dr Mirjana Lenhardt

Education:

1980 – Molecular biology and Physiology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Univesity of Belgrade

1984 – M.Sc. thesis «Generalized computer program for calculation of optimal fish catch on Velika Morava», Center for Mutlidisciplinary Studies of the Belgrade University

1997 – PhD thesis «Ecological-biochemical research of pike (Esox lucius L.) population from Danube near Belgrade», Biological Faculty, University of Belgrade

Professional experience:

1985–present, Institut for Biological Research «Siniša Stanković», Belgrade

Specializations:

1990 – Enzymes involved in xenobiotic matabolysm of fishes, Laboratory for Aquatic Toxicology, Studsvik, Sweden

2001 – Protein and amino acid content determination in fish oocytes and eggs, University of Bergen, Norway

Scientific projects:

1985-1990, Protection and improvement of the environment in SR Serbia (waters)

1985-1989, Studies on the pollution status of the Danube River basin, measures of protection and rational exploitation of the water resources, European Economic Community

1991-1995, Ecological interactions analysis in different types of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems

1995-2000, Ecological interactions analysis in different types of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems

2001-2002, Endangered Species: Oocyte maturation of the beluga sturgeon (Huso huso) – Evolutionary significance of egg yolk proteins, Norwegian Research Council

2001-2005, Development of high-productive aquaculture and its application in protection and improvement of fish resources

2002-2003, Fish-helminth system as bioindicator for anthropogenic pollution of aquatic ecosystem in the River Danube, cooperation of Serbian Academy of Sciences with Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

2004, Management of freshwater fisheries on bordering rivers – pilot study with a holistic regional approach, Government of the Norwegian Kingdom

2006–2010, 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

2006–2008, Standardization and harmonization of techniques for sturgeon fish population studies development and artificial reproduction

Published papers:

Jankovic, D., Lenhardt, M., Lakic, R. & Raspopovic, M. 1987. Ichthyo-faunistic and ecological study of Moravica river and its tributaries (West Morava river System), Proceedings on the Fauna of SR Serbia (Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts) IV, 208-219.

Lenhardt, M. 1987. Morphometric and meristic characters of the chub (Leuciscus cephalus L.) from the Zapadna Morava river (the Danube river system), Ichthyos 6, 23-29.

Lenhardt, M. & Krpo, J. 1988. Comparative analysis of taxonomic characters of the chub (Leuciscus cephalus L.) from thermal waters of brook Vrujci near Ljig (the Sava river system) and from Zapadna Morava. Ichthyos 6, 23-29.

Jankovic, D., Hegediš, A., Lenhardt, M., Krpo, J. & Andelkovic, D. 1990. Particularities of the Pocibrava brook ichthyofauna (the Kolubara river basin). Ichthyologia 21, 1-6.

Lenhardt, M. 1992. Seasonal changes in some blood chemistry parameters and in relative liver and gonad weights of pike (Esox lucius L.) from the River Danube. Journal of Fish Biology 40, 709-718.

Lenhardt, M. 1994. Growth and maturation specifities of pike (Esox lucius L.) in the Danube uring the first year of age. Bios 2, 129-136.

Lenhardt, M. 1994. Biochemical fish blood parameters as indicators of the water saprobity. In: The Danube in Yugoslavia (Jankovic, D., Jovicic, M. ed.) 185-190, Inst. Biol. Res. "Siniša Stankovic" Belgrade, Inst. Dev. Wat. Res. "Jaroslav Cerni" Belgrade, Commision of the European Communities Brussels, Fed. Min. Sci. Techn. Dev. Belgrade, Min. Sci., Techn. Rep. Serb. Belgrade, Fed. Min. Env. Prot. Belgrade, Belgrade.

Jankovic, D., Pujin, V., Hegediš, A., Maletin, S., Krpo, J., Lenhardt, M. Kostic, D., Andelkovic, D. & Miljanovic, B. 1994. Community structure of the fish fauna in the Danube and its Tributaries. In: The Danube in Yugoslavia (Jankovic, D., Jovicic, M. ed.) 137-148, Inst. Biol. Res. "Siniša Stankovic" Belgrade, Inst. Dev. Wat. Res. "Jaroslav Cerni" Belgrade, Commision of the European Communities Brussels, Fed. Min. Sci. Techn. Dev. Belgrade, Min. Sci., Techn. Rep. Serb. Belgrade, Fed. Min. Env. Prot. Belgrade, Belgrade.

