iSCB Lectures
Asst. Prof. Sven Jelaska, PhD
Dr. Sven D. Jelaska is an ecologist whose base of research consists of different aspects of biodiversity distribution. Using the GIS, statistical methods and other technologies he integrate various types of data (field collected, remote sensing, GIS derived) relevant for description and explanation of spatial distribution of biological entities. He managed the creation of "Preliminary ecological network of Croatia", and co-managed the LIFE02 TCY project "Ecological Network of Croatia as a part of PEEN and NATURA2000 network". As a biodiversity expert he participated in UNDP/GEF project "Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity in the Dalmatian Coast through Greening Coastal Development ("COAST")" and in "National report on climate change 1996.-2003." He is very interested in habitat/vegetation dynamics and its influence on biodiversity at various thematic and spatial scales, and on impact of used scale on obtained results and conclusions. Lately, he focuses in particular on invasive plant species with aim to get better understanding of their spreading and environmental conditions that promote their success
Education
- Ph.D. - Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb. 2006. Dissertation title: „Impact of habitat conditions on floristic composition of silver fir stands Abies alba Mill. on karst in Gorski kotar and Lika.
- M.Sc. - Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb. 1999. Thesis title: „Analysis of flora of Medvednica Mt. through the implementation of geographic information system“.
- B.Sc. - Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Biology-Ecology. 1995.
Classes taught
- Plant Ecology
- Threats and conservation of terrestrial habitats in Croatia
- GIS application in Biology
- Field classes in Botany
Selected References
Radović, A, Jelaska, SD. 2011. Alterations in the breeding habitats for two endangered raptor species along the Sava River basin, Croatia. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. In press (DOI 10.1007/s10661-011-2273-6).
Jelaska, SD Nikolić, T, Šerić Jelaska, L, Kušan, V, Peternel, H, Gužvica, G, Major, Zoran. 2010. Terrestrial biodiversity analyses in Dalmatia (Croatia) : A complementary approach using diversity and rarity. Environmental Management. 45 (3): 616-625
Vuković, N, Bernardić, A, Nikolić, T, Hršak, V, Plazibat, M, Jelaska, SD. 2010. Analysis and distributional patterns of the invasive flora in a protected mountain area – a case study of Medvednica Nature Park (Croatia). Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae. 79 (4): 285-294
Jelaska, SD. Vegetation mapping applications 2009. Geomorphometry: concepts, software, applications. Hengl, T, Reuter, HI. (Eds.). Elsevier p. 481-496.
Ljubičić, I, Britvec, M, Kutnjak, H, Salopek, Z, Jelaska, SD. 2008. Mapping vegetation succession of pastures on rocky soils using GIS : a case-study on the island of Pag. Cereal Research Communications. 36 (S5, Part 1): 359-362
Jelaska Šerić, L, Blanuša, M, Durbešić, P, Jelaska, SD. 2007. Heavy metal concentrations in ground beetles, leaf litter, and soil of a forest ecosystem. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety. 66 (1): 74-81
Božić, M, Antonić, O, Pernar, R, Jelaska, SD, Križan, J, Čavlović, J, Kušan, V. 2006.. Modelling the damage status of silver fir trees (Abies alba Mill.) on the basis of geomorphological, climatic and stand factors. Ecological modelling. 194 (1-3): 202-208
Dobrović, I, Nikolić, T, Jelaska, SD, Plazibat, M, Hršak, V, Šoštarić, R. 2006. An evaluation of floristic diversity in Medvednica Nature Park (northwestern Croatia). Plant Biosystems. 140 (3): 234-244
Jelaska, SD, Antonić, O, Križan, J, Božić, M, Kušan, V. 2006. Responses of forest herbs to available understory light measured with hemispherical photographs in silver fir-beech forest in Croatia. Ecological modelling. 194 (1-3): 209-218
Antonić, O, Pernar, N, Jelaska, SD. 2003. Spatial distribution of main forest soil groups in Croatia as a function of basic pedogenetic factors. Ecological Modelling. 170 (2-3): 363-371
Jelaska, SD, Antonić, O, Nikolić, T, Hršak, V, Plazibat, M, Križan, J. 2003. Estimating plant species occurrence in MTB/64 quadrants as a function of DEM-based variables - a case study for Medvednica Nature Park, Croatia. Ecological Modelling. 170 (2-3): 333-343