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Legnardi, M., Franzo, G., Cecchinato, M., Si, H., Baston, R., Mazzariol, S., Centelleghe, C., Pietroluongo, G., Holcer, D., Miočić-Stošić, J. and Hofs, J., 2024. First Detection of Gammacoronavirus in a Striped Dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) from the Adriatic Sea. Animals, 14(18), p.2725. [link]

Hofs, J., Miočić-Stošić, J., Frleta-Valić, M., Mackelworth, P. and Holcer, D., 2024. Defying Evolution: Observations of a Mouth-Breathing Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Aquatic Mammals, 50(3). [link]

Kanjer, L., Filek, K., Mucko, M., Zekan Lupic, M., Frleta-Valic, M., Gracan, R. and Bosak, S., 2024. Growing older, growing more diverse: sea turtles and epibiotic cyanobacteria. bioRxiv, pp.2024-03. [link]

Mihaljević, Ž., Naletilić, Š., Jeremić, J., Kilvain, I., Belaj, T. and Andreanszky, T., 2024. Spatiotemporal Analysis of Stranded Loggerhead Sea Turtles on the Croatian Adriatic Coast. Animals, 14(5), p.703. [link]

Duporge, I., Lee, R., Eweida, A., Mackelworth, P., Ten, S., Alghamdi, A., Alkhamis, R., Cochran, J., Lee, S. and Klinck, H., 2024. Passive acoustic monitoring and visual sighting survey of cetacean occurrence patterns in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Marine Mammal Science, p.e13113. [link]

Panigada, S., Pierantonio, N., Araújo, H., DAVID, L., Di Meglio, N., Dorémus, G., Gonzalvo, J., Holcer, D., Laran, S., Lauriano, G. and Paiu, R.M., 2023. The ACCOBAMS Survey Initiative: the first synoptic assessment of cetacean abundance in the Mediterranean Sea through aerial surveys. Frontiers in Marine Science, 10, p.1270513. [link]

Gaspari, S., Dooley, C., Shreves, K., Silva, C.S., Chapman, N., Genov, T., Gonzalvo, J., Holcer, D. and Moura, A.E., 2023. Connectivity patterns of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the north-east Mediterranean: implications for local conservation.

Falkner, R., Picciulin, M., Pleslić, G. and Rako-Gospić, N., 2023. The Acoustic Repertoire of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Cres-Lošinj Archipelago (Croatia): Site Dependent Diel and Seasonal Changes. Diversity, 15(6), p.787. [link]

Petrizzo, A., Barbanti, A., Barfucci, G., Bastianini, M., Biagiotti, I., Bosi, S., Centurelli, M., Chavanne, R., Codarin, A., Costantini, I. and Cukrov Car, M., 2023. First assessment of underwater sound levels in the Northern Adriatic Sea at the basin scale. Scientific data, 10(1), p.137. [link]

Li Veli, D., Petetta, A., Barone, G., Ceciarini, I., Franchi, E., Marsili, L., Pietroluongo, G., Mazzoldi, C., Holcer, D., D’Argenio, S. and Guccione, S., 2023. Fishers’ Perception on the Interaction between Dolphins and Fishing Activities in Italian and Croatian Waters. Diversity, 15(2), p.133. [link]

Pugnetti, A., Manea, E., Vilibić, I., Sarretta, A., Capotondi, L., Cataletto, B., De Maio, E., Franzosini, C., Golec, I., Gottardi, M. and Kurtović Mrčelić, J., 2022. The Ecological Observing System of the Adriatic Sea (ECOAdS): structure and perspectives within the main European biodiversity and environmental strategies. [link]

Manea, E., Bergami, C., Pugnetti, A., Gianni, F., Oggioni, A., Bandelj, V., Cataletto, B. and Bongiorni, L., 2022. An ecosystem-based system of variables to enhance marine species and habitat monitoring and conservation: The Adriatic Natura 2000 case study. FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE, 9. [link]

DiMatteo, A., Canadas, A., Roberts, J., Sparks, L., Panigada, S., Boisseau, O., Moscrop, A., Fortuna, C.M., Lauriano, G., Holcer, D. and Peltier, H., 2022. Basin-wide estimates of loggerhead turtle abundance in the Mediterranean Sea derived from line transect surveys. FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE, 9.

Picciulin, M., Bolgan, M., Rako-Gospić, N., Petrizzo, A., Radulović, M. and Falkner, R., 2022. A Fish and Dolphin Biophony in the Boat Noise-Dominated Soundscape of the Cres-Lošinj Archipelago (Croatia). Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 10(2), p.300. [link]

Picciulin, M., Armelloni, E., Falkner, R., Rako-Gospić, N., Radulović, M., Pleslić, G., Muslim, S., Mihanović, H. and Gaggero, T., 2022. Characterization of the underwater noise produced by recreational and small fishing boats (< 14 m) in the shallow-water of the Cres-Lošinj Natura 2000 SCI. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 183, p.114050. [link]

Miočić-Stošić, J., Frleta-Valić, M. and Holcer, D., 2022. Short Note The Camera Does Not Lie: Superimposed Dorsal Fins. Aquatic Mammals, 48(5), pp.456-461. [link]

Luís, A.R., May-Collado, L.J., Rako-Gospić, N., Gridley, T., Papale, E., Azevedo, A., Silva, M.A., Buscaino, G., Herzing, D. and Dos Santos, M.E., 2021. Vocal universals and geographic variations in the acoustic repertoire of the common bottlenose dolphin. Scientific reports, 11(1), pp.1-9. [link]

Pleslić, G., Rako-Gospić, N., Holcer, D. (2021).  Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in North Dalmatia, Croatia: Occurrence and demographic parameters. Mar Mam Sci. 2021;37:142–161 [link]

Rako-Gospić,N., La Manna,G., Marta Picciulin, Giulia Ceccherelli (2021). Influence of foraging context on the whistle structure of the common bottlenose dolphin,Behavioural Processes, Volume 182 [link]

La Manna, G., Melis, G., Rako-Gospić, N., Basta, J., Mackelworth, P., Holcer, D., Atzeni, M. and Leeb, K., (2020a). Sustainable dolphin watching tours as a tool to increase public awareness of marine conservation–a comparative analysis between two Mediterranean destinations and implications for management. Journal of Ecotourism, 19(4), pp.345-361. [link]

La Manna, G.; Rako-Gospić, N.; Sarà, G.; Gatti, F.; Bonizzoni, S.; Ceccherelli, G. (2020b). Whistle variation in Mediterranean common bottlenose dolphin: The role of geographical, anthropogenic, social, and behavioral factors. Ecology and Evolution. [link]

Katsanevakis, S., Coll, M., Fraschetti, S., Giakoumi, S., Goldsborough, D., Mačić, V., Mackelworth, P., Rilov, G., Stelzenmüller, V., Albano, P.G. and Bates, A.E., (2020). Twelve recommendations for advancing marine conservation in European and contiguous seas. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, p.879. [link]

Madricardo, F., Ghezzo, M., Nesto, N., Kiver, M., Joseph, W., Faussone, G.C., Fiorin, R., Riccato, F., Mackelworth, P.C., Basta, J. and De Pascalis, F., (2020). How to deal with seafloor marine litter: an overview of the state-of-the-art and future perspectives. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, p.830. [link]

Miočić-Stošić, J., Pleslić, G. and Holcer, D., (2020). Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) Attachment to the Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Aquatic Mammals, 46(2).