Jankovic, D., Krpo, J., Lenhardt, M., Hegediš, A. 1994. Ecological characteristics of the Danube fish species. In: The Danube in Yugoslavia (Jankovic, D., Jovicic, M. ed.) 159-173, Inst. Biol. Res. "Siniša Stankovic" Belgrade, Inst. Dev. Wat. Res. "Jaroslav Cerni" Belgrade, Commision of the European Communities Brussels, Fed. Min. Sci. Techn. Dev. Belgrade, Min. Sci., Techn. Rep. Serb. Belgrade, Fed. Min. Env. Prot. Belgrade, Belgrade.

Lenhardt, M., Mickovic, B. & Jakovcev, D. 1996. Age, growth, sexual maturity and diet of the Mediterranean barbel (Barbus peloponnesius petenyi) in the river Gradac (West Serbia, Yugoslavia). Folia Zoologica 45, (Suppl 1), 33-37.

Cakic, D., Hegediš, A., Kataranovski, D., & Lenhardt, M. 1998. Endohelminths of Mediterranean barbel, Barbus peloponnesius petenyi, in running waters of West Serbia (Yugoslavia), Folia zoologica 47 (Suppl 1), 81-85.

Sekulic, N., Cakic, P., Lenhardt, M., Vucic, D. & Budakov, Lj. 1999. Short-snouted pipefish Syngnathus abaster (Acanthopterygii: Syngnathidae) in the Yugoslav section of the Danube. Ichthyologia 31 (1), 79-82.

Cakic, P., Lenhardt, M., Petrovic, Z. 2000. The first record of Gasterosteus aculeatus L. 1758 (Pisces: Gasterosteidae) in the Yugoslav Section of Danube, Ichthyologia 32 (1), 79-82.

Cakic, P., Petrovic, Z., Kataranovski, D., Jakovcev, D. & Lenhardt, M. 2000. The first record and description of Chaetogaster limnei von Baer, 1827 (Naididae, Oligochaeta) on Huso huso fry in Serbia, Helminthologia 37, 162-164.

Cakic, P., Arambašic, M. & Lenhardt, M. 2000. Saprobiological analysis of the Danube river near Belgrade (Višnjica-Vinca section, rkm 1161-1146) based on ichthyological material, according to different classifications in the period 1992-1997. 33 Conference of International Association for Danube Research, Osijek, Kroatien.

Lenhardt, M. & Cakic, P. 2000. Observation on the age, growth and food of the pike (Esox lucius L.) in the Danube (km 1178). 33 Conference of International Association for Danube Research, Osijek, Kroatien.

Lenhardt, M. & Cakic, P. 2000. A comparative toxicological study of the pike (Esox lucius  L.) from two localities in the river Danube with a different level of pollution. International Congress on the Biology of Fish, Topic: Fish Toxicology

Lenhardt, M. & Cakic, P. 2002. Seasonal reproductive cycle of pike, Esox lucius L., from the River Danube, Journal of Applied Ichthyology 18 (1), 7-13.

Cakic, P., Lenhardt, M., Mickovic, D., Sekulic, N. & Budakov, LJ. 2002. Biometric analysis of Syngnathus abaster populations, Journal of Fish Biology 60, 1588-1595.

Cakic, P., Stojanovski, S., Kulišic, Z., Hristovski, N. & Lenhardt, M. 2002. Occurrence of Anguillicola crassus (Nematoda: Dracunculoidea) in eels of lake Ohrid, Macedonia, Acta Veterinaria, 2-3, 163-169.

Cakic, P., Stojanovski, Petrovic, Z., Lenhardt, M. & 2002. The first record of parasite Nematode genus Philometroides on Yugoslav freshwater fish. Experimental Pathology and Parasitology. Bulgarian Academy of Sciences 5 (8), 3-8.

Kolarevic, J., Lenhardt, M., Cakic, P. and Jaric, I. 2003. Population study of the Danube sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.). RDPC Workshop 2003, 1-5 October, Kotor, Serbia and Montenegro.

Nikcevic, M, Lenhardt, M., Cakic, P., Mickovic, B., Kolarevic, J. and Jaric, I. 2003. Historical review and new initiatives for sturgeon fisheries, aquaculture and caviar production in Serbia and Montenegro. RDPC Workshop 2003, 1-5 October, Kotor, Serbia and Montenegro.

