection
Dr. Katarina Jovičić, Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection
Dr. Jelena Stanković, Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection
Dr. Stoimir Kolarević, Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection
Dr. Margareta Kračun Kolarević, Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection
Dr. Tanja Vukov, Department of evolutionary biology
Dr. Irena Hribšek, Department of Genetics of Populations and Ecogenotoxicology
Dr. Nada Ćosić, Department of evolutionary biology
Dr. Ivana Budinski, Department of Genetic Research

External advisors:
Miloš Jović, museum entomology advisor, PMB
Dr. Ana Marić, associate professor, FB
Prof. Dr. Predrag Jakšić

Abstract

According to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CDB), adopted at the United Nations (UN) Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, biodiversity is defined as "variability among living organisms, including the terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems of which they are a part; this includes diversity within species, between species and between ecosystems".

Sustainable development, as a long-term concept, ensures the alignment of environmental protection inter-ests with economic and socio-cultural development. Preserving natural values implies their utilization under conditions and in a manner that ensures the conservation of the values of biodiversity, geodiversity, protected natural goods, and landscapes.

The primary factors disrupting biodiversity are defined by the acronym HIPPO, derived from the initial letters of the words: Habitat alteration (H); Invasive species (I); Pollution (P); Population growth (P); and Overexploi-tation (O). Habitat alteration arises from accelerated agricultural and forestry development, intense urbaniza-tion, industrialization, and tourism in a specific area.

The baseline study of biodiversity in the area of the project “Baseline study of biodiversity in the area of removal of the sunken WWII German fleet in the Danube River” is based on available data on the current state of the environment, data available at the Institute for Biological Research ""Siniša Stanković"", National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, published data, as well as field research conducted during 2023.