La Manna, G., Rako-Gospić, N., Manghi, M., Ceccherelli, G., (2019). Influence of environmental, social and behavioural variables on the whistling of the common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 73(9), pp.1-15. [link]Sažeci sa skupa i zbornici

Mackelworth, P.C., Teff Seker, Y., Vega Fernández, T., Marques, M., Alves, F.L., D’Anna, G., Fa, D.A., Goldborough, D., Kyriazi, Z., Pita, C. and Portman, M.E., (2019). Geopolitics and marine conservation: synergies and conflicts. Frontiers in Marine Science, 6, p.759. [link]

Picciulin, M., Codarin, A., Malavasi, S., Fiorin, R., Colla, S. and Rako-Gospic, N., (2019) . The noisy coastal areas of the transboundary Northern Adriatic Sea. In Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics 5ENAL (Vol. 37, No. 1, p. 070002). Acoustical Society of America [link]

Pleslić G, Rako‐Gospić N, Miočić‐ Stošić J, et al. (2019). Social structure and spatial distribution of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) along the Croatian Adriatic coast. Aquatic Conserv: Mar Freshw Ecosyst. 1–17 [link]

Rako-Gospić, N. and Picciulin, M., (2019). Underwater noise: Sources and effects on marine life. In World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation (pp. 367-389). Academic Press. [link]

Fortuna, C.M., Cañadas, A., Holcer, D., Brecciaroli, B., Donovan, G.P., Lazar, B., Mo, G., Tunesi, L. and Mackelworth, P.C., (2018). The coherence of the European Union marine Natura 2000 network for wide-ranging charismatic species: a Mediterranean case study. Frontiers in marine science, 5, p.356. [link]

Gissi, E; McGowan, J; Venier, C; Di Carlo, D; Musco, F; Menegon, S; Mackelworth, P; Agardy, T; Possingham, H (2018). Addressing transboundary conservation challenges through marine spatial prioritization. Conservation Biology. [link]

Stelzenmüller, V., Coll, M., Mazaris, A., Giakoumi, S., Katsanevakis, S., Portman, M., Degen, R., Mackelworth, P., Gimpel, A., Albano, P., Almpanidou, V., Claudet, J., Essl, F., Evagelopoulos, T., Heymans, J., Genov, T., Kark, S., Micheli, F., Pennino, M., Rilov, G., Rumes, B., Steenbeek, J., Ojaveer, H. (2018). A risk-based approach to cumulative effect assessments for marine management. Science of the Total Environment.

La Manna, G., Gospić, N.R., Manghi, M., Picciulin, M. and Sarà, G., (2017). Assessing geographical variation on whistle acoustic structure of three Mediterranean populations of common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Behaviour, 154(5), pp.583-607. [link]

Rako-Gospić, N., Radulović, M., Vučur, T., Pleslić, G., Holcer, D. and Mackelworth, P., (2017). Factor associated variations in the home range of a resident Adriatic common bottlenose dolphin population. Marine Pollution Bulletin.

Katsanevakis S., Mackelworth P., Coll M., Fraschetti S., Mačić V., Giakoumi S., Jones P., Levin N., Albano P. & Badalamenti F. (2017) Advancing marine conservation in European and contiguous seas with the MarCons Action. Research Ideas and Outcomes 3, e11884. [link]

Bräger Z., Moritz T., Tsikliras A., Gonzalvo J., Radulović M. & Staszny Á. (2016) Scale morphometry allows discrimination of European sardine Sardina pilchardus and round sardinella Sardinella aurita and among their local populations. Journal of Fish Biology 88, 1273-81. [link]

Gospić N.R. & Picciulin M. (2016) Changes in whistle structure of resident bottlenose dolphins in relation to underwater noise and boat traffic. Marine Pollution Bulletin 105, 193-8. [link]

Gaspari S., Scheinin A., Holcer D., Fortuna C., Natali C., Genov T., Frantzis A., Chelazzi G. & Moura A. (2015) Drivers of population structure of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Evolutionary Biology 42, 177–90. [link]

Katsanevakis S., Levin N., Coll M., Giakoumi S., Shkedi D., Mackelworth P., Levy R., Velegrakis A., Koutsoubas D. & Carić H. (2015) Marine conservation challenges in an era of economic crisis and geopolitical instability: the case of the Mediterranean Sea. Marine Policy 51, 31-9. [link]

Pleslić G., Rako N., Mackelworth C.P., Wiemann A., Holcer D. & Fortuna C.M. (2015) The abundance of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the former marine protected area of the Cres-Lošinj archipelago, Croatia. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 25, 125-37.[link]

Batel A., Basta J. & Mackelworth P. (2014) Valuing visitor willingness to pay for marine conservation. The case of the proposed Cres-Lošinj marine protected area, Croatia. Ocean & Coastal Management 95, 72-80. [link]

Carić H. & Mackelworth P. (2014) Cruise tourism environmental impacts–The perspective from the Adriatic Sea. Ocean & Coastal Management 102, 350-63. [link]

Fortuna C.M., Kell L., Holcer D., Canese S., Filidei E., Mackelworth P. & Donovan G. (2014) Summer distribution and abundance of the giant devil ray (Mobula mobular) in the Adriatic Sea: Baseline data for an iterative management framework. Scientia Marina 78, 227-37. [link]

Herceg Romanić S., Holcer D., Lazar B., Klinčić D., Mackelworth P. & Fortuna C.M. (2014) Organochlorine contaminants in tissues of common bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus from the northeastern part of the Adriatic Sea. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology 38, 469-79. [link]

Becker E.A., Pavlović A., Nemet S. & Mackelworth C.P. (2013) Legal issues concerning the Cres-Lošinj marine habitat and protected area legislation in Croatia. Environs Environmental Law And Policy Journal UC Davis 37, 1-25. [link]

Gaspari S., Holcer D., Mackelworth P., Fortuna C., Frantzis A., Genov T., Vighi M., Natali C., Rako N., Banchi E., Chelazzi G. & Ciofi C. (2013) Population genetic structure of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Adriatic Sea and contiguous regions: implications for international conservation. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 25, 212–22. [link]

Holcer D., Lazar B., Mackelworth P. & Fortuna C.M. (2013) Rare or just unknown? The occurrence of the giant devil ray (Mobula mobular) in the Adriatic Sea. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 29, 139-44. [link]

Mackelworth P., Holcer D. & Fortuna C. (2013a) Unbalanced governance: the Cres-Lošinj Special Marine Reserve, a missed conservation opportunity. Marine Policy 41, 126-33. [link]

Mackelworth P., Holcer D. & Lazar B. (2013b) Using conservation as a tool to resolve conflict: Establishing the Piran–Savudrija international Marine Peace Park. Marine Policy 39, 112-9. [link]

Micheli F., Levin N., Giakoumi S., Katsanevakis S., Abdulla A., Coll M., Fraschetti S., Kark S., Koutsoubas D. & Mackelworth P. (2013) Setting priorities for regional conservation planning in the Mediterranean Sea. PLoS ONE 8, e59038. [link]

Rako N., Fortuna C.M., Holcer D., Mackelworth P., Nimak-Wood M., Pleslić G., Sebastianutto L., Vilibić I., Wiemann A. & Picciulin M. (2013a) Leisure boating noise as a trigger for the displacement of the bottlenose dolphins of the Cres–Lošinj archipelago (northern Adriatic Sea, Croatia). Marine Pollution Bulletin 68, 77-84. [link]

Rako N., Picciulin M., Vilibić I. & Fortuna C.M. (2013b) Spatial and temporal variability of sea ambient noise as an anthropogenic pressure index: the case of the Cres-Lošinj archipelago, Croatia. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 93, 27-36. [link]

Rako N., Vilibić I. & Mihanović H. (2013c) Mapping underwater sound noise and assessing its sources by using a self-organizing maps method. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 133, 1368-76.[link]

Lazar B., Holcer D., Mackelworth P., Klinčić D. & Herceg Romanić S. (2012) Organochlorine contaminant levels in tissues of a short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis, from northern Adriatic Sea. Natura Croatica 21, 391-401. [link]

Mackelworth P. (2012) Peace parks and transboundary initiatives: implications for marine conservation and spatial planning. Conservation Letters 5, 90-8. [link]

Bearzi G., Pierantonio N., Affronte M., Holcer D., Maio N. & Notarbartolo Di Sciara G. (2011) Overview of sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus mortality events in the Adriatic Sea, 1555–2009. Mammal Review 41, 276-93. [link]

Lazar B., Maslov L., Romanić S.H., Gračan R., Krauthacker B., Holcer D. & Tvrtković N. (2011) Accumulation of organochlorine contaminants in loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, from the eastern Adriatic Sea. Chemosphere 82, 121-9. [link]

Mackelworth P., Holcer D., Jovanović J. & Fortuna C. (2011) Marine Conservation and Accession: The Futurefor the Croatian Adriatic. Environmental Management 47, 644–55. [link]

Mackelworth P. & Jovanović J. (2011) Zaštićena područja–temelj za očuvanje prirode ili podloga za održivi razvoj? Primjer zaštićenog područja mora u creskološinjskom arhipelagu. Hrvatski geografski glasnik 73, 229-44. [link]

Nimak-Wood M., Pleslić G., Rako N., Mackelworth P., Holcer D. & Fortuna C.M. (2011) Presence of a solitary striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) in Mali Lošinj harbour, northern Adriatic sea, Croatia. Vie et Milieu 61, 87-93. [link]

Jovanović J., Galić J. & Mackelworth P. (2010) Odraz gašenja otočnih pogona za preradu ribe na depopulaciju hrvatskih otoka. NAŠE MORE, Znanstveno-stručničasopis za more i pomorstvo 57, 153-63. [link]

Lazar B., Žuljević A. & Holcer D. (2010) Diet composition of a green turtle, Chelonia mydas, from the Adriatic Sea. Natura Croatica 19, 263-71. [link]

Mackelworth P. & Carić H. (2010) Gatekeepers of island communities: exploring the pillars of sustainable development. Environment, Development and Sustainability 12, 463-80. [link]

Maltese S., Marsili L., Bartolini M., Coppola D., Casini S., De Stephanis R., Fortuna C., Canese S., Lauriano G., Holcer D., Urban J. & Fossi M.C. (2010) Ecotoxicological status of Tursiops truncatus in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez-Mexico) using skin biopsy as diagnostic tool. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology – Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 157, S26-S.

Šantić M., Rađa B., Paladin A. & Pleslić G. (2010) The influence of some abiotic parameters on growth inclination in ascidian Halocynthia papillosa (Linnaeus, 1767) from the Northern Adriatic Sea (Croatia). Archives of Biological Sciences 62, 1007-11. [link]

Wiemann A., Andersen L.W., Berggren P., Siebert U., Benke H., Teilmann J., Lockyer C., Pawliczka I., Skóra K. & Roos A. (2010) Mitochondrial Control Region and microsatellite analyses on harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) unravel population differentiation in the Baltic Sea and adjacent waters. Conservation Genetics 11, 195-211. [link]

Genov T., Wiemann A. & Fortuna C.M. (2009) Towards identification of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) population structure in the north-eastern Adriatic sea: preliminary results. Varstvo narave 22, 73-80. [link]

Rako N., Holcer D. & Fortuna C.M. (2009) Long-term inshore observation of a solitary striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba, in the Vinodol Channel, northern Adriatic Sea (Croatia). Natura Croatica 18, 427-36. [link]

Bearzi G., Fortuna C.M. & Reeves R.R. (2008) Ecology and conservation of common bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus in the Mediterranean Sea. Mammal Review 39, 92-123. [link]

Lazar B., Lipej L., Holcer D., Onofri V., Žiža V., Tutman P., Marčelja E. & Tvrtković N. (2008) New data on the occurrence of leatherback turtles Dermochelys coriacea in the Eastern Adriatic Sea. Vie Et Milieu-Life and Environment 58, 237-41. [link]

Holcer D., Notarbartolo di Sciara G., Fortuna C.M., Lazar B. & Onofri V. (2007) Occurrence of Cuvier’s beaked whales in the southern Adriatic Sea: evidence of an important Mediterranean habitat. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 87, 359-62. [link]

Bearzi G., Holcer D. & Notarbartolo di Sciara G. (2004) The role of historical dolphin takes and habitat degradation in shaping the present status of northern Adriatic cetaceans. Aquatic Conservation-Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 14, 363-79. [link]

Fortuna C., Canese S., Giusti M., Lauriano G., Mackelworth P. & Greco S. (2004) Review of Italian whale-watching: status, problems and prospective. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management. [link]

Lauriano G., Fortuna C., Moltedo G. & Notarbartolo di Sciara G. (2004) Interactions between common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and the artisanal fishery in Asinara Island National Park (Sardinia): assessment of catch damage and economic loss. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 6, 165-73.

Lauriano G., Fortuna C., Moltedo G., Mackelworth P. & Notarbartolo di Sciara G. (2003a) Presence and distribution of cetaceans in the adjacent area of Asinara National Park (N-W Sardinia). Biologia marina mediterranea 10, 848-52.

Lauriano G., Mackelworth P., Fortuna C., Moltedo G. & Notarbartolo di Sciara G. (2003b) Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) density and abundance in the Asinara National Park, Sardinia. Biologia marina mediterranea 10, 717-20.

Pribanić S., Mioković D. & Kovačić D. (2000) Preliminary growth rate and body lengths of the bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821) from the Adriatic Sea. Natura Croatica 9, 179-88. [link]

Knjiga ili poglavlje u knjizi

Miočić-Stošić, J., Holcer, D., Đurović, M., Pleslić, G., Ikica, Z. and Vuković, V., (2020) . Photo-Identification of Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Montenegrin Waters. [link]

Đurović M., Holcer D., Joksimović A., Mandić M., Fortuna C., Ikica Z. & Vuković V. (2016) Cetaceans in the Boka Kotorska Bay. In: The Boka Kotorska Bay Environment (eds. by Joksimović A & et al.), pp. 1-27. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Berlin, Heidelberg. [link]

Kirkman H. & Mackelworth P. (2016) Defining approaches for the management of large marine systems. In: Marine transboundary conservation and protected areas (ed. by Mackelworth PC), pp. 35-50. Routledge, London and New York.

Mackelworth P.C., Jančič M., Lazar B. & Holcer D. (2016) The prospect of a transboundary marine protected area to help resolve the Piran Bay border dispute in the Northern Adriatic. In: Marine transboundary conservation and protected areas (ed. by Mackelworth PC), pp. 111-31. Routledge, London and New York. [link]

Mackelworth P. (2016a) Marine transboundary conservation and protected areas. Routledge, London and New York. [link]

Mackelworth P.C. (2016b) Conclusions. In: Marine transboundary conservation and protected areas (ed. by Mackelworth PC), pp. 286 – 300. Routledge, London and New York. [link]

Mackelworth P.C. (2016c) Introduction. In: Marine transboundary conservation and protected areas (ed. by Mackelworth PC), pp. 1-14. Routledge, London and New York. [link]

Picciulin M., Sebastianutto L., Fortuna C.M., Mackelworth P., Holcer D. & Gospić N.R. (2016) Are the 1/3 Octave 63 and 125 band noise levels predictive of vessel? The case of Cres–Lošinj Archipelago (Northern Adriatic Sea, Croatia). In: The effects of noise on aquatic life II (eds. by Popper A & Hawkins A), pp. 821-8. Springer. [link]

Prvan M., Berković B., Jakl Z., Žuljević A., Bitunjac I., Plepel I., Dragičević B., Pleslić G. & Holcer D. (2016) Priručnik za zaštitu mora i prepoznavanje živog svijeta Jadrana (Handbook for Marine protection and identification of Adriatic Marine Species). Udruga za prirodu, okoliš i održivi razvoj Sunce, Split.

Holcer D., Fortuna C.M. & Mackelworth P.C. (2015) Adriatic sea: important areas for conservation of cetaceans, sea turtles and giant devil rays. UNEP-MAP-RAC/SPA, Tunis.

Rako N., Picciulin M., Mackelworth C.P., Holcer D. & Fortuna C.M. (2012) Long-term monitoring of anthropogenic noise and its relationship to bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) distribution in the Cres–Lošinj archipelago, northern Adriatic, Croatia. In: The effects of noise on aquatic life (eds. by Popper AN & Hawkins A), pp. 323-5. Springer, Dordrecht. [link]

Mackelworth P. & Holcer D. (2011) The Cres-Lošinj Special Marine Reserve – governance analysis. In: Governing Marine Protected Areas: getting the balance right – Volume 2 (eds. by Jones PJS, Qiu W & De Santo EM), pp. 206- 22. Technical Report to Marine & Coastal Ecosystems Branch, UNEP, Nairobi. [link]

Jakl Z., Bitunjac I., Plepel I. & Pleslić G. (2008) Priručnik za inventarizaciju morskih vrsta Jadrana (Handbook for inventarisation of Adriatic marine species). Udruga za prirodu, okoliš i održivi razvoj Sunce, Split.

Antolović J., Flajšman E., Frković A., Grgurev M., Grubešić M., Hamidović D., Holcer D., Pavlinić I., Vuković M. & Tvrtković N. (2006) Crvena knjiga sisavaca Hrvatske (Red book of Mammals of Croatia). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia, State Institute for Nature Protection, Zagreb.

Bearzi G. & Fortuna C.M. (2006) Common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Mediterranean subpopulation. In: The status and distribution of cetaceans in the Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea(eds. by Reeves RR & Notarbartolo di Sciara G), p. 137. IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation, Malaga, Spain.

Holcer D. (2006a) Dobri dupin (Bottlenose dolphin), Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821). In: Crvena knjiga sisavaca Hrvatske (Red book of mammals of Croatia) (ed. by Tvrtković N), pp. 52-3. Ministarstvo kulture, Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode, Zagreb.

Holcer D. (2006b) Kratkokljuni obični dupin (Short-beaked common dolphin), Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758. In: Crvena knjiga sisavaca Hrvatske (Red book of mammals of Croatia) (ed. by Tvrtković N), pp. 71-2. Ministarstvo kulture, Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode, Zagreb.

Tvrtković N., Flajšman E., Frković A., Grgurev M., Grubešić M., Hamidović D., Holcer D. & Pavlinić I. (2004) Sisavci (Mammals). In: Crveni popis ugroženih biljaka i životinja Hrvatske (Red List of threatened plants and animals of Croatia) (ed. by Tvrtković N), pp. 47-50. State Institute for Nature Conservation, Zagreb.

Znanstvene radionice i sastanci

Constaratas, A. N., Holcer, D., & Širović, A. (2022, March 7-11 2022). Automated detection and classification of Cuvier’s beaked whale, sperm whale, and delphinid clicks from the Adriatic and comparison of algorithm performance on DCLDE Oahu dataset. The 9th Workshop on Detection, Classification, Localization and Density Estimation of Marine Mammals using Passive Acoustics, Waikiki, Oahu

Holcer D. (2016a) Central/South Adriatic coastal bottlenose dolphins (T. truncatus) Important Marine Mammal Area (IMMA). In: 1st IMMA workshop. Blue World Institute, Chania, Greece.

Holcer D. (2016b) North Adriatic coastal bottlenose dolphins (T. truncatus) Important Marine Mammal Area (IMMA). In: 1st IMMA workshop. Blue World Institute, Chania, Greece.

Holcer D. & Fortuna C. (2016a) North Adriatic bottlenose dolphins (T. truncatus) Important Marine Mammal Area (IMMA). In: 1st IMMA workshop. Blue World Institute, Chania, Greece.

Holcer D. & Fortuna C. (2016b) South Adriatic pelagic Important Marine Mammal Area (IMMA). In: 1st IMMA workshop. Blue World Institute, Chania, Greece.

Fortuna C.M., Mackelworth C.P. & Holcer D. (2014) Toward the identification of EBSAs in the Adriatic sea: hotspots of megafauna. In: Mediterranean Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs), p. 5. Convention on Biological Diversity, Málaga, Spain.

Holcer D., Fortuna C.M. & Mackelworth P.C. (2014) Current state of knowledge of Cetacean species in the Adriatic Sea. In: 65th meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, p. 19. IWC, Bled, Slovenia.

Beqiraj S., Fraschetti S., Gacic M., Joksimovic A., Mascle J., Notarbartolo di Sciara G. & Odorico R. (2011) Scientific ration ale for the proposed CIESM South Adriatic Sea Marine Peace Park. In: CIESM Workshop Monographs (ed. by Briand F), p. 128. CIESM, Monaco.

Fortuna C.M., Holcer D., Filidei Jr E., Donovan G.P. & Tunesi L. (2011) The first cetacean aerial survey in the Adriatic sea: summer 2010. In: 7th Meeting of the ACCOBAMS Scientific committee, p. 16.

Lauriano G., Panigada S., Fortuna C.M., Holcer D., Filidei Jr E., Pierantonio N. & Donovan G.P. (2011) Monitoring density and abundance of cetaceans in the seas around Italy through aerial surveys: a summary contribution to conservation and the future ACCOBAMS survey. In: 63. Meeting of the IWC Scientific committee, p. 5.

Mackelworth P. (2011) The Marine Peace Park Paradigm: coast to coast international marine parks in the Mediterranean. In: CIESM Workshop Monographs (ed. by Briand F), pp. 27-32. CIESM, Monaco.

Fossi C., Holcer D., Maltese S., Fortuna C.M., Wiemann A., Canese S., De Stephanis R., Mackelworth P. & Marsili L. (2009) Preliminary results of organochlorines levels and biomarker responses in skin biopsies of the common bottlenose dolphins from the Adriatic sea (Mediterranean sea). In: 61. Meeting of the IWC Scientific committee, p. 9. International Whaling Commission.

Mackelworth P., Holcer D., Fortuna C. & Jones P. (2008) Multiple use marine protected areas as complex commons. In: Governing Shared Resources: Connecting Local Experience to Global Challenges, the Twelfth Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Commons, Cheltenham, England.

Northridge S. & Fortuna M. (2008) Draft Protocol For data collection on bycatch and depredation In the ACCOBAMS Region. In: International Workshop on Bycatch within the ACCOBAMS Area. FAO, Rome, Italy. Citeseer.

Bearzi G. & Fortuna C. (2006) Common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus (Mediterranean subpopulation). In: IUCN and ACCOBAMS Red List assessment of cetaceans in the ACCOBAMS area, Monaco.

Cañadas A., Fortuna C., Birkun A. & Donovan G. (2006a) Plans for surveying the Mediterranean and Black Seas (the ACCOBAMS region). In: 58th meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, St Kitts and Nevis.

Cañadas A., Fortuna C., Donovan G. & Birkun A. (2006b) Advances on the programme on surveying the ACCOBAMS area. In: 4th Meeting of the ACCOBAMS Scientific Committee, p. 24, Montecarlo, Monaco.

Cañadas A., Fortuna C. & Hammond P. (2006c) Habitat use modelling as a tool for selecting MPAs in the ACCOBAMS Area. In: 4th Meeting of the ACCOBAMS Scientific Committee, p. 56, Montecarlo, Monaco.

Cañadas A., Fortuna C. & Hammond P. (2006d) Modelling techniques to investigate the impact of changes in habitat on cetacean distribution and abundance. In: 58th meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, St Kitts and Nevis.

Fortuna C. (2006a) Draft Bottlenose dolphin Conservation Action Plan for Croatia. In: 4th Meeting of the ACCOBAMS Scientific Committee, Montecarlo, Monaco.

Fortuna C. (2006b) Update on the status of whale-watching activities in the Agreement area. In: 4th Meeting of the ACCOBAMS Scientific Committee, p. 24, Montecarlo, Monaco.

Northridge S., Fortuna C. & Read A. (2006) Guidelines for technical measures to minimise cetacean-fishery conflicts in the Mediterranean and Black Seas. In: ACCOBAMS Second Meeting of the Parties, pp. 9-12, Palma de Mallorca.

Fortuna C. (2005a) Database on research activities: publicizing and updating the web-based database and procedure to extract the information in a yearly report. In: 3rd Meeting of the ACCOBAMS Scientific Committee, p. 5, Cairo, Egipt.

Fortuna C. (2005b) Whale watching: report on ongoing activities on whale watching database. In: 3rd Meeting of the ACCOBAMS Scientific Committee, p. 15, Cairo, Egipt.

Fortuna C. & Northridge S. (2005) Pingers – A technological update on the issue, with a view of developing common strategies on the competition issue: a pragmatic approach. In: 3rd Meeting of the ACCOBAMS Scientific Committee, p. 15, Cairo, Egipt.

Parson E.C.M. & Fortuna C.M. (2005) A brief note on definitions of whalewatching activities. In: 57th meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee, p. 5, Ulsan, South Korea.

Cañadas A., Fortuna C. & Donovan G. (2004) Where are they and how many? Moving towards a major ACCOBAMS cetacean survey. In: ACCOBAMS Second Meeting of the Parties, p. 8, Palma de Mallorca.

Holcer D. (2003) Report on the activities and of the ACCOBAMS Scientific committee Working group on competitive interactions between dolphins and fisheries (SC WG3) in the ACCOBAMS Agreement area. In: 2nd Meeting of the ACCOBAMS Scientific Committee, pp. 63-4. Permanent Secretariat of the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area, Istanbul, Turkey.

Fortuna C. & Mackelworth P.C. (2001) The north-eastern Adriatic bottlenose dolphin population segment. In: Scoping meeting on Habitat Degradation. ICRAM, Rome, Italy.

Holcer D. & Fortuna C.M. (2000) Cetaceans in the Croatian part of Adriatic Sea. In: Co-ordination/training Workshop on the monitoring of Cetacean stranding in Mediterranean. UNEP/MAP – RAC/SPA, France.

Izlaganja na konferencijama

Širović, A., Wood, M., Constaratas, A., & Holcer, D. (2022, 5-7.4.2022). Fin whale presence in the Adriatic Sea from acoustic recordings. 33rd Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Ashdod, Israel

Moura, A., Gaspari, S., Dooley, C., Shreves, K., Silva, C., Chapman, N., . . . Holcer, D. (2022). Connectivity patterns of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the north-east Mediterranean: implications for local conservation. 33rd Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Ashdod, Israel

Hofs, J., Miočić-Stošić, J., Frleta-Valić, M., & Holcer, D. (2022). First observations of a mouth-breathing bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). 33rd Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Ashdod, Israel

Constaratas, A. N., Holcer, D., & Širović, A. (2022, 5-7.4.2022). Cuvier’s beaked whale and sperm whale presence in the southern Adriatic Sea. 33rd Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Ashdod, Israel

Constaratas, A. N., Holcer, D., & Širović, A. (2022). Cuvier’s beaked whale presence in the southern Adriatic Sea. 24th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA

Miočić-Stošić, J., et al. (2019). Monitoring the abundance of common bottlenose dolphins in Vis archipelago (Central Adriatic Sea, Croatia). World Marine Mammal Conference. Barcelona, Spain.

Miočić-Stošić, J., et al. (2019). On the occurrence and abundance of the common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in Montenegrin waters. International Conference Adriatic Biodiversity Protection – AdriBioPro2019. M. Đurović. Kotor, Montenegro, Institute of Marine Biology, University of Montenegro: 126.

Miočić-Stošić, J., et al. (2018). Estimating the home range of resident common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Vis archipelago. 13th Croatian Biological Congress with International Participation, Poreč, Croatia, Croatian Biological Society.

Mannocci L., Roberts J., Halpin P., Authier M., Bradai M.N., Cañadas A., Chicote C., David L., Di-Méglio N., Frantzis A., Gazo M., Genov T., Hammond P., Holcer D., Kaschner K., Lauriano G., Lewis T., Moscrop A., Notarbartolo di Sciara G., Panigada S., Raga J.A., Scheinin A., Ridoux V., Vella A. & Vella J. (2017) Cetacean surveys in the contrasted Mediterranean Sea: a gap analysis in environmental space. In: 22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Fortuna C., Holcer D., Mackelworth P., Filidei jr E., Donovan G., Tunesi L. & Lazar B. (2015) Summer distribution and abundance of sea turtles in the Adriatic Sea: Results from the first aerial survey in the region. In: 35th International Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation (eds. by Kaska Y, Sonmez B, Turkecan O & Sezgin C), p. 130. International Sea Turtle Society, Mugla, Turkey.

Miočić-Stošić J., Pleslić G., Rako Gospić N., Fortuna C.M. & Holcer D. (2015) Abundance estimate of the common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) community in Vis archipelago. In: 12th Croatian Biological Congress (eds. by Klobučar G, Kopjar N, Gligora Udovič M, Lukša Ž & Jelić D), pp. 207-8. Croatian Biological Society, Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia.

Pleslić G., Impetuoso A. & Fortuna C. (2015a) Occurrence and density bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Murter Sea. In: 12th Croatian Biological Congress (eds. by Klobučar G, Kopjar N, Gligora Udovič M, Lukša Ž & Jelić D), pp. 207-8. Croatian Biological Society, Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia.

Pleslić G., Kett G., Rako Gospić N., Vučur T., Holcer D., Miočić-Stošić J. & Mackelworth P. (2015b) Influence of foraging strategies on social structure of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in eastern Adriatic Sea, Croatia. In: 12th Croatian Biological Congress (eds. by Klobučar G, Kopjar N, Gligora Udovič M, Lukša Ž & Jelić D), pp. 87-8. Croatian Biological Society, Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia.

Rako Gospić N., Pleslić G., Stipić S., Corbin J. & Picciulin M. (2015) Shifts in bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) vocalization in relation to sea ambient noise in the Cres and Lošinj waters, Croatia. In: 12th Croatian Biological Congress (eds. by Klobučar G, Kopjar N, Gligora Udovič M, Lukša Ž & Jelić D), pp. 213-4. Croatian Biological Society, Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia.

Holcer D., Fortuna C.M. & Mackelworth C.P. (2014) Out of sight, out of mind – have we neglected the importance of Adriatic pelagic habitat and species? In: Towards 2020. Adriatic Sea, Ionian Sea and the “Aichi targets”, Silvi (Te), Italy.

Kett G., Pleslić G., Rako-Gospić N., Vučur T., Holcer D., Miočić-Stošić J., Mackelworth P., Ramsay R. & Rogan E. (2014) Age-class structure and sex ratio of bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) foraging groups – the combined influence of fisheries & aquaculture. In: Annual Conference of the Society for Marine Mammalogy, European Chapter, Bangor, UK.

Pleslić G., Rako-Gospić N., Mackelworth C.P., Wiemann A., Holcer D. & Fortuna C.M. (2014) How many bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) inhabit the former Cres-Lošinj Special Marine Reserve, Croatia? In: 28th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, p. 80. European Cetacean Society, Liege, Belgium.

Picciulin M., Sebastianutto L., Fortuna C.M., Mackelworth C.P., Holcer D. & Rako N. (2013) Are the 1/3 Octave 63 and 125 band noise levels predictive of vessel? The case of Cres–Lošinj Archipelago (Northern Adriatic Sea, Croatia). In: 3rd International Conference on the Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life, Budapest, Hungary.

Pleslić G., Rako N., Holcer D., Mackelworth P., Wiemann A. & Fortuna C. (2012) Abundance estimates of a resident bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) community inhabiting the proposed Cres-Lošinj MPA, Croatia. In: 11th Croatian Biological Congress (eds. by Jelaska S, Klobučar G, L ŠJ, Ljeljak LevanićD & Lukša Ž), pp. 231-2. Croatian Biological Society, Šibenik, Croatia.

Holcer D., Fortuna C.M., Filidei E., Mackelworth P. & Tunesi L. (2010) Distribution and abundance of megafauna in the Adriatic Sea: relevance for identification of important marine areas. In: 3rd International Workshop on Biodiversity in the Adriatic: Towards a representative network of MPAs in the Adriatic, Piran, Slovenia.

Mackelworth P. (2010) A call for a trans-boundary marine protected area for the Northern Adriatic, can conservation succeed where politics failed. In: 3rd International Workshop on Biodiversity in the Adriatic: Towards a Representatives Network of MPAs in the Adriatic, pp. 117-29.

Holcer D., Nimak M., Pleslić G., Jovanović J. & Fortuna C.M. (2009) Survey of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the area of Lastovo island, Adriatic sea. In: 10th Croatian Biological Congress (eds. by Besendorfer V, Kopjar N, Vidaković-Cifrek Ž, Tkalec M, Bauer N & Lukša Ž), pp. 300-1. Croatian Biological Society, Osijek.

Jovanović J. (2009) Differences between undertaking environmental education programmes in NGO’s and public schools – Croatian example. In: 5thWorld Environmental Education Congress, Montreal, Canada.

Jovanović J. (2009) Public perception of Marine Conservation based on semantics. In: 2nd European Congress of Conservation Biology, p. 133. Czech University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.

Mackelworth P.C., Holcer D., Jovanović J. & Fortuna C.M. (2009) Marine conservation and accession-the future of the Croatian Adriatic. In: 2nd International Marine Protected Area Congress “Making Marine Science Matter”, pp. 1-6, George Mason University, Washington D.C., USA.

Nimak M., Pleslić G., Mackelworth C.P., Rako N., Fortuna C.M. & Holcer D. (2009) Unusual occurence of a solitary striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) in Mali Lošinj harbour, Adriatic sea. In: 10th Croatian Biological Congress (eds. by Besendorfer V, Kopjar N, Vidaković-Cifrek Ž, Tkalec M, Bauer N & Lukša Ž), pp. 252-3. Croatian Biological Society, Osijek.

Holcer D., Wiemann A., Mackelworth P. & Fortuna C.M. (2008) Preliminary results on the distribution and abundance of Cetaceans in the Croatian southern Adriatic sea. In: 22nd conference of the European Cetacean Society. European Cetacean Society, Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands.

Jovanović J. (2008) Lošinj Marine Education Centre. In: Lifelong learning for sustainable development (eds. by Uzelac V, Vujčić L & Boneta Ž), p. 291. University of Rijeka, Faculty of Teacher Education, Plitvice, Croatia.

Kammigan I.C., Bräger S., Hennig V., Wiemann A. & Impetuoso A. (2008) Ecology of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus ) in the Kornati National Park, Croatia: Population estimation, group composition and distribution. In: 22nd Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society (eds. by Pierce GJ, Philips E & Lick R). European Cetacean Society, Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands.

Lazar B., Blanuša M., Holcer D., Oršolić N. & Tvrtković N. (2008a) Growth-related changes in pectoral Fe accumulation in loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) and its implications for diving physiology. In: NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS SEFSC, p. 21.

Lazar B., Blanuša M., Holcer D. & Tvrtković N. (2008b) Bioaccumulation of metals in tissues of loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta, from eastern Adriatic Sea. In: 24th International Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, pp. 135-6. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS SEFSC, San Jose, Costa Rica.

Nimak M., Fortuna C.M., Holcer D. & Mackelworth C.P. (2008) „Deja vu͞, can past fisheries policies and new conservation techniques inform the imminent conflict between fishermen and bottlenose dolphins in Croatia. In: 22nd conference of the European Cetacean Society, Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands.

Fortuna C.M., Mackelworth P.C., Wiemann A. & Hammond P.S. (2006a) Survival estimates of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Kvarnerić (Croatia). In: 20th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, p. 36, Gdynia, Poland.

Fortuna C.M., Wiemann A., Mackelworth P., Holcer D., Rako N., Lazar B. & Hammond P.S. (2006b) The north-eastern Adriatic bottlenose dolphin population : current conservation status and future research needs. In: Cetaceans, sea turtles and sharks of the Adriatic Sea, Cattolica, Italy.

Impetuoso A., Fortuna C.M., Wiemann A., Antollovich W., Proietto A., Zanella E., Mackelworth P.C. & Holcer D. (2006) Presence and distribution of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the area between Dugi otok and Hvar islands (Croatia). In: 20th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, pp. 227-8, Gdynia, Poland.

Lazar B., Besendorfer V., Hamer B., Holcer D., Heppell S.S. & Heppell A.S. (2006a) School of Conservation Biology : towards education and capacity building in scientifically sound biodiversity conservation in southern Europe. In: 1st European Congress of Conservation Biology (eds. by Baldi A & Pullin A), pp. 130-1. Society for Conservation Biology, Eger, Hungary.

Lazar B., Besendorfer V., Hamer B., Holcer D., Heppell S.S. & Heppell S.A. (2006b) Međunarodna škola konzervacijske biologije : Obrazovanjem do očuvanja bioraznolikosti (International school of conservation biology : Education towards biodiversity conservation). In: 9th Croatian Biological Congress (eds. by Besendorfer V & Klobučar GIV). Croatian biological society, Rovinj, Croatia.

Prihoda J., Bräger S., Fortuna C.M. & Wiemann A. (2006) Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) behaviour behind trawlers in the Kvarnerić (northern Adriatic sea). In: 20th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, pp. 107-8, Gdynia, Poland.

Fortuna C.M., Holcer D., Mackelworth P. & Hammond P.S. (2005a) Modelling the habitat use of bottlenose dolphins in Kvarneric (Croatia): implications for a proposed MPA. ECS Workshop “How can Science best inform Managers: the role of field studies in the conservation management of European bottlenose dolphin populations”. In: 19th Conference of the European Cetacean Society, La Rochelle, France.

Fortuna C.M., Mackelworth C.P., Holcer D. & Hammond P. (2005b) Linking the distribution of bottlenose dolphins in Kvarneric (Croatia) to anthropogenic factors: implications for the proposed MPA. In: 16th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, San Diego, USA.

Genov T. & Fortuna C.M. (2005) Towards the definition of the northern Adriatic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) home range. In: 19th annual conference of the European Cetacean Society and associated workshops, La Rochelle, France.

Genov T. & Wiemann A. (2005) A comparative study of bottlenose dolphin cross-border movements in the north east Adriatic Sea. In: 16th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, pp. 12-6, San Diego, CA, USA.

Natoli A., Birkun A., Aguilar A., Lopez A., Marsili L., Fortuna C. & Hoelzel A. (2004) Population differentiation among bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Black sea, Mediterranean Sea and eastern north Atlantic. In: European Research on Cetaceans.
Nimak M., Croft P.D., Wood T.D., Wiemann A., Rako N., Mackelworth C.P. & Fortuna M.C. (2007) Behavioural responses of bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus to boat traffic in the Kvarnerić, north-eastern Adriatic sea. In: 21st Conference of the European Cetacean Society, p. 92, San Sebastian, Spain.

Picciulin M., Francese M., Fortuna C., Zucca P. & Spoto M. (2004a) Monitoring the presence of cetacea in the North Adriatic Sea: hypotheses of a resident population of bottlenose dolphin in the Gulf of Trieste/Grado lagoon and a multidisciplinary approach to test it. In: European Research on Cetaceans, pp. 195-8.

Picciulin M., Francese M., Fortuna C., Zucca P. & Spoto M. (2004b) Monitoring the presence of cetaceans in the north Adriatic Sea: hypotheses of a resident population of bottlenose dolphin in the Gulf of Trieste/Grado Lagoon and a multidisciplinary approach to test it. In: 15. Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, pp. 195-8. European Cetacean Society.

Fortuna C.M., Holcer D., Mackelworth C.P., Wiemann A. & Hammon P. (2003) Identification of critical factors affecting the distribution and habitat use of bottlenose dolphins in Kvarnerić, Croatia. In: 8th Croatian Biological Congress, Zagreb.

Holcer D., Notarbartolo di Sciara G., Fortuna C.M., Onofri V., Lazar B. & Tvrtković N. (2003) The occurrence of Cuvier͛s beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) in Croatian Adriatic waters. In: 8th Croatian Biological Congress (eds. by Besendorfer V & Kopjar N), pp. 255-6. Croatian Biological Society, Zagreb, Croatia.

Impetuoso A., Fortuna C.M., Wiemann A., Antollovich W. & Holcer D. (2003a) A pilot study on the presence and the distribution of bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in the archipelago of Kornati (Croatia). In: 17th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Las Palmas de La Gran Canaria, Spain.

Impetuoso A., Wiemann A., Antollovich W., Holcer D., Mackelworth P.C. & Fortuna C.M. (2003b) A preliminary study of Cetacean presence and abundance in the archipelago of the Kornati National park (Croatia). In: 8th Croatian Biological Congress (eds. by Besendorfer V & Kopjar N). Croatian Biological Society, Zagreb, Croatia, 27.09 – 2.10.2003.

Lazar B., Tvrtković N., Kučinić M., Šašić M., Holcer D. & Pavlinić I. (2003) Biodiversity, conservation biology and nature conservation in Croatia. In: 8th Croatian biological congress (eds. by Besendorfer V & Kopjar N), pp. 402-4. Croatian Biological Society, Zagreb.

Mackelworth P.C., Holcer D. & Fortuna C.M. (2003a) The Lošinj Dolphin Reserve – Can habitat protection and economic development be compatible? In: 12th International Conference on Mediterranean cetaceans, Antibes, France.

Mackelworth P.C., Holcer D., Fortuna C.M. & Wiemann A. (2003b) The Lošinj dolphin reserve – promoting habitat protection and socio-economic development through the presence of flagship species. In: 8th Croatian Biological Congress (eds. by Besendorfer V & Kopjar N). Croatian Biological Society, Zagreb.

Fortuna C.M. & Hammon P. (2002) Distribution and habitat use of bottlenose dolphins of Kvarnerić, Croatia: identification of critical habitats. In: European Research on Cetaceans.

Fortuna C.M., Marsili L. & Lauriano G. (2002) The effects of oil spills on Cetaceans. In: Oil Pollution and Conservation of Biodiversity (ed. by Walmsley JG), pp. 49-54. NP Asinara, IFAW, MedMarAvis, Porto Torres (Sardinia).

Holcer D., Mackelworth P. & Fortuna C.M. (2002) Present state of understanding of the Cetacean fauna of the Croatian Adriatic sea. In: European Research on Cetaceans, Liege, Belgium.

Mackelworth P., Lauriano G. & Fortuna C.M. (2002) Abundance estimation of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) frequentino the Asinara National Park, Sardinia. In: 16th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Liege, Belgium.

Mackelworth C.P., Fortuna C.M. & Holcer D. (2001a) Is Croatia ready for its first marine reserve dedicated to the protection of cetaceans? In: 15th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Rome.

Mackelworth C.P., Fortuna C.M. & Holcer D. (2001b) Marine Protected Areas as a Management Tool for the Protection of Cetacean Habitats in Croatia, a Case Study into the Techniques of Implementation and Factors Affecting the Proposed Cres-Lošinj MPA. In: 14 th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Vancouver, Canada.

Bearzi G., Politi E., Fortuna C.M., Mel L. & Notarbartolo di Sciara G. (2000) An overview of cetacean sighting data from the northern Adriatic Sea: 1987-1999. In: European Research on Cetaceans, pp. 356-61.

Fortuna C.M., Wilson B., Wiemann A., Riva L., Gaspari S., Matešić M., Oehen S. & Pribanić S. (2000) How many dolphins are we studying and is our study area big enough? In: European Research on Cetaceans 14 (eds. by Evans PGH, Pitt-Aiken R & Rogen E), pp. 370-3, Cork, Ireland.

Lazar B., Tvrtković N., Gerosa G., Holcer D. & Grbac I. (2000) Potential loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) nesting beaches along the southern coast of Croatia. In: 19th Sea Turtle Symposium (eds. by Kalb H & Wiebbels T), pp. 254-7. NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-SEFSC, Miami, USA.