Lenhardt, M., Cakic, P., Kolarevic, J., Gacic, Z., Mickovic, B., Jaric, I. & Nikcevic, M. 2004. Length-weight relationship of sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.) juveniles in the Danube River. Proceedings, 35 Conference of IAD 35, 533-536, Novi Sad.

Cakic, P., Lenhardt, M., Kolarevic, J., Nedeva, I., Radev, V., Karaivanova, E. & Atanasov, G. 2004. The first data on chub (Leuciscus cephalus L.) parasites in the Serbian part of Danube River. Proceedings, 35 Conference of IAD 35, 549-553, Novi Sad.

Cakic, P., Lenhardt, M. & Kolarevic, J. 2004. Sinergasilus polycolpus, a new copepod species in the ichthyoparasitofauna of Serbia and Montenegro. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 58, 265-266.

Lenhardt, M., Cakic, P., Kolarevic, J., Mickovic, B. & Nikcevic, M. (2004) Changes in sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.) catch and length frequency distribution in the Serbian part of the Danube River during the twentieth century. Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology 4 (2), 193-197.

Lenhardt, M., Cakic, P. and Kolarevic, J. 2004. Influence of the HEPS Djerdap I and Djerdap II dam construction on catch of economically important fish species in the Danube River, Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology 4, 499-502.

Lenhardt, M., Finn, R.N., Cakic, P., Kolarevic, J., Krpo-Cetkovic, J., Radovic, I. and Fyhn, H.J. 2004. Analysis of the post-vitellogenic oocytes of the three species of the Danube Acipenseridae: beluga (Huso huso), Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) and sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus), Belgian Journal of Zoology, 134 (Supplement 1): 77-80.

Lenhardt, M., Kolarevic, J., Jaric, I., Cvijanovic, G., Poleksic, V., Mickovic, B., Gacic, Z., Cakic, P. and Nikcevic, M. 2004. Assesment concept for river ecosystems characterization based on sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.) population research. Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Ecohydraulics «Aquatic habitatas: analysis & restoration», Madrid, 12th – 17th September, 153-156.

Cakic, P., Lenhardt, M., Kolarevic, J., Mickovic, B. & Hegediš, A. 2004. Distribution of Asiatic cyprinid Pseudorasbora parva in Serbia and Montenegro, Journal of Fish Biology 65, 1431-1434.

Paunovic, M., Cakic, P., Hegediš, A., Kolarevic, J. & Lenhardt, M. 2004. A report of Eriocheris sinensis (H. Milne Edwards, 1854) (Crustacea: Brachyura: Grapsidae) from the Serbian part of the Danube River. Hydrobiologia 00, 1-3.

Lenhardt, M., Hegedi š, A., Mickovic, B., Višnjic Jeftic, Ž., Smederevac, M., Jaric, I., Cvijanovic, G. and Gacic, 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.

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.

Conference papers:

Lenhardt, M. 1985. Das Wachsen von Aland (Leuciscus idus L.), Zahrte (Vimba vimba carinata Pall.) und Barbe (Barbus barbus L.) in der Donau im Bereich des Stausees "Djerdap II". 25. Arbeitstagung der IAD, Bratislava, 376-380.

Jankovic, D. & Lenhardt, M. 1988. Growth of bream (Abramis brama L.) in Djerdap accumulation. Sixt Congress of European Ichthyologist, Budapest, 117.

Jankovic, D. & Lenhardt, M. 1988. Ihtiofauna der Ju`na Morava als limnosaprober indikator (Einzugsgebiet der Donau). 29. Arbeitstagung der IAD, Constanca.

Lenhardt , M. 1989. Biochemical parameters in fish as water saprobity indicator. Intern. Conference on Water Pollution Control in the Basin of the River Danube, Novi Sad 462-464.

Jankovic, D., Lenhardt, M. & Krpo, J. 1990. Einfluss der Anhaltendem Belastung des Donaunebenflusses Sava. 28. Arbeitstagung der IAD, Limnologishe Berichte, Varna, 318-322.

Lenhardt, M. 1992. Biochemical and ecological investigations of fish as indicator for water pollution. Conference on actual problems of water protection "Water protection, 92", Subotica, 55-59.

Maslic, M., Obuškovic, Lj., Cakic, P., Jakovcev, D., Lenhardt, M., Kalafatic, V. & Topalovic, V. 1993. Effects of permanent pollution on marshs ecosystem. Conference on actual problems of water protection "Water protection, 93", Arandjelovac, 274-278.

Lenhardt, M. 1994. Annual changes in the ovary of the pike (Esox lucius L.) related to the serum enzyme activities, VIIth European Congress of Ichthyology, Oviedo, 165.

Fišter, S., Cakic, P. & Lenhardt, M. 2001. Analysis of natural populations of pike (Esox lucius L.) as indicator of water quality. Book of Abstracts. The 10th European Congress of Ichthyology, Prague, Czech Republic, 103.

Lenhardt, M. & Cakic, P. 2001. The specifity of pike (Esox lucius L.) growth in natural population from the Danube River during annual cycle. Book of Abstracts. The 10th European Congress of Ichthyology, Prague, Czech Republic, 109.

Cakic, P., Petrovic, Z., Lenhardt , M. & Fišter, S. 2001. Sinergasilus lieni Yin, 1949, a new copepod species in the fauna of fish parasites in Yugoslavia, Book of Abstracts. The 10th European Congress of Ichthyology, Prague, Czech Republic, 165.

Cakic, P., Lenhardt, M., Mickovic, D., Pehlivanov, L. & Mickovc, B. 2002. Distribution of Syngnathus abaster in fresh water of Danube and in brackish water along the coast of Black and Adriatic Sea, 9 th International Congress on the Zoogeography and Ecology of Greece and adjacent regions, Thessaloniki, 22-25 May 2002, 17.

Finn, R.N., Lenhardt, M., Ferrara, A., Isely, J.J., Dean, J. & Fyhn, H.-J. 2002. Yolk proteins and free amino acids in Acipenseriformes. 26 th Larval Fish Conference of the American Fisheries Society, Bergen, Norway.

Lenhardt, M., Cakic, P. & Kolarevic, J. 2002. Water quality and environmental degradation affects us all. Water, Environment and Health, European Academy of Sciences and Art Conference, 18-19 October, Arad, Romania, 25.

Lenhardt, M., Cakic, P. & Kolarevic, J. 2003. Assessment of the complex anthropogenic impact on fish population in the Danube River. 5th ICEF, Environmental Future of Aquatic Ecosystem, 23-27 March 2003, ETH Zurich, 135.

Cakic P., Lenhardt, M., Kolarevic, J. & Petrovic, Z. 2003. Contribution to the knowledge of the sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L .) parasites. Second International Conference “Bacterial,viral and parasitic infections in Human and veterinary medicine”, 13 - 15 June 2003, Medical University, Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria, p.44.

Lenhardt, M., Cakic, P., Kolarevic, J. & Gacic, Z. 2003. Morphometric recognition of two morphs in sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.) population induced by different reproductive behavior. Fish as models of behavior.The Fisheries Society of the British Isles. Annual International Symposium, University of East Anglia, Norwich,England, 30 June – 4 July 2003, p.30.

Kolarevic, J., Lenhardt, M., Cakic, P. & Gacic, Z. 2003. The Influence of different water temperatures on morphological characteristics of sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.) erythrocytes populations. Third Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences (SEFS3), 13-18 July 2003, University of Edinburgh, UK, p.85.

Lenhardt, M., Prokeš, M., Jaric, I., Baruš, V., Kolarevic, J., Krupka, I., Cvijanovic, G., Cakic, P. & Gacic, Z. 2004. Comparative analysis of morphometric characters of juvenile sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.) from natural population and aquaculture. Annual International Symposium, Nature and Culture: Comparative Biology and Interactions of Wild and Farmed Fish, London, 19-23 July, p. 26.

Kolarevi c, J., Lenhardt , M., Cakic, P. and Jaric, 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).

Nikcevic, M., Lenhardt, M., Cakic, P., Mickovic, B., Kolarevic, J. a nd Jaric, 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).

Lenhardt, M., Cakic, P., Kolarevic, J., Gacic, Z., Mickovic, B., Jaric, I . and Nikcevic, M. 2004. Length – weight relationship of sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.) juveniles in the Danube river. International Association for Danube Research 35 , 533-536.

Lenhardt, M., Kolarevic, J., Jaric, I., Cvijanovic, G., Mickovic, B., Gacic, Z., Cakic, P., Nikcevic, 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.

Lenhardt, M., Cvijanovic, G., Kolarevic, J., Jaric, I. and Cakic, 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.

